1966 NFL Championship Game

1966 NFL Championship Game

The 1966 National Football League Championship Game determined the NFL's champion, which would meet the AFL's champion in Super Bowl I, then formally referred to as the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The NFL Championship Game was held at the Cowboys' home stadium, the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, even though the Green Bay Packers had a superior regular season record. As of the 1975 season, playoff sites were determined by regular season record, rather than a rotational basis.

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