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decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <p>The <b>1949 NFL season</b> was the 30th <a href="/wiki/Regular_season" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. Prior to the season, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Yanks" title="Boston Yanks">Boston Yanks</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Ted_Collins_(manager)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ted Collins (manager)">Ted Collins</a> asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes and give him a new one in <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>. This new team would be called the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yanks" title="New York Yanks">New York Bulldogs</a>. The franchise, which has never missed a season in some form, carried on the legacy of the final <a href="/wiki/Ohio_League" title="Ohio League">Ohio League</a> member <a href="/wiki/Dayton_Triangles" title="Dayton Triangles">Dayton Triangles</a>, and the players and assets of the Boston Yanks moved to New York but did not fold. As a result of the move, professional football would not return to Boston until the <a href="/wiki/New_England_Patriots" title="New England Patriots">Boston Patriots</a> of the 4th <a href="/wiki/American_Football_League" title="American Football League">American Football League</a> began play in <a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a>. </p><p>As the regular season came to a close, a merger agreement between the NFL and the <a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">All-America Football Conference</a> was announced on December 9. Three AAFC teams joined the NFL in <a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Browns" title="Cleveland Browns">Cleveland Browns</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a>, and the original <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Colts_(1947-50)" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore Colts (1947-50)">Baltimore Colts</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-pflmerg_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pflmerg-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-fypgwre_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-fypgwre-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The season ended on December 18 with the <a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1949 NFL Championship Game">NFL Championship Game</a>. In muddy conditions, the visiting <a href="/wiki/1949_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1949 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1949_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1949 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> 14–0, as heavy rain in southern California kept the attendance under 23,000 at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-petnch_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-petnch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both teams had potent offenses but were severely limited by the poor field conditions. The management of the Eagles and Rams had favored a postponement for a week but were overruled by commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bert_Bell" title="Bert Bell">Bert Bell</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ewimb_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ewimb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_draft" title="1949 NFL draft">1949 NFL draft</a> was held on December 21, 1948, at <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Bellevue-Stratford_Hotel" class="mw-redirect" title="Bellevue-Stratford Hotel">Bellevue-Stratford Hotel</a>. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Eagles" title="Philadelphia Eagles">Philadelphia Eagles</a> selected center <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Bednarik" title="Chuck Bednarik">Chuck Bednarik</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The free substitution rule (any or all of the players may be replaced by substitutes after any play) was re-adopted for one year. The rule was previously adopted in <a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_season" title="1943 NFL season">1943</a> in response to the depleted rosters during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> but repealed in <a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_season" title="1946 NFL season">1946</a>.</li> <li>Plastic helmets allowed again, after being outlawed in 1948.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_races">Division races</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Division races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Eastern Division, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh both had records of 4–1–0 when they met in <i>Week Six</i>. The Eagles won 38–7 and kept the lead for the remainder of the season. In the Western Division, the Rams got off to a 6–0–0 start while the Bears were 3–3–0 at midseason. 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title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th width="40"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">DIV</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1949 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.800 </td> <td>6–1–1 </td> <td>360 </td> <td>239 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1949 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.750 </td> <td>6–2 </td> <td>332 </td> <td>218 </td> <td>W6 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Chicago_Cardinals_season" title="1949 Chicago Cardinals season">Chicago Cardinals</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.545 </td> <td>4–3–1 </td> <td>360 </td> <td>301 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1949 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.333 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>237 </td> <td>259 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1949_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1949 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.167 </td> <td>1–7 </td> <td>114 </td> <td>329 </td> <td>L6 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_Championship_Game">NFL Championship Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NFL Championship Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1949_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1949 NFL Championship Game">1949 NFL Championship Game</a></div> <p>Philadelphia 14, Los Angeles 0 at <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, December 18, 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-petnch_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-petnch-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ewimb_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ewimb-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="League_leaders">League leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: League leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Statistic </th> <th>Name </th> <th>Team </th> <th>Yards </th></tr> <tr> <td>Passing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a> </td> <td>Chicago Bears </td> <td>2658 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rushing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steve_Van_Buren" title="Steve Van Buren">Steve Van Buren</a> </td> <td>Philadelphia </td> <td>1146 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Receiving </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Mann_(American_football)" title="Bob Mann (American football)">Bob Mann</a> </td> <td>Detroit </td> <td>1014 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cardinals" title="Chicago Cardinals">Chicago Cardinals</a>: <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Conzelman" title="Jimmy Conzelman">Jimmy Conzelman</a> left the team. <a href="/wiki/Phil_Handler" title="Phil Handler">Phil Handler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buddy_Parker" title="Buddy Parker">Buddy Parker</a> served as co-head coaches of the Cardinals for the first six games of 1949. Parker then was the sole head coach for the last six games.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Bulldogs" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Bulldogs">New York Bulldogs</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charley_Ewart" title="Charley Ewart">Charley Ewart</a> replaces <a href="/wiki/Maurice_J._%22Clipper%22_Smith" title="Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith">Clipper Smith</a> as the head coach of the newly relocated team.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>: <a href="/wiki/Turk_Edwards" title="Turk Edwards">Turk Edwards</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/John_Whelchel" title="John Whelchel">John Whelchel</a>. Whelchel was released after seven games, and <a href="/wiki/Herman_Ball" title="Herman Ball">Herman Ball</a> then became the new Redskins head coach.