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Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:54
Evidence of playoffs in professional football dates to at least 1919, when the "New York Pro Championship" was held in Western New York. The Buffalo and Rochester metropolitan areas each played a championship game, the winners of which would advance to the "New York Pro Championship" on Thanksgiving weekend. The top New York teams were eventually absorbed into the NFL upon its founding in 1920, but the league did not adopt the New York league's playoff format, opting for a championship based on regular season record for its first twelve seasons; as a result, four of the first six "championships" were disputed. Technically, a vote of league owners was all that was required to win a title, but the owners had a gentlemen's agreement to pledge votes based on a score (wins divided by the sum of wins and losses, with a few tiebreakers). When two teams tied at the top of the standings in 1932, an impromptu playoff game was scheduled to settle the tie.
Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:57
Last Updated (Tuesday, 30 November 1999 00:00) Written by Administrator Thursday, 28 January 2010 14:58