The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV. This was the last NFL playoff tournament before the AFL–NFL merger and the last awarding of the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy to the NFL champion, which was introduced in 1934. == Tournament bracket == The four-team postseason format was introduced for the 1967 season, when the NFL expanded to 16 teams and realigned into four divisions with four teams each.
The NFL playoffs following the 1969 NFL season determined the league's representative in Super Bowl IV. This was the last NFL playoff tournament before the AFL–NFL merger and the last awarding of the Ed Thorp Memorial Trophy to the NFL champion, which was introduced in 1934. == Tournament bracket == The four-team postseason format was introduced for the 1967 season, when the NFL expanded to 16 teams and realigned into four divisions with four teams each.
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