| 1969 American Football League season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | September 14, 1969 - December 14, 1969 |
| Champions | |
| All-Star game | |
The 1969 American Football League season was the tenth regular season of the American Football League, and the last one before the AFL-NFL Merger. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Note There were three earlier and unrelated major American professional football leagues of the same name One in 1926, one in 1936-1937 and one in 1940-1941 In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The AFL-NFL merger of 1970 was the merger of the two major professional American football leagues To honor the AFL's 10th season, a special anniversary logo was designed and each Kansas City Chiefs player wore a patch on his jersey with the logo during Super Bowl IV, the final AFL-NFL World Championship Game prior to the merger of the two leagues. The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. Super Bowl IV was the fourth AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, and the second one (after Super Bowl III) to officially bear Below is a list of professional football championship games in the United States involving the Ohio Football League the American Professional Football Association and the National
The season ended when the Chiefs defeated the Oakland Raiders in the final AFL Championship Game, then went on to defeat the National Football League's Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl IV. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota.
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Standings [1]
For its tenth and final season before merging with the NFL, the AFL instituted a four team playoff tournament with the second place teams in each division also participating.
| Eastern Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *New York Jets | 10 | 4 | 0 | . The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. 714 | 353 | 269 |
| Houston Oilers | 6 | 6 | 2 | . The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville Tennessee. 500 | 278 | 279 |
| Boston Patriots | 4 | 10 | 0 | . The New England Patriots, commonly called the " Pats " by sports writers and fans are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston 286 | 266 | 316 |
| Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 | . The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo New York Metropolitan area, playing seven of their home games in the suburb 286 | 230 | 359 |
| Miami Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 1 | . The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami Florida Metropolitan Area. 231 | 233 | 332 |
| Western Division | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Oakland Raiders | 12 | 1 | 1 | . The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. 923 | 377 | 242 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11 | 3 | 0 | . The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City Missouri. 786 | 359 | 177 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8 | 6 | 0 | . The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego California. 571 | 288 | 276 |
| Denver Broncos | 5 | 8 | 1 | . The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. 385 | 297 | 344 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 9 | 1 | . The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional American football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. 308 | 280 | 367 |
* — Team won division.
Italics mean team qualified for the playoffs.
Playoffs
| Conference Championship Games | AFL Championship Game | ||||||
| December 20, 1969 - Shea Stadium | |||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13 | ||||||
| New York Jets | 6 | ||||||
| January 4, 1970 - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | |||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 17 | ||||||
| Oakland Raiders | 7 | ||||||
| December 21, 1969 - Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | |||||||
| Houston Oilers | 7 | ||||||
| Oakland Raiders | 56 | ||||||
1969 Championship
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7
Scoring
- OAK - Smith 3 run (Blanda kick)
- KC - Hayes 1 run (Stenerud kick)
- KC - Holmes 5 run (Stenerud kick)
- KC - Field goal Stenerud 22
External links
| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Cincinnati |
| Buffalo | Denver |
| Houston | Kansas City |
| Miami | Oakland |
| New York Jets | San Diego |
| 1969 AFL Draft • AFL Playoffs • All-Star game • Super Bowl IV Related: 1969 NFL Season | |
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