Trivia: What competing league merged with the NFL in the 1960s?
United States Football League
American Football League
All-American Football Division
Canadian Football League
The correct answer is American Football League
So why is this answer correct? : On June 8, 1966, the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) announced that they would merge under the NFL banner. The union also established the Super Bowl between the leagues, which first took place in January 1967. Prior to that, each league held their own individual championships. Ten current teams have AFL roots: the New England Patriots, the Buffalo Bills, the Miami Dolphins, the New York Jets, the Cincinnati Bengals, the Kansas City Chiefs, the Denver Broncos, the Los Angeles Chargers, the Las Vegas Raiders, and the Tennessee Titans.