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1969 NFL Teams

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Recap

The AFL established a playoff format for the 1969 season, with the winner in one division playing the runner-up in the other, January 11. An AFL team won the Super Bowl for the first time, as the Jets defeated the Colts 16-7 at Miami, January 12 in Super Bowl III. The title Super Bowl was recognized by the NFL for the first time.

Vince Lombardi became part owner, executive vice-president, and head coach of the Washington Redskins, February 7.

Wolman sold the Eagles to Leonard Tose, May 1.

Baltimore, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh agreed to join the AFL teams to form the 13-team American Football Conference of the NFL in 1970, May 17. The NFL also agreed on a playoff format that would include one 'wild-card' team per conference-the second-place team with the best record.

Monday Night Football was signed for 1970. ABC acquired the rights to televise 13 NFL regular-season Monday night games in 1970, 1971, and 1972.

George Preston Marshall, president emeritus of the Redskins, died at 72, August 9.

The NFL marked its fiftieth year by the wearing of a special patch by each of the 16 teams.

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Other football leagues in 1969:    
AFL

In 1970, the AFL was absorbed into the NFL and the league reorganized with the ten AFL franchises along with three existing NFL teams: the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns, and the Pittsburgh Steelers, becoming part of the newly formed American Football Conference.

The AFL and the NFL champions faced each other in Super Bowl IV at the end of the season to determine an overall champion.

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1969 Minnesota Vikings Season
1969 Minnesota Vikings
12-2 (.857)
Lost Super Bowl IV
Won NFL Championship
1969 Cleveland Browns Season
1969 Cleveland Browns
10-3 (.750)
Lost NFL Championship
1969 Dallas Cowboys Season
1969 Dallas Cowboys
11-2 (.821)
Lost NFL Divisionals
1969 Los Angeles Rams Season
1969 Los Angeles Rams
11-3 (.786)
Lost NFL Divisionals
1969 Detroit Lions Season
1969 Detroit Lions
9-4 (.679)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Baltimore Colts Season
1969 Baltimore Colts
8-5 (.607)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Green Bay Packers Season
1969 Green Bay Packers
8-6 (.571)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Washington Redskins Season
1969 Washington Redskins
7-5 (.571)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Atlanta Falcons Season
1969 Atlanta Falcons
6-8 (.429)
Missed Playoffs
1969 New York Giants Season
1969 New York Giants
6-8 (.429)
Missed Playoffs
1969 New Orleans Saints Season
1969 New Orleans Saints
5-9 (.357)
Missed Playoffs
1969 San Francisco 49ers Season
1969 San Francisco 49ers
4-8 (.357)
Missed Playoffs
1969 St. Louis Cardinals Season
1969 St. Louis Cardinals
4-9 (.321)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Philadelphia Eagles Season
1969 Philadelphia Eagles
4-9 (.321)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Chicago Bears Season
1969 Chicago Bears
1-13 (.071)
Missed Playoffs
1969 Pittsburgh Steelers Season
1969 Pittsburgh Steelers
1-13 (.071)
Missed Playoffs

1969 NFL

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