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The 1960 AFL season was the inaugural regular season of the American Football League.
It consisted of 8 franchises split into two divisions: the East Division (Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Titans of New York, Boston Patriots) and the West Division (Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos, Dallas Texans, Oakland Raiders).
Each team played home-and-away games against the other 7 teams in the league for a total of 14 games, and the best team in the Eastern Division would play against the best in the Western Division in a championship game. If there was a tie in the standings at the top of either division, a one-game playoff would be held to determine the division winner.
| REGULAR SEASON | September 9, 2021 – January 9, 2022 |
| 1961 afl championship game | January 1, 1961 |
| AFL Eastern Division | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Houston Oilers | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
New York Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Buffalo Bills | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 4 |  |
boston patriots | 5 | 9 | 0 |
| AFL Western Division | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Los Angeles Chargers | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Dallas Texans | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
Oakland Raiders | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Denver Broncos | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 1960 AFL Championship Game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeppesen Stadium, Houston,TX | |||||
| JAN 01 1961 |
LAC |
16 @ 24 | HOU |
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The 1960 AFL Championship Game was the first time that a major professional football league's playoff game was played in January rather than December. It featured the Houston Oilers (1st appearance) beat the Los Angeles Chargers (1st appearance) to win their 1st AFL title.