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The NFL-AFL merger occurred in 1970.
The teams in the NFL for the 1969 season were:
Dallas Cowboys
Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints
Los Angeles Rams
Baltimore Colts
Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland Browns
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Steelers
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears
The teams in the AFL for the 1969 season were:
New York Jets
Houston Oilers
Boston Patriots
Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Cincinnati Bengals
The 16 teams of the NFL were aligned in 4 divisions: 2 divisions composing the Western Conference and 2 divisions composing the Eastern Conference. The winners of each division within a conference would play each other for the conference championship with the winners of those games playing each other for the NFL Championship. This arrangement occurred between the 1967 and 1969 season. The division alignments were as follows:
Western Conference
Coastal Division
Baltimore Colts
Los Angeles Rams
San Francisco 49ers
Atlanta Falcons
Central Division
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears
Minnesota Vikings
Eastern Conference
Capitol Division
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
Philadelphia Eagles
New York Giants/New Orleans Saints (rotating each year)
Century Division
Cleveland Browns
Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants/New Orleans Saints (rotating each year)
The Giants and Saints rotated each year because the other Eastern Conference teams desired a share in the gate receipts and TV from the games in New York. The division members played each other twice a season (home and away). The Saints were an expansion team and because of seniority, they would lose out on the guarantee of playing the Giants in New York for the receipts.
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SteveNFL Eastern Conference - 1960 Regular Season
Team W L T
1. Philadelphia Eagles 10 2 0
2. Cleveland Browns 8 3 1
3. New York Giants 6 4 2
4. St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 1 -- now Arizona Cardinals
5. Pittsburgh Steelers 5 6 1
6. Washington Redskins 1 9 2
NFL Western Conference - 1960 Regular Season
Team W L T
1. Green Bay Packers 8 4 0
2. Detroit Lions 7 5 0
3. San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0
4. Baltimore Colts 6 6 0 -- now Indianapolis Colts
5. Chicago Bears 5 6 1
6. Los Angeles Rams 4 7 1
7. Dallas Cowboys 0 11 1 1960 Expansion Team
NFL Championship game
Philadelphia Eagles 17
Green Bay Packers 13
AFL Eastern Conference - 1960 Regular Season -- Inaugural Season of League
Team W L T
Houston Oilers 10 4 0 -- now Tennessee Titans
New York Titans 7 7 0 -- now New York Jets
Buffalo Bills 5 8 1
Boston Patriots 5 9 0 -- now New England Patriots
AFL Western Conference - 1960 Regular Season -- Inaugural Season of League
Team W L T
Los Angeles Chargers 10 4 0 -- now San Diego Chargers
Dallas Texans 8 6 0 -- now Kansas City Chiefs
Denver Broncos 6 8 0
Oakland Raiders 4 9 1
AFL Championship game
Houston Oilers 24
Los Angeles Chargers 16
The AFL-NFL merger took place after the 1969 season.
The 10 teams in the American Football League were the New York Jets, Houston Oilers (now Tennessee Titans), Boston Patriots (now New England Patriots), Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Oakland Raiders, Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos, and Cincinnati Bengals.
The 16 teams in the National Football League were the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins, New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns (now Baltimore Ravens), New York Giants, St. Louis Cardinals (now Arizona Cardinals), Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams (now St. Louis Rams), Baltimore Colts (now Indianapolis Colts), Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings, Green Bay Packers, Chicago Bears, and Detroit Lions.
The Steelers, Browns, and Colts became AFC teams so each conference could have 13 teams.
Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Miami Dolphins, New York Titans, Cincinnati Bengals, Denver Broncos, Dallas Texans, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders.
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