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TwitterThe Oakland Raiders became an AFL team in 1960. Oakland was a replacement for the Minneapolis franchise which became an NFL team. Oakland had problems right from the start when there was no home field for the Raiders to play on, they had to at Candlestick Park in San Francisco and Kezar Stadium, Oakland Coliseum [...]
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Oakland Raiders
September 27th, 2008 
Neal 
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No Comments »Denver Broncos
September 22nd, 2008 Neal The Denver Broncos are another football team who have experienced the highs and lows of the NFL throughout their history. Founded in 1959 in the AFL, then merged with the NFL in 1970, the Broncos had the worst record of the original eight teams of the AFL with a dismal 39-97-4. The franchise didn’t begin [...]
NFL Team Profile – San Francisco 49ers
September 20th, 2008 Neal The San Francisco 49ers are one of the most successful NFL football franchises in history winning five Super Bowls tying the Dallas Cowboys and the Pittsburgh Steelers for most all-time. Not only have the 49ers have great team success but also had the greatest wide-receiver ever in Jerry Rice who holds countless records, also quarterback [...]