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1933–1965: NFL Championship Game. Starting in 1933, the NFL decided its champion through a single postseason playoff game, called the NFL Championship Game. During this period, the league divided its teams into two groups, through 1949 as divisions and from 1950 onward as conferences .
Los Angeles Chargers, 29 years – Lost Super Bowl XXIX, 1994 season (played as San Diego Chargers) Jacksonville Jaguars, 29 years – 1995 expansion team; three AFC Championship Game appearances in the 1996, 1999, and 2017 seasons. [ 86] Dallas Cowboys, 28 years – Won Super Bowl XXX, 1995 season.
The 1958 NFL Championship Game was the 26th NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first NFL playoff game to be decided in sudden death overtime. [9] The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 23–17 in what soon became widely known as " the Greatest Game Ever Played ". [16]
The two teams have been part of the same division or conference since the Browns joined the NFL in 1950; they played in the NFL's Eastern Conference from 1950 to 1969 (known as the American Conference from 1950 to 1952), and the AFC North since 1970 (known as the AFC Central from 1970 to 2001. As such, they usually play twice per regular season.
The 1965 NFL Championship Game was the 33rd championship game for the National Football League (NFL), played on January 2, 1966, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. This was the first NFL championship game played in January, as well as the first televised in color and the last played prior to the Super Bowl era. It would be staged four ...
Otto Graham. Otto Everett Graham Jr. (December 6, 1921 – December 17, 2003) was an American professional football quarterback who played for the Cleveland Browns in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL) for 10 seasons. Graham is regarded by critics as one of the most dominant players of his era and one ...
Two years earlier, both teams had finished last in their respective conferences. Due to the lack of lights at Franklin Field, which were later installed in 1970, the game's kickoff time was moved up to 12 p.m. (noon) EST to allow for the possibility of sudden death overtime , which had occurred two years earlier .
But Los Angeles stormed right back, scoring on Frank Hawkins' 2-yard touchdown run to make the score 38–10. This turned out to be the last score of the game, as both teams' defenses took over during the fourth quarter. Allen finished the game with 121 rushing yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries, while also catching five passes for 38 ...