1970 AFC Championship Game

The 1970 AFC Championship Game was the inaugural title game of the American Football Conference (AFC). Played on January 3, 1971, the game was hosted by the AFC East champion Baltimore Colts who played the AFC West champion Oakland Raiders at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. Along with the 1970 NFC Championship Game played on the same day, this game constituted the penultimate round of the 1970–71 NFL playoffs which had followed the 1970 regular season of the National Football League.

1970 AFC Championship Game
1234 Total
OAK 0377 17
BAL 37107 27
DateJanuary 3, 1971
StadiumMemorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
RefereeBen Dreith
Attendance54,799
Hall of Famers
Raiders: Al Davis (owner/general manager), John Madden (head coach), Fred Biletnikoff, George Blanda, Willie Brown, Jim Otto, Art Shell, Ken Stabler, Gene Upshaw
Colts: Ted Hendricks, John Mackey, Johnny Unitas
TV in the United States
NetworkNBC
AnnouncersCurt Gowdy and Kyle Rote

Baltimore defeated Oakland 27–17 to earn the right to represent the AFC in Super Bowl V.

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