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Originally Posted by TEX
I think it had more to do with the fact that after 4 Super Bowls the NFL and AFL were tied 2-2, with the AFL winning Super Bowl's 3 & 4. NO WAY the establashed NFL would take the chance that the upstart AFL would get the advantage in Super Bowl 5, so they merged...
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The merger agreement occurred in 1966, even though the actual merger did not take place until 1970. SB III and IV had nothing to do with it. It was a done deal before either of those games were played.