| 1967 AFL season | |
|---|---|
| Regular season | |
| Duration | September 3 – December 17, 1967 |
| Playoffs | |
| Date | December 31, 1967 |
| Eastern champion | Houston Oilers |
| Western champion | Oakland Raiders |
| Site | Oakland Coliseum,Oakland, California |
| Champion | Oakland Raiders |
The1967 AFL season was the eighthregular season of theAmerican Football League.
The season ended when theOakland Raiders (13–1) hosted theHouston Oilers (9–4–1) in theAFL championship game on December 31. The Raiders won 40–7 and then met theNFL'sGreen Bay Packers inSuper Bowl II two weeks later, won by Green Bay, 33–14.
This was the final season that all AFL on-field officials wore vertically striped red and white uniforms. The next year all officials would wear uniforms mirroring those of their NFL counterparts.
The AFL's nine teams, grouped into two divisions (5 teams in the Eastern Division), faced each other at least once, and each team would play six others twice. Though theNew York Jets and theHouston Oilers were both in the Eastern Division, they met only once that season, on October 15. The best team in the Eastern Division would play against the best in the Western Division in a championship game. If there was a tie in the standings at the top of either division, a one-game playoff would be held to determine the division winner.
| Week | Eastern | Record | Western | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | none | 0-0-0 | Denver | 1–0–0 |
| 2 | Buffalo | 1–0–0 | 3 teams | 1–0–0 |
| 3 | Miami | 1–0–0 | 3 teams | 2–0–0 |
| 4 | Miami | 1–1–0 | 3 teams | 2–0–0 |
| 5 | N.Y. Jets | 2–1–0 | Tie (Oak, SD) | 3–0–0 |
| 6 | N.Y. Jets | 3–1–0 | San Diego | 3–0–1 |
| 7 | N.Y. Jets | 3–1–1 | San Diego | 4–0–1 |
| 8 | N.Y. Jets | 4–1–1 | San Diego | 5–0–1 |
| 9 | N.Y. Jets | 5–1–1 | Oakland | 6–1–0 |
| 10 | N.Y. Jets | 5–2–1 | Oakland | 7–1–0 |
| 11 | N.Y. Jets | 6–2–1 | Oakland | 7–1–0 |
| 12 | N.Y. Jets | 7–2–1 | Oakland | 8–1–0 |
| 13 | N.Y. Jets | 7–2–1 | Oakland | 9–1–0 |
| 14 | Tie (Hou, NYJ) | 7–3–1 | Oakland | 10–1–0 |
| 15 | Tie (Hou, NYJ) | 7–4–1 | Oakland | 11–1–0 |
| 16 | Houston | 8–4–1 | Oakland | 12–1–0 |
| 17 | Houston | 9–4–1 | Oakland | 13–1–0 |
| Home/Road | Eastern Division | Western Division | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | BUF | HOU | MIA | NY | DEN | KC | OAK | SD | ||
| Eastern | Boston Patriots | 16–44 | 18–7 | 41–10 | 24–29 | 10–33 | 14–48 | 31–31* | ||
| Buffalo Bills | 0–23 | 3–20 | 35–13 | 20–17 | 20–21 | 20–24 | 17–37 | |||
| Houston Oilers | 27–6 | 10–3 | 17–14 | 10–6 | 20–25 | 7–19 | 24–17 | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 41–32 | 17–14 | 10–41 | 14–33 | 35–21 | 0–24 | 41–24 | |||
| New York Jets | 30–23 | 20–10 | 28–28 | 29–7 | 24–33 | 7–21 | 27–14 | |||
| Western | Denver Broncos | 26–21 | 16–17 | 18–20 | 24–38 | 24–38 | 17–21 | 21–38 | ||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 23–13 | 19–24 | 41–0 | 42–18 | 52–9 | 22–44 | 16–17 | |||
| Oakland Raiders | 35–7 | 28–21 | 31–17 | 38–29 | 51–0 | 23–21 | 51–10 | |||
| San Diego Chargers | 59–45 | 13–3 | 24–0 | 31–42 | 24–20 | 45–31 | 21–41 | |||
(*) Played atSan Diego Stadium due to theFenway Park, Patriots' home field, being used by stadium's owner,Boston Red Sox, for the1967 World Series.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL. |
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