Download or read book American Football League Championship Seasons written by Source Wikipedia and published by University-Press.org. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 18. Chapters: 1960 Houston Oilers season, 1961 Houston Oilers season, 1962 Dallas Texans season, 1963 San Diego Chargers season, 1964 Buffalo Bills season, 1965 Buffalo Bills season, 1966 Kansas City Chiefs season, 1967 Oakland Raiders season, 1968 New York Jets season, 1969 Kansas City Chiefs season, List of AFC champions. Excerpt: The American Football Conference (AFC) is one of two conferences within the National Football League, the National Football Conference (NFC) being the other. The AFC has its roots in the American Football League (AFL), which began to play in 1960. In 1970, the AFL merged with the NFL. As part of the merger, the former AFL teams, plus three former NFL teams (the Baltimore Colts, the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers), were placed into the AFC. The remaining former NFL teams were placed in the NFC. The AFL or AFC champion is not necessarily the team with the best record in the regular season. Rather, the champion is decided by the AFC Championship Game (formerly the AFL Championship Game) as part of the post-season playoffs involving the teams with the best regular season records. The Houston Oilers won the first two AFL championships, in 1960 and 1961. The only other team to win two consecutive AFL championships prior to the merger was the Buffalo Bills, who won in 1964 and 1965 with future United States Congressman, HUD Secretary and Vice-Presidential nominee Jack Kemp at quarterback. The first team to win three consecutive AFL or AFC championships was the Miami Dolphins in 1971 through 1973. The only team to win to win four consecutive AFL or AFC championships was the Buffalo Bills in 1990 through 1993. Through the 2010 season, the most AFL or AFC championships won by any team is eight, by the Pittsburgh Steelers. The New England Patriots have won seven AFC championships. Two teams, the...