1965 NFL season (Jayverse)

The 1965 NAFL season was the 6th Regular Season of the North American Football League, The Year Marked the NAFL Expansion to add 2 More Teams as the Continental Conference New York Jets and the National Conference Atlanta Falcons joined the league

Draft
Prior to the Rookie Draft which was held at The Summit Hotel in New York City, The Expansion draft was held first before the 1965 NAFL Draft on the Same Day, The Atlanta Falcons get the First Draft Choice and chose QB Phillip Flemming while the New York Jets have chose QB John Smith as the First Pick for that Squad as well afterwards the 1965 Rookie Draft took place Illinois LB Dick Butkus became the Top Draft Choice to the Washington Redskins, The New York Jets went for Pick #2 getting North Carolina LB Chris Hanburger, The 3rd Pick went to the Argos of Toronto and get DT Jethro Pugh from Elizabeth City State two picks later the San Francisco 49ers drafted RB Ken Willard out of North Carolina, Prairie View A&M WR Otis Taylor is chosen to the Philadelphia Eagles as Pick #6, Auburn RB Tucker Fredrickson was chosen to the Expansion Atlanta Falcons as their 7th Pick in the Draft also chosen in the 1st Round are Duke LB Mike Curtis to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Indiana FB Tom Nowatzke to the Detroit Lions, Oklahoma T Ralph Neely to the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles State DT Walter Johnson to the Cleveland Browns, Kansas RB Gale Sayers to the Chicago Bears, Alabama QB Joe Namath to the Buffalo Bills, Prairie View A&M SS Jim Kearney to the British Columbia Cardinals, California QB Craig Morton to the Dallas Cowboys, And the World Champion Winnipeg Blue Bombers getting the Final Pick in the first round selecting Villanova LB Al Atkinson

Final Standings
National Conference

East: New York Giants (9-5), Baltimore Colts (8-6), Philadelphia Eagles (7-7), Washington Redskins (6-8), Atlanta Falcons (4-10)

Central: Pittsburgh Steelers (12-2), Green Bay Packers (8-6), Cleveland Browns (8-6), Chicago Bears (3-11)

West: San Francisco 49ers (9-5), Los Angeles Rams (7-7), Dallas Cowboys (4-10), Denver Broncos (3-11)

Continental Conference

East: Ottawa Northmen (12-2), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (10-4), Boston Patriots (6-8), New York Jets (5-9), Montreal Alouettes (4-10)

Central: Winnipeg Blue Bombers (11-3), Buffalo Bills (7-7), Toronto Argonauts (6-8), Detroit Lions (5-9)

West: Edmonton Eskimos (9-5), British Columbia Cardinals (8-6), Calgary Stampeders (7-7), Saskatchewan Roughriders (4-10)

Playoffs
Halas Cup Semifinal

Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Green Bay Packers 9

New York Giants 55, San Francisco 49ers 24

Grey Cup Semifinal

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 40, Ottawa Northmen 23

Edmonton Eskimos 27, Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21

Halas Cup Final

Pittsburgh Steelers 28, New York Giants 14

Grey Cup Final

Edmonton Eskimos 35, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 32

6th World Series of Pro Football (at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton, AB)

Pittsburgh Steelers 29, Edmonton Eskimos 24 (MVP: Willie Brown - Pittsburgh Steelers FS)

NAFL All-Star Game (at Rice Stadium in Houston, TX)

National All-Stars 30, Continental All-Stars 24 (MVP: John Aveni - Natioanl All Stars K from the LA Rams)

Awards
League MVP: Bobby Layne (QB - Pittsburgh Steelers)

Playoff MVP: Bobby Layne (QB - Pittsburgh Steelers)

Offensive POTY: Bobby Layne (QB - Pittsburgh Steelers)

Defensive POTY: Dave Robinson (LB - Green Bay Packers)

Offensive ROTY: Otis Taylor (WR - Philadelphia Eagles)

Defensive ROTY: Dick Butkus (LB - Washington Redskins)