American Football League
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The American Football League was a major professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 and rivaled the NFL before the two leagues merged.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| American Football League canonical | 84 |
| 1960s American Football League | 1 |
| AFL | 1 |
| American Football League (1960–1969) | 1 |
| American Football League (historical) | 1 |
| American Football League era | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football league
ⓘ
professional sports league ⓘ |
| activeSeasons |
1960
ⓘ
1961 ⓘ 1962 ⓘ 1963 ⓘ 1964 ⓘ 1965 ⓘ 1966 ⓘ 1967 ⓘ 1968 ⓘ 1969 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
American Football League
ⓘ
surface form:
AFL
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1970 ⓘ |
| encouragedStyleOfPlay | wide‑open passing offense ⓘ |
| firstSeasonChampion | Houston Oilers ⓘ |
| hadTeam |
New England Patriots
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills ⓘ Cincinnati Bengals ⓘ Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ
surface form:
Dallas Texans
Denver Broncos ⓘ Houston Oilers ⓘ Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ Los Angeles Chargers ⓘ Miami Dolphins ⓘ New York Jets ⓘ Tennessee Titans ⓘ
surface form:
New York Titans
Las Vegas Raiders ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland Raiders
Los Angeles Chargers ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego Chargers
|
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| influencedCompetition | Super Bowl ⓘ |
| introducedGame |
AFL Championship Game
ⓘ
Super Bowl ⓘ
surface form:
AFL–NFL World Championship Game
|
| lastSeasonChampion | Kansas City Chiefs ⓘ |
| ledToExpansionTeam |
Cincinnati Bengals
ⓘ
Miami Dolphins ⓘ |
| legacy |
establishment of modern Super Bowl era
ⓘ
integration of AFL teams into NFL ⓘ |
| level | major professional ⓘ |
| mergedInto | National Football League ⓘ |
| notableRuleInnovation |
names on player jerseys
ⓘ
official scoreboard clock as game clock ⓘ two‑point conversion on touchdowns ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtPeak | 10 ⓘ |
| postMergerConsequence |
NFL conference realignment
ⓘ
creation of American Football Conference ⓘ |
| rivalLeague | National Football League ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| televisionPartner |
ABC
ⓘ
NBC ⓘ |
Referenced by (89)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
American Football League (1960–1969)
this entity surface form:
AFL
this entity surface form:
American Football League (historical)
subject surface form:
Billy Sullivan