The Dallas Texans became the Kansas City Chiefs in 1963. The first pro football championship was played a long time before that. But if the question is about the first Super Bowl, the Green Bay Packers beat the Chiefs 35-10.
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The first two teams were the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
The first actual game to be called a "Super Bowl" was Super Bowl III. Along with the first two playoffs between the AFL and NFL, it was officially the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The AFL merged with the NFL in 1970 following Super Bowl IV, the last game played by an AFL team.1) In the retroactively-named "Super Bowl I", the Green Bay Packers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 35-10. It was played in Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967.2) In the retroactively-named "Super Bowl II", the Green Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14. It was played at the Orange Bowl stadium in Miami, Florida on January 14, 1968.3) In Super Bowl 3, the New York Jets defeated the Baltimore Colts 16-7. It was also played at the Orange Bowl on January 12, 1969.
- 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.
The Chiefs began play as the Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960 and moved to Kansas City and became the Chiefs in 1963. That said, the first ever draft pick for the franchise was QB Don Meredith from SMU in the 1960 AFL draft. Meredith was also selected by the Bears in the 1960 NFL draft and chose to play in the NFL. The Bears traded Meredith to the Cowboys shortly after the 1960 NFL draft. The first ever draft choice for the franchise after it moved to Kansas City was DT Buck Buchanan from Grambling in the 1963 AFL draft. Buchanan played 13 seasons with the Chiefs and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.