🏈On December 29, 1968 the 9th annual AFL Championship Game was played before a record attendance of 62,627 fans at Shea Stadium. It matched the defending champion Oakland Raiders (12–2) of the Western Division and the host New York Jets (11–3) of the Eastern Division. Slightly favored, the Jets defeated the Raiders 27–23 to win the championship and the chance to play the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Jets quarterback Joe Namath completed 19 of 49 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns, with

The 1961 National Football League Championship Game was the first NFL championship game held in Green Bay. The game was a match-up of the Eastern Conference champion New York Giants (10–3–1) and the Western Conference champion Green Bay Packers (11–3). Packers Ray Nitschke, Boyd Dowler, and Paul Hornung were on leave from the U.S. Army. The Golden Boy scored 19 points (a touchdown, three field goals, and four extra points) as the Packers blanked the Giants 37-0. Hornung was named the MVP of the