My NFL Forums | NFL Forums & Blogs

Dallas Cowboys will play twice in legacy-themed games

The Dallas Cowboys will participate in two games as part of the 16 American Football League Legacy Games that will be played during the 2009 season, the NFL announced Tuesday.

This season marks the 50th season for the eight original American Football League teams. As part of the celebration, the eight original AFL teams will wear historic uniforms during Legacy Games.

Eleven Legacy Games will be match-ups between the eight original AFL teams. The other five Legacy Games include the Cowboys playing the “Dallas Texans” -- now known as the Kansas City Chiefs -- in Kansas City on Oct. 11 at noon and the Oakland Raiders visiting the Cowboys in the Raiders’ first Thanksgiving game since 1970 on Nov. 26 at 3:15 p.m.

Three other Legacy Games will involve the Miami Dolphins, who joined the AFL in 1966.

To kick off the slate of Legacy Games, the Buffalo Bills will take on the Tennessee Titans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio on Sunday, August 9. The game will be televised nationally by NBC at 7 p.m.

The AFL, which merged with the NFL in 1970, played its first season in 1960 with eight teams.

The original eight AFL teams were the Buffalo Bills, Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs (played as the Dallas Texans), New England Patriots (played as the Boston Patriots), New York Jets (played as the Titans of New York), Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers and Tennessee Titans (played as the Houston Oilers).

The Miami Dolphins became the ninth AFL franchise and played its first game in 1966. The Cincinnati Bengals were the 10th AFL team and began play in 1968.

By CLARENCE E. HILL JR.