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- Depends on how specifically you want your question answered: - The NFL was started in 1920, but 1933 was the first year that the NFL played a championship game in which the Chicago Bears were victorious over the New York Giants. - However, the first SUPERBOWL championship was played in 1966 where the Green Bay Packers (NFL) beat the Kansas City Chiefs (of the AFL - American Football League). - The NFL and AFL merged in 1970 as one league with two conferences and the Baltimore Colts won that match against the Dallas Cowboys.
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What year was the nfl-afl world championship game change to the super bowl?
The first year the AFL-NFL World Championship Game was called the Super Bowl was in 1969, when the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7 in Super Bowl III.
What is The old name of the Super Bowl?
Today's Superbowl was fomerly known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game .
What year did the packers play the giants in the nfl championship game in Milwaukee?
An NFL championship game has never been held in Milwaukee proper, however, the 1939 NFL championship game between the Packers and Giants was held at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in the Milwaukee suburb of West Allis. The Packers won, 27-0.
What year did the Washington Redskins defeat the Bears for their first NFL Championship?
1937. The Redskins defeated the Bears, 28-21, in Chicago on December 12, 1937 to win their first NFL championship.
What was the first year the 49ers played in an NFL playoff game?
That was 1957 when they lost the NFL Championship game to the Detroit Lions, 31-27. Their first ever appearance in the playoffs was 1949 when they were playing in the All American Football Conference. They defeated the New York Yankees, 17-7, in the semi-final game and then lost to the Cleveland Browns, 21-7, in the championship game. The AAFC disbanded after the 1949 season and the 49ers joined the NFL for the 1950 season.
