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League Conception Date APFA
Originally named the American Professional Football Association (APFA). Jim Thorpe was named the league's first President. The league consisted of 14 teams and only 2 teams remain, the Cardinals and th Bears. -
Renamed to NFL
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First Playoff Game
The League's first playoff game was held at Chicago Stadium and was played between the Chicago Bears and the Pourtsmouth Spartans. The Chicago Bears won 9-0 -
First NFL Draft
The draft was created in an effort to equalize strength amongst the teams. The last place team from the previous season would get the first selection, and the process would continue in reverse order of the standings. -
First Televised Football Games
The First Televised Football Game was played between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Dodgers won 23-14. -
Television Contract
The DuMont Network then paid a rights fee of US$75,000 to broadcast the 1951 NFL Championship Game across the entire nation. -
NBC becomes Home for Football
NBC was paying the NFL $100,000 to broadcast games. -
League Conception Date AFL
The AFL was created by owners who had been refused NFL expansion franchises or had minor shares of NFL franchises. -
NFl-AFL Merger
The merger was announced on June 8, 1966. This merger fromed one conference and would consist of 2 conferences. -
First Ever Super Bowl
January 15, 1967 was the date of the first ever Super Bowl. The game was played between The Greenbay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. The Greenbay Packers won the game 35-10 to become the first ever Super Bowl Champions. -
AFL and NFL Merge
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NBC - CBS Contract
$420 Million per year -
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NBC- CBS Contract
$473 Million per year -
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NBC CBS Contract
$900 Million per year -
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NBC FOX Contract
$1.1 Billion per year -
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CBS FOX Contract
$2.2 Billion per year -
First International Game
On October 2, 2005 the first international game was played in Mexico City. Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers played in this game. It was the first regular season NFL game held outside of the United States. -
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CBS FOX Contract
$3.085 Billion per Year -
Record Commercial Cost
The cost of a 30 second ad during the superbowl hits a record $4 Million. -
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CBS FOX Contract
$5 Billion per year
