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| < 1966 | 1968 > |
The 1967 AFL season was the eighth season of the American Football League, made up of 14 regular season games, and 2nd season as part of the merger process with the National Football League (NFL), which took effect fully in 1970.
The AFL's nine teams, grouped into two divisions (5 teams in the Eastern Division), faced each other at least once, and each team would play six others twice. Though the New York Jets and the Houston Oilers were both in the Eastern Division, they met only once that season, on October 15. 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.
This was the final season that all AFL on-field officials wore vertically striped red and white uniforms. The next year all officials would wear uniforms mirroring those of their NFL counterparts.
The relocated San Diego Chargers moved from Balboa Stadium to the new San Diego Stadium.
| REGULAR SEASON | September 3 – December 17, 1967 |
| 1967 afl championship game | December 31, 1967 |
| AFL Eastern Division | |||||
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| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Houston Oilers | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 |  |
New York Jets | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 |  |
Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 |  |
Miami Dolphins | 4 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 |  |
boston patriots | 3 | 10 | 1 |
| AFL Western Division | |||||
| RK | TEAM | W | L | T | |
| 1 |  |
Oakland Raiders | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 |  |
Kansas City Chiefs | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 |  |
San Diego Chargers | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| 4 |  |
Denver Broncos | 3 | 11 | 0 |
| 1967 AFL Championship Game | |||||
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| Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland,CA | |||||
| DEC 31 1967 |
HOU |
7 @ 40 | OAK |
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The 1967 AFL Championship Game featured the Oakland Raiders (1st appearance) beating the Houston Oilers (4th appearance) to win their 1st AFL title.
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Games, now known as Super Bowl II (NFL) featured the Oakland Raiders (1st appearance) losing to the Green Bay Packers (NFL), who won their 2nd Super Bowl title.