The 1967 and 1969 playoff hosts were Capitol, Central, and Western, respectively. The rotation system forced the 12–2 Cowboys, champions of the Capitol Division, to play at the 10–4 …

The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV. This was the last NFL playoff tournament before the AFL–NFL merger and the last …

The 1969 AFL playoffs was the postseason of the American Football League for its tenth and final season in 1969. For the first time, the ten-team league scheduled a four-team postseason, …

An eight-team playoff tournament was designed, with four clubs from each conference qualifying. Along with the three division winners in each conference, one wild card team, the second …

AP Offensive Rookie of the Year: Calvin Hill. AP Defensive Rookie of the Year: Joe Greene. Passing Leader: Sonny Jurgensen, 3102 Yds. Rushing Leader: Gale Sayers, 1032 Yds. …

The NFL playoffs following the 1967 NFL season culminated in the NFL championship game on New Year's Eve, and determined who would represent the league against the American …

The AFL established a playoff format for the 1969 season, with the winner in one division playing the runner-up in the other, January 11. An AFL team won the Super Bowl for the first time, as …

The 1969 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 20th season with the National Football League and their 24th overall in professional football and the last before the 1970 AFL-NFL …

The National Football League playoffs for the 1971 season began on December 25, 1971. The postseason tournament concluded with the Dallas Cowboys defeating the Miami Dolphins in …

The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV. This was the last NFL playoff tournament before List of NFL champions (1920–1969)

The NFL awarded Super Bowl IV to New Orleans on March 19, 1969, at the owners' meetings held in Palm Springs, California.It marked the first of eleven (as of 2024) Super Bowls to be …

From 1933 through 1966, if two teams were tied for the division lead at season's end, an unscheduled tiebreaker playoff was conducted.

The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV.

Three weeks prior to this game, the teams met in Los Angeles in a battle between the undefeated (11-0) Rams and the 10-1 Vikings. The Vikings won that game 20-13. The rematch was played …

In the past, if two teams were tied for the division lead at season's end, a one-game playoff was conducted to break the tie. Starting in 1967, a tiebreaking system was implemented in which …

Within each conference, the three division winners and the two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records qualified for the playoffs. The NFL did not use a fixed-bracket …

Kansas City defeated Minnesota 23-7 in Super Bowl IV at New Orleans, January 11. The gross receipts of approximately $3.8 million were the largest ever for a one-day sports event.

In the '70s, Pittsburgh reversed a long history of futility, winning four Super Bowl titles (including becoming the third team to win consecutive Super Bowls, which they did twice). By the end of …