The AAFC existed from 1946 through 1949 as a direct competitor to the NFL before folding, producing the Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Colts, and San Francisco 49ers.

NFL owners approved a proposal to include player, coach and team statistics from the AAFC to the record book. Now Otto Graham is officially side-by-side with Tom Brady.

Those AAFC titles combined with the Browns’ four NFL titles (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) give them eight championships recognized by NFL history. Also, Brown now has 47 regular season wins and nine ...

The AAFC existed from 1946-49 with Paul Brown's Cleveland team winning the title in each of those years. The Browns, San Francisco 49ers and original Baltimore Colts then joined the NFL in 1950.

Raiders minority owner Tom Brady was the player with the most championships in history. But now the stats from the AAFC will be included in NFL's official records, putting Otto Graham tied with Brady.

The Browns won the AAFC all four years from 1946-49 before moving up to the NFL. The changes move men like Paul Brown and Otto Graham up on some all-time lists.

The AAFC lasted from 1946 to 1949 when some of the teams were folded into the NFL. That's great news for the Browns, as they won all four AAFC championships before joining the NFL in 1950 and ...

Banducci gained his fair share of accolades, earning consensus All-AAFC honors in 1946 and 1947. Then, after the 49ers joined the NFL in 1950, his name often appeared on All-Pro teams.

Statistics from the All-America Football Conference, a pro football league that existed from 1946 to 1949 until some of its teams were folded into the NFL, will count toward the NFL’s official records ...

7. Dante Lavelli (1946-1956) Lavelli was one of the great players in the history of the Browns, joining the team through a tryout during training camp ahead of their inaugural season.

Those AAFC titles combined with the Browns’ four NFL titles (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) give them eight championships recognized by NFL history. Also, Brown now has 47 regular season wins and nine ...