1963 American Football League Championship Game
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The 1963 AFL Championship Game was the fourth American Football League (AFL) title game. The Western Division champion San Diego Chargers won 51–10 over the Eastern Division champion Boston Patriots. The Chargers' Keith Lincoln was named the game's most valuable player (MVP).
Quick Facts Boston Patriots (Eastern) (7–6–1), San Diego Chargers (Western) (11–3) ...
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Date | January 5, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Keith Lincoln, running back | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 30,127 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Patriots: Nick Buoniconti Chargers: Sid Gillman (coach), Lance Alworth, Ron Mix | |||||||||||||||||||
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Network | ABC | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman[2] | ||||||||||||||||||
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At the end of the regular season, the Chargers (11–3) won the Western Division for the third time in the four-year existence of the AFL.[3] In the Eastern Division, the Patriots and the Buffalo Bills had identical 7–6–1 records, which required a tiebreaker playoff game on December 28 in Buffalo.[4][5]