Minnesota Vikings defensive end Carl Eller 81 bears down on Chiefs quarterback Len Dawson 16 in the Super Bowl
CHAMPION CHIEFS The 1969 Kansas City Chiefs were the last champions of the American Football League AFL Their league would merge with the National Football League NFL in 1970 But first the two league champions faced off one more time in the Super Bowl The Chiefs were facing the NFL champion Minnesota Vikings in the fourth Super Bowl Even though the AFL's New York Jets had won Super Bowl III most fans and media thought that was a fluke The NFL was still considered a much better league
FAST FACT Five Hall of Famers played on Kansas City's defense cornerback Emmitt Thomas defensive tackles Curley Culp and Buck Buchanan and linebackers Bobby Bell and Willie Lanier cornerosas City's des played The Chiefs did not buy into that thinking They believed they were a good match for the Vikings Their defense was loaded and it put the clamps on Minnesota The Chiefs forced five Minnesota turnovers and shut down the Vikings running game The Kansas City offense did just enough to take a 16 0 lead at halftime Buck Buchanan left and Curley Culp put the wraps on Vikings running back Dave Osborn in the Super Bowl
