American Football League

The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. In 1970 the AFL merged operations with the National Football League. All ten AFL franchises became part of the merged league, which retained the NFL name.

AFL teams

The original eight AFL teams were as follows:

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Eastern Division

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:Boston Patriots (now New England Patriots)

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:Buffalo Bills

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:Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans)

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:New York Titans (now New York Jets)

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Western Division

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:Dallas Texans (now Kansas City Chiefs)

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:Denver Broncos

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:Los Angeles Chargers (now San Diego Chargers)

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:Oakland Raiders

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The eight-team roster enabled the league to set a schedule where every team played every other team twice during the fourteen-game season, as the AAFC did.

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The league added a ninth team, the Miami Dolphins, in 1966, and a tenth team, the Cincinnati Bengals in 1968.

Related Topics:
Miami Dolphins - 1966 - Cincinnati Bengals - 1968

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