Houston Oilers

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The Houston Oilers were a professional American football team that played in Houston from their founding in 1960 to 1996. They began play as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and won two AFL championships before joining the NFL in the AFL–NFL merger of the late 1960s. The Oilers competed in the AFL's East division—along with the Buffalo Bills, New York Jets, and Boston Patriots—until the merger, when they joined the newly formed AFC Central. The team played home games at Jeppesen Stadium and Rice Stadium during its first eight seasons, and thereafter at the Astrodome. The Oilers were the first champions of the AFL, winning the 1960 and 1961 championships, but never won another. They appeared in the 1962 AFL Championship, losing in double overtime to their in-state rivals, the Dallas Texans (now the Kansas City Chiefs); the Oilers also won the AFL East division title in 1967 and qualified for the 1969 AFL playoffs, both times losing to the Oakland Raiders (which are...

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