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TwitterThe New York Jets were at a time known as the New York Titans from 1960-1962 in the American Football League. In 1959, New York was granted with another football team but the Titans could not draw any fans to watch them play and they went bankrupt. David Werblin and four other partners purchased the [...]
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New York Jets
September 29th, 2008 
Neal 
Posted in New York Jets 
Tags: AFC Championship, AFC East division, AFL/NFL, American Football League, David Werblin, Don Maynard, Football, Joe Namath, Miami Dolphins, National Football League, New York Jets, New York Titans, NFL, NFL Champions Baltimore Colts, Super Bowl III, Super Bowls Most Valuable Player 
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September 28th, 2008 Neal The New England Patriots were born on November 22, 1959 becoming a member of the new American Football League. In a naming contest, a team of Boston sportswriters decided to keep the history of the area alive calling their franchise the “Patriots”. The Patriots played in the first ever regular season AFL game on September [...]
Posted in New England Patriots Tags: AFC East, AFL Most Valuable Player, AFM Championship, American Football League, Boston Red Sox, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, Football, Gino Cappelletti, Green Bay Packers, Jim Nance, Miami Dolphins, Monsters of the Midway, National Football League, New England Patriots, New York Giants, NFL, Randy Moss, St. Louis Rams, Super Bowl XX, Super Bowl XXXI, Super Bowl XXXVI, Tom Brady No Comments »Cincinnati Bengals
September 28th, 2008 Neal The Cincinnati Bengals became apart of the American Football League in 1968 only to merge with the NFL in 1970. The Bengals weren’t the first professional football team, during the 1930′s and 1940′s the team with the same name played in Cincinnati. The Bengals won their first home game in the second game of the [...]
Posted in Cincinnati Bengals Tags: AFC Central, AFL Coach of the Year, American Football League, Anthony Munoz, Boomer Esiason, Carson Palmer, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Denver Broncos, Football, Most Valuable Player, National Football League, NFL, Paul Brown, Pittsburgh Steelers, Pro Football Hall of Fame, Super Bowl XL, Super Bowl XXIII No Comments »Buffalo Bills
September 25th, 2008 Neal The Buffalo Bills became a member of the American Football League in 1959. Not until 1963 did the Bills have the on field success they were looking for ending in a tie for the AFL Eastern Division title. The next two seasons saw the Bills win the AFL Championship defeating the San Diego Chargers in [...]
Posted in Buffalo Bills Tags: AFC East, AFC Wild Card, AFL Championship, AFL Eastern Division, American Football League, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Emmitt Smith, Football, Frank Reich, Houston Oilers, Jim Kelly, Miami Dolphins, Michael Irvin, Most Valuable Player, National Football League, New England Patriots, New York Jets, NFL, O.J. Simpson, Orenthal James, San Diego Chargers, Tennessee Titans, Troy Aikman, United States Football League No Comments »