Prior to the advent of the Super Bowl for the 1966 season, the AFL went to great lengths to avoid scheduling its playoffs head-to-head with the NFL.
Negotiations prior to the first Super Bowl, in early December 1966, resulted in the two leagues agreeing to have championship doubleheaders for the next four years, with each holding its title game on the same day but staggered, so that television audiences could view both.
No other city with at least two major professional sports teams has a championship drought as long, as of 2024 (61 years).
at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York Kansas City lost Super Bowl I to the NFL champion Green Bay Packers.
at Shea Stadium, New York City at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California This was the final AFL Championship Game, as well as the final game played between two AFL teams before the merger with the National Football League.