The first American Football League championship game was played January 1, 1961 between the Houston Oilers and the Los Angeles Chargers. The Oilers won 24-16.
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The American Football League first played games in 1960.
The AFL was founded in 1959 and the first season was in 1960.
The Broncos first ever American Football League win was on September 9, 1960 against the Boston Patriots by the score of 13-10.
The Miami Dolphins whose first season in the American Football League was 1966.
Frank Tripucka of the Denver Broncos has the distinction of having thrown the first touchdown pass in the American Football League's history (to Al Carmichael on Sep. 9, 1960 at Boston).