Al Davis Question

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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...

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.