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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1969 seasonW1969 AFL season↗W1969 NFL season↗

26 teams in AFL, NFL · 182 regular-season games, 1969-09-14 to 1969-12-21 · attendance 9,271,319

◀ 1968 1970 ▶

AFL Championship Game

Kansas City Chiefs
17–7 over Oakland Raiders

NFL Championship Game

Minnesota Vikings
27–7 over Cleveland Browns

<a href="/superbowl/1969">Super Bowl IV</a>

Kansas City Chiefs
23–7 over Minnesota Vikings
MVP Len Dawson

MVP

Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams

Offensive Rookie

Calvin Hill Dallas Cowboys

Defensive Rookie

Joe Greene Pittsburgh Steelers

Coach of the Year

Bud Grant Minnesota Vikings

Hall of Fame class of 1969

Albert Glen "Turk" Edwards, Ernie Stautner, Greasy Neale, Joe Perry, Leo Nomellini

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Playoff Bowl	1970-01-03	Los Angeles Rams 31–0 Dallas Cowboys	Orange Bowl
Divisional AFL	1969-12-20	Kansas City Chiefs 13–6 New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Divisional AFL	1969-12-21	Oakland Raiders 56–7 Houston Oilers	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Eastern Conference	1969-12-27	Cleveland Browns 38–14 Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
Western Conference	1969-12-27	Minnesota Vikings 23–20 Los Angeles Rams	Metropolitan Stadium
Eastern Conference	1969-12-28	Cleveland Browns 38–14 Dallas Cowboys	Cotton Bowl
NFL Championship	1970-01-04	Minnesota Vikings 27–7 Cleveland Browns	Metropolitan Stadium
AFL Championship AFL	1970-01-04	Kansas City Chiefs 17–7 Oakland Raiders	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Super Bowl IV	1970-01-11	Kansas City Chiefs 23–7 Minnesota Vikings	Tulane Stadium

Standings

NFL Central

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Minnesota Vikings	12	2	0	.857	379	133	Bud Grant	Won Western Conference Championship Game (vs. Rams) 23–20 Won NFL Cham Champion
2	Detroit Lions	9	4	1	.679	259	188	Joe Schmidt	Did not qualify
3	Green Bay Packers	8	6	0	.571	269	221	Phil Bengtson	Did not qualify
4	Chicago Bears	1	13	0	.071	210	339	Jim Dooley	Did not qualify

NFL NFL Capitol

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Dallas Cowboys	11	2	1	.821	369	223	Tom Landry	Lost Eastern Conference Championship Game (vs. Browns) 14–38 Lost NFL
2	Washington Redskins	7	5	2	.571	307	319	Vince Lombardi	Did not qualify
3	New Orleans Saints	5	9	0	.357	311	393	Tom Fears	Did not qualify
4	Philadelphia Eagles	4	9	1	.321	279	377	Jerry Williams	Did not qualify

NFL NFL Century

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Cleveland Browns	10	3	1	.750	351	300	Blanton Collier	Won Eastern Conference Championship Game (at Cowboys) 38–14 Lost NFL C
2	New York Giants	6	8	0	.429	264	298	Alex Webster	Did not qualify
3	St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.321	314	389	Charley Winner	Did not qualify
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	1	13	0	.071	218	404	Chuck Noll	Did not qualify

NFL NFL Coastal

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Los Angeles Rams	11	3	0	.786	320	243	George Allen	Lost Western Conference Championship Game (at Vikings) 20–23 Won NFL P
2	Baltimore Colts	8	5	1	.607	279	268	Don Shula	Did not qualify
3	Atlanta Falcons	6	8	0	.429	276	268	Norm Van Brocklin	Did not qualify
4	San Francisco 49ers	4	8	2	.357	277	319	Dick Nolan	Did not qualify

AFL Eastern

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Jets	10	4	0	.714	353	269	Weeb Ewbank	Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Chiefs) 6–13
2	Houston Oilers	6	6	2	.500	278	279	Wally Lemm	Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Raiders) 7–56
3	Boston Patriots	4	10	0	.286	266	316	Clive Rush	Did not qualify
4	Buffalo Bills	4	10	0	.286	230	359	John Rauch	Did not qualify
5	Miami Dolphins	3	10	1	.250	233	332	George Wilson	Did not qualify

AFL Western

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Oakland Raiders	12	1	1	.893	377	242	John Madden	Won Divisional Playoffs (vs. Oilers) 56–7 Lost AFL Championship (vs. C
2	Kansas City Chiefs	11	3	0	.786	359	177	Hank Stram	Won Divisional Playoffs (at Jets) 13–6 Won AFL Championship (at Raider Champion
3	San Diego Chargers	8	6	0	.571	288	276	Sid Gillman	Did not qualify
4	Denver Broncos	5	8	1	.393	297	344	Lou Saban	Did not qualify
5	Cincinnati Bengals	4	9	1	.321	280	367	Paul Brown	Did not qualify

League leaders

NFL

passing yards

1. 3,102Sonny Jurgensen Washington Redskins

passing tds

1. 24Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams

rushing yards

1. 1,032Gale Sayers Chicago Bears

rushing tds

1. 11Tom Matte Baltimore Colts

receiving yards

1. 1,116Harold Jackson Philadelphia Eagles

receiving tds

1. 12Lance Rentzel Dallas Cowboys

receptions

1. 73Danny Abramowicz New Orleans Saints

interceptions

1. 10Mel Renfro Dallas Cowboys

sacks

1. 15Carl Eller Minnesota Vikings

sacks

1. 15Deacon Jones Los Angeles Rams

points

1. 121Fred Cox Minnesota Vikings

AFL

passing yards

1. 3,302Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raiders

passing tds

1. 34Daryle Lamonica Oakland Raiders

rushing yards

1. 873Dickie Post San Diego Chargers

rushing tds

1. 9Jim Kiick Miami Dolphins

receiving yards

1. 1,260Warren Wells Oakland Raiders

receiving tds

1. 14Warren Wells Oakland Raiders

receptions

1. 64Lance Alworth San Diego Chargers

interceptions

1. 9Emmitt Thomas Kansas City Chiefs

sacks

1. 155Steve DeLong San Diego Chargers

points

1. 129Jim Turner New York Jets