1966 NFL season

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The 1966 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that culminated in the first-ever Super Bowl, marking the beginning of the modern NFL-AFL championship era.

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1966 NFL season canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NFL season
sports season
champion Green Bay Packers
championshipGame 1966 NFL Championship Game
championshipGameCity Dallas, Texas
championshipGameDate 1967-01-15
championshipGameVenue Cotton Bowl
coachOfTheYear George Allen
coachOfTheYearTeam Los Angeles Rams
conference NFL Eastern Conference
NFL Western Division
surface form: NFL Western Conference
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culminatedIn Super Bowl I
division Eastern Conference Capitol Division
Eastern Conference Century Division
Western Conference Central Division
Western Conference Coastal Division
endDate 1967-01-15
featuredExpansionTeam Atlanta Falcons
Miami Dolphins
followedBy 1967 NFL season
hadTeam Atlanta Falcons
Indianapolis Colts
surface form: Baltimore Colts

Chicago Bears
Cleveland Browns
Dallas Cowboys
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Los Angeles Rams
Miami Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Commanders
surface form: Washington Redskins
league National Football League
MVP Bart Starr
MVPTeam Green Bay Packers
notableFor beginning of modern NFL–AFL championship era
first season to culminate in the AFL–NFL World Championship Game
numberOfGamesPerTeam 14
numberOfTeams 15
playoffsStartDate 1967-01-01
precededBy 1965 NFL season
regularSeasonEndDate 1967-01-01
regularSeasonStartDate 1966-09-09
rookieOfTheYear Tommy Nobis
rookieOfTheYearTeam Atlanta Falcons
runnerUp Dallas Cowboys
seasonNumber 47
sport American football
startDate 1966-09-09
televisionPartner CBS
year 1966

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Super Bowl I seasonOfLeague1 1966 NFL season