The 1963 American Football League Championship Game was the fourth AFL title game. At the end of the regular season the San Diego Chargers won the Western Division for the third time in the four year existence of the AFL. The Eastern Division Boston Patriots and Buffalo Bills had an identical 7-6 record. A playoff game between them determined the division winner.
Eastern Division Playoff [edit]
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Stadium War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York
Surface - Grass
Weather - 20 degrees, relative humidity 76%, wind 11 mph, wind chill 9°
1963 Championship Summary [edit]
Surface - Grass
Weather - 57 degrees, relative humidity 26%, wind 10 mph
In the game, fullback Keith Lincoln performed tremendously and led the Chargers to an astounding 51-10 victory versus Boston. Lincoln carried the ball for 206 yards and led the team with 123 yards in receiving.
The Chargers' championship win is noted for being the only major sports championship win for the city of San Diego as of 2012 (drought of 49 years), while the Patriots would not win a league championship until 2001.
Scoring
Starting Lineup [edit]
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1 – From 1966 to 1969, the first four Super Bowls were "World Championship" games played between two independent professional football leagues, AFL and NFL, and when the league merged in 1970 the Super Bowl became the NFL Championship Game.
2 – Dates in the list denote the season, not the calendar year in which the championship game was played. For instance, Super Bowl XLI was played in 2007, but was the championship for the 2006 season.
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