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When the NFL-AFL merger went into effect in 1970, three longtime NFL teams -- the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers -- joined the former AFL teams in the new American Football Conference.
The Colts, the Browns and the Steelers were given an incentive. Each team was paid $3 million by the expanded NFL to move to the AFC.
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In the NFL-AFL merger why did those 3 NFL teams agree to move to the AFC?
To make it even the NFL had 16 and AFL had 10 so it would make it even . Pittsburgh agreed to move in order to maintain the rivalry with Cleveland. Cleveland agreed to move to play against Cincinnati (an AFL team) and to maintain the rivalry with Pittsburgh. Baltimore was asked to move because if the Colts were in the AFC, their games would be broadcast on NBC while the NFC Redskins would have their games broadcast on CBS. The Redskins had seniority over the Colts in the NFL and were not interested in moving to play the AFL teams. Also each team that moved received 3 million dollars in compensation.
When was the first overtime game in the NFL?
The year was 1974. The first regular season OT game was September 22, 1974 between Pittsburgh and Denver. Ironically, the game ended in a 35-35 tie. That's correct. However, the first overtime game in the NFL occurred during the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Colts and Giants. The teams were tied at the end of regulation, and since a winner had to be declared, a sudden-death period was added. The Colts won, 23-17, on a 1-yard touchdown run by Alan Ameche. But as the first answer correctly states, overtime didn't become a part of the regular season until 1974.
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In the NFL-AFL merger why did those 3 NFL teams agree to move to the AFC?
To make it even the NFL had 16 and AFL had 10 so it would make it even . Pittsburgh agreed to move in order to maintain the rivalry with Cleveland. Cleveland agreed to move to play against Cincinnati (an AFL team) and to maintain the rivalry with Pittsburgh. Baltimore was asked to move because if the Colts were in the AFC, their games would be broadcast on NBC while the NFC Redskins would have their games broadcast on CBS. The Redskins had seniority over the Colts in the NFL and were not interested in moving to play the AFL teams. Also each team that moved received 3 million dollars in compensation.
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The year was 1974. The first regular season OT game was September 22, 1974 between Pittsburgh and Denver. Ironically, the game ended in a 35-35 tie. That's correct. However, the first overtime game in the NFL occurred during the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Colts and Giants. The teams were tied at the end of regulation, and since a winner had to be declared, a sudden-death period was added. The Colts won, 23-17, on a 1-yard touchdown run by Alan Ameche. But as the first answer correctly states, overtime didn't become a part of the regular season until 1974.
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