1960 NFL Season (Jayverse)

The 1960 NFL season was the 41st regular season of the National Football League.

Before the season, 33-year-old Pete Rozelle, the general manager of the Los Angeles Rams, was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot.

During this season, the American Football League (AFL) was launched as a competitor to the NFL. The two leagues co-existed for the entire 1960s, agreed to a merger in 1966, and became one combined league in 1970.

Enter the AFL
In 1960, The American Football League has started with 10 Teams which consists of the Calgary Stampeders and the Vancouver Crusaders from the Former Western Interprovincial Football Union with 8 more being being based in the United States, The Alignment looked like this

AFL East: Atlanta Falcons, Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New York Titans

AFL West: Calgary Stampeders, Kansas City Kings, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Vancouver Lumberjacks