Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the American Football League

The NFL has announced the 16 AFL Legacy Games that will be played during the 2009 NFL season.

This season is the 50th season for the eight original American Football League teams. There are celebrating games and it is part of the celebration for the eight original AFL teams to wear historic uniforms during Legacy Games. The uniforms are different from current ravens jerseys.

There will be eleven Legacy Games as match-ups between the eight original AFL teams. The other five Legacy Games include the Dallas Cowboys playing the “Dallas Texans” in Kansas City  and the Oakland Raiders visiting the Dallas Cowboys in the Raiders’ first Thanksgiving game since 1970. In addition, the Miami Dolphins, who joined the AFL in 1966, will take part in three of the Legacy Games.

The original eight AFL teams were the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs (played as Dallas Texans), New England Patriots (played as the Boston Patriots), New York Jets (played as the Titans of New York), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans (played as the Houston Oilers). The Miami Dolphins became the ninth AFL franchise and played its first game in 1966. The Cincinnati Bengals followed as the tenth AFL team playing its first game during the 1968 season.

More detailed information is available at http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d81029dc6&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true.