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stadium_changes">Stadium changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Stadium changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Bulldogs" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Bulldogs">New York Bulldogs</a> began play at the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a>, sharing it with the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Giants" title="New York Giants">Giants</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1949_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-pflmerg-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-pflmerg_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gQgkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FSQEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6498%2C4629827">"Pro football leagues agree to merge;"</a>. <i>Milwaukee Journal</i>. 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December 10, 1949. p. 4, part 2.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Milwaukee+Sentinel&rft.atitle=Four-year+pro+grid+war+ends%21+NFL%2C+AAC+merge&rft.pages=4%2C+part+2&rft.date=1949-12-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3D2L8qAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DCA0EAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D7085%252C388926&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1949+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-petnch-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-petnch_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-petnch_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EX1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qeUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6739%2C1802340">"Philadelphia Eagles take NFL championship with 14-0 win in rain, mud"</a>. <i>Spokesman-Review</i>. 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href="/wiki/1921_APFA_season" title="1921 APFA season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_NFL_season" title="1922 NFL season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_NFL_season" title="1923 NFL season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_NFL_season" title="1924 NFL season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_NFL_season" title="1925 NFL season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_NFL_season" title="1926 NFL season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_NFL_season" title="1927 NFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_NFL_season" title="1928 NFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_NFL_season" title="1929 NFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_NFL_season" title="1930 NFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_NFL_season" title="1931 NFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_season" title="1932 NFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_season" title="1933 NFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_season" title="1934 NFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_season" title="1935 NFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_NFL_season" title="1936 NFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_NFL_season" title="1937 NFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_season" title="1938 NFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_NFL_season" title="1939 NFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_season" title="1940 NFL season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_NFL_season" title="1941 NFL season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_NFL_season" title="1942 NFL season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_NFL_season" title="1943 NFL season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_NFL_season" title="1944 NFL season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_NFL_season" title="1945 NFL season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_NFL_season" title="1946 NFL season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_NFL_season" title="1947 NFL season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_season" title="1948 NFL season">1948</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_NFL_season" title="1950 NFL season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_NFL_season" title="1951 NFL season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_NFL_season" title="1952 NFL season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_NFL_season" title="1953 NFL season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_NFL_season" title="1954 NFL season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_season" title="1957 NFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_season" title="1958 NFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_season" title="1959 NFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NFL_season" title="1960 NFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NFL_season" title="1961 NFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NFL_season" title="1962 NFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_season" title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_NFL_season" title="1968 NFL season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_NFL_season" title="1969 NFL season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/All-America_Football_Conference" title="All-America Football Conference">AAFC seasons</a> (1946–1949)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1946_AAFC_season" title="1946 AAFC season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_AAFC_season" title="1947 AAFC season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 AAFC season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_seasons" title="List of American Football League seasons">AFL seasons</a> (1960–1969)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_season" title="1961 American Football League season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_season" title="1962 American Football League season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_season" title="1964 American Football League season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_American_Football_League_season" title="1965 American Football League season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_American_Football_League_season" title="1966 American Football League season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_American_Football_League_season" title="1967 American Football League season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_season" title="1968 American Football League season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_American_Football_League_season" title="1969 American Football League season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Modern era</a><br 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title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_NFL_season" title="1984 NFL season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_NFL_season" title="1985 NFL season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_NFL_season" title="1986 NFL season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_NFL_season" title="1987 NFL season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_NFL_season" title="1988 NFL season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_NFL_season" title="1989 NFL season">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_NFL_season" title="1990 NFL season">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NFL_season" title="1991 NFL season">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NFL_season" title="1992 NFL season">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NFL_season" title="1993 NFL season">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NFL_season" title="1994 NFL season">1994</a></li> 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title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NFL_season" title="2011 NFL season">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NFL_season" title="2014 NFL season">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NFL_season" title="2015 NFL season">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NFL_season" title="2016 NFL season">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NFL_season" title="2017 NFL season">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NFL_season" title="2018 NFL season">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NFL_season" title="2019 NFL season">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NFL_season" title="2020 NFL season">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NFL_season" title="2021 NFL season">2021</a></li> 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