Most folks believe the NFL title game began with the Super Bowl. That isn’t true.
Although the NFL began in 1920, it didn’t have a league title game until 1933. From 1933 to 1969, to become the NFL champs, a club first had to win the “NFL Championship Game.”
Super Bowl 4 was the first game to be officially coined the “Super Bowl.” The first three installments were entitled the “AFL-NFL Championship Game.” This game pitted the champions of the American Football League (AFL) against the champions of the National Football League (NFL).
The AFL began in 1960 and was an NFL rival league.