With the win, the AFL finally achieved parity with the NFL and legitimized the merger of the two leagues.

"Baseball took a very historical step today, that it had to do," said Commissioner Bud Selig, in announcing the administrative merger of the leagues.

As a result of the merger of the two leagues prior to the start of the season, a control body had been set up to "equalise" the teams.

The success of the rival league would eventually lead to a full merger of the two leagues.

He is credited with challenging the NFL with the formation of the American Football League, which led to the subsequent merger of the two leagues.

Upon the merger of the two leagues into one in 1947, the club had to step down one level.

Since the merger of the leagues in 1970, no team had started the season 2-5 and won the division.

German re-unification and the merger of the leagues of East and West Germany in the early 90's brought exciting times to Rot-Weiß.

(This game, along with all other AFL games, were incorporated into the NFL record books following the 1970 merger of the two leagues.)

In the summer of 1976, the Nets were one of four teams accepted in the merger of the two leagues.