Playoff Results: 1960s
Professional football in the '60s generally meant one thing: the Green Bay Packers. Vince Lombardi's Packers reigned over the gridiron landscape, winning five NFL championships in the decade, including the first two Super Bowls. But the decade also saw the rise of the American Football League, which debuted in 1960 and rose to equal footing with the NFL. The two leagues merged following the 1969 season.
Note: From 1960-65, the NFL and AFL staged completely separate playoffs. From 1966-69, the respective league champions met in Super Bowls I-IV.
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| Conference championships: Cleveland 38, DALLAS 14; MINNESOTA 23, Los Angeles 20 Championship: MINNESOTA 27, Cleveland 7 |
Divisional: Kansas City 13, N.Y. JETS 6; OAKLAND 56, Houston 7 Championship: Kansas City 17, OAKLAND 7 |
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Super Bowl IV: Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 |
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1968 |
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| Conference championships: CLEVELAND 31, Dallas 20; BALTIMORE 24, Minnesota 14 Championship: Baltimore 34, CLEVELAND 0 |
Western divisional playoff: OAKLAND 41, Kansas City 6 Championship: N.Y. JETS 27, Oakland 23 |
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Super Bowl III: N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore 7 |
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1967 |
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| Conference championships: DALLAS 52, Cleveland 14; GREEN BAY 28, Los Angeles 7 Championship: GREEN BAY 21, Dallas 17 |
Championship: OAKLAND 40, Houston 7 |
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Super Bowl II: Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 |
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1966 |
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| Championship: Green Bay 34, DALLAS 27 | Championship: Kansas City 31, BUFFALO 7 |
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Super Bowl I: Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 |
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1965 |
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| Western conference playoff: GREEN BAY 13, Baltimore 10 (OT) Championship: GREEN BAY 23, Cleveland 12 |
Championship: Buffalo 23, SAN DIEGO 0 |
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1964 |
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| Championship: CLEVELAND 27, Baltimore 0 | Championship: BUFFALO 20, San Diego 7 |
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1963 |
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| Championship: CHICAGO 14, N.Y. Giants 10 | Eastern division playoff: Boston 26, BUFFALO 8 Championship: SAN DIEGO 51, Boston 10 |
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1962 |
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| Championship: Green Bay 16, N.Y. GIANTS 7 | Championship: Dallas Texans 20, HOUSTON 17 (OT) |
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1961 |
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| Championship: GREEN BAY 37, N.Y. Giants 0 | Championship: Houston 10, SAN DIEGO 3 |
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1960 |
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| Championship: PHILADELPHIA 17, Green Bay 13 | Championship: HOUSTON 24, L.A. Chargers 16 |
Playoff Results: 1950s
The 1950s saw the rise of professional football in the nation's sporting conscience. The Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns were in their heyday during the decade, with both teams claiming three NFL titles.
Playoff Results: 1970s
In the '70s, Pittsburgh reversed a long history of futility, winning four Super Bowl titles