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Originally Posted by Amazin69
Yes, the 1969 Vikings were supreme in the NFL, by dint of winning that circuit's final game as an independent league. But those 16 teams were challenged by the 10 in the AFL, and they lost the opportunity to beat the AFL's champions. Whereas the 1957 LIons were kings of the jungle, undisputedly.
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My only point of contention was that the Vikings won the same game the Lions won. They were both NFL champions. Just because they both didn't play the champion of another independent league to see who was the better champion doesn't take away the fact the Vikings won the same game as the Lions. The Vikings didn't have to go an extra step to get the same credit as the Lions. You can look at the records. The Vikings and Lions are both considered NFL champions. And I know everyone loves to call them Super Bowls, but the first two were called AFL VS NFL games at the time they were played. Because that's what they were.