1966 NFL season (Jayverse)

The 1966 NAFL Season was the 7th Regular Season of the North American Football League

Future Expansion Plans
Following the Success of adding a Team in Atlanta in the NAFL Last Season, Commissioner Pete Rozelle has planned to be added 2 more teams by next season the league will expand to add another team in the National Conference to Houston, Texas (will be named the Houston Oilers) which will play in the Central Division while the Continental Conference will expand to Seattle, WA (will be named the Seattle Jets) which will start playing Next Year.

By the Start of the 1969 Season the league will now have 30 Teams (15 in each conference)

Draft
1966 NAFL Draft took place at the Summit Hotel in New York City, The Denver Broncos took their first pick and selected DT Jack Henry from Wyoming other picks selected in Round 1 include Iowa G John Niland to the Dallas Cowboys, Texas LB Tommy Nobis to the Atlanta Falcons, Michigan T Tom Mack to the Montreal Alouettes, USC RB Mike Garrett to the Toronto Argonauts, Iowa State CB Joe Beauchamp to the Los Angeles Rams, Massachusetts TE Milt Morin to the Cleveland Browns, Minnesota T Gale Gillingham to the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh C Fred Hoaglin to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Missouri G Bruce Van Dyke to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Southern Illinois QB Jim Hart to the Edmonton Eskimos

Final Standings
National Conference

East: Baltimore Colts (9-5), New York Giants (9-5), Washington Redskins (8-6), Philadelphia Eagles (5-9), Atlanta Falcons (1-13)

Central: Pittsburgh Steelers (12-2), Cleveland Browns (9-5), Green Bay Packers (7-7), Chicago Bears (7-7)

West: Dallas Cowboys (6-8), Denver Broncos (5-9), Los Angeles Rams (4-10), San Francisco 49ers (4-10)

Continental Conference

East: Hamilton Tiger-Cats (12-2), Boston Patriots (10-4), Ottawa Northmen (10-4), Montreal Alouettes (8-6), New York Jets (3-11)

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

West: Edmonton Eskimos (13-1), Calgary Stampeders (7-7), Saskatchewan Roughriders (5-9), British Columbia Cardinals (4-10)

Playoffs
Halas Cup Semi-Finals

Pittsburgh Steelers 65, New York Giants 17

Baltimore Colts 58, Dallas Cowboys 37

Grey Cup Semi-Finals

Edmonton Eskimos 30, Boston Patriots 13

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 30, Toronto Argonauts 22

Halas Cup Final

Baltimore Colts 41, Pittsburgh Steelers 27

Grey Cup Final

Edmonton Eskimos 38, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 26

7th World Series of Pro Football (at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, MD)

Edmonton Eskimos 28, Baltimore Colts 23 (MVP: Eddie Meador - CB)

NAFL All-Star Game (at Orange Bowl in Miami, FL)

National Conference 41, American Conference 23 (MVP: Carroll Dale - WR)

Season Awards
League MVP: Fran Tarkenton (QB - Hamilton)

Playoff MVP: Len Dawson (QB - Baltimore)

Offensive POTY: Fran Tarkenton (QB - Hamilton)

Defensive POTY: Larry Grantham (LB - Edmonton)

Offensive ROTY: Robert Foster (QB - San Francisco)

Defensive ROTY: Joe Beauchamp (CB - Los Angeles)