They were a charter member of the AFL in 1960 and were part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
1970; they entered the AFL in 1960.
The American Football League operated from 1960-1969. In 1969 the AFL and the NFL merged and the AFC was born. The merger allowed for the creation of the Super Bowl and was the birth of the current league layout.
The AFC. Used to be called the AFL before the merger with the NFL.
As of the end of the 2009 NFL season, Super Bowl XLIV, the score is NFC 21 and the AFC 19. The first four Super Bowls were played before the AFL-NFL merger and the score there was tied at 2. If you carry that out to over all the Championships it would be NFC 23 and AFC 21. As of the end of the 2009 NFL season, Super Bowl XLIV, the score is NFC 21 and the AFC 19. The first four Super Bowls were played before the AFL-NFL merger and the score there was tied at 2. If you carry that out to over all the Championships it would be NFC 23 and AFC 21.
Pittsburg, Baltimore and Cleveland
The Broncos entered the NFL in 1970 as part of the AFL-NFL merger. The Broncos were a charter member of the American Football League that began play in 1960.
No. The Cowboys were an NFL expansion team in 1960. After the NFL-AFL merger in 1970, they joined the National Football Conference and were assigned to the NFC East.
Unions gained political influence.
Steelers
Unions gained political influence.
They were American Football League expansion teams that began playing just before the merger with the National Football League in 1970. The merger was announced in June 1966, before Miami and Cincinnati ever played a down.