Sonny#9;2148183 said:
You would if you won the games.
I can honestly say I would and I wouldn't.
Let me explain.
I take nothing away from the team's that won NFL Championships. It is a Championship and no one can take that away.
However, I do place a lot more relvance upon the Super Bowl because it combined the NFL (later NFC) Champion versus the AFL (later AFC) Champion and a tournament to crown a true Champion.
The AFL kicked off in 1960. From 1960 to 1965 that means there were two leagues and two Champions. The Super Bowl kicked off after the 1966 season to crown an undisputed champion. They then created a playoff format.
In the early years of the NFL (1920 to 1932) the Champion was simply announced. There was no game to crown a champion.
Then from 1933 to 1964 they simply took the two best teams in the 2 NFL divisions and they played for the Championship. There was no tournament to crown a Champion.
In 1965 the NFL created the first tournament style Championship because the Packers and the Colts finished in a dead tie. They called the game to determine the winner who would go on to face the Browns the Superbowl. Yep, clear back in 1965.
Then in 1966 began the true Super Bowl with the NFL Champion playing the AFL Champion and there was a true tournament to find the Champion.
It was expanded after the 1970 merger with the creation of more than 2 divisions per Conference. It has evolved into the tournament we have today.
So yes, I do recognize those teams as NFL Champions because History says they are and I love and appreciate History.
But, it simply is not as impressive to me as the Super Bowl Championship and I would say this even if my team had no Super Bowl wins.
Why not? Because at what point do you draw a line for the NFL Championship? Yes, the Packers have 12 Championships, but 3 of them were simply awarded to them as the best regular season record before 1932, and 6 of them were a win one game and be crowned the Champion. Their 3 Super Bowl wins are simply more impressive to me than the other 9 Championships.
I put more emphasis on the Super Bowl because it is a tournament, and it is what has evolved into the grandest Championship of them all; in any sport.
So yes, I can understand why you count 1937 and 1942. I would still put more emphasis on the 3 Super Bowl Trophies than I do the other 2.