The two eight-team divisions became two eight-team conferences split into two divisions each: the newly renamed Eastern Conference divisions were Capitol (Dallas, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Washington) and Century (Cleveland, New York, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis), and the newly renamed Western Conference divisions were Central (Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, and Minnesota) and Coastal (Atlanta, Baltimore, Los Angeles, and San Francisco).
The Saints and the New York Giants agreed to switch divisions in 1968 and return to the 1967 alignment in 1969.
At the time, it was officially the "AFL-NFL World Championship Game," though the more succinct "Super Bowl" was commonly used.
L.A. had a 24-point edge over Baltimore in head-to-head meetings, giving them the tiebreaker and the Coastal division title.
With the first pick of the first common draft, the Baltimore Colts selected defensive tackle Bubba Smith from Michigan State.
[2] The 1967 NFL expansion draft was held on February 9, 1967, with the New Orleans Saints selecting 42 players from the other NFL teams; the year-old Atlanta Falcons were exempted from losing a player in this expansion draft.