Editing All-America Football Conference (section)

===Realignment===
Commissioner Ingram stepped down, and another admiral, [[Oliver O. Kessing]], was named Commissioner.

As the war entered its fourth season, financial problems forced reorganization in both leagues. The Dodgers, the AAFC's least-drawing team, merged with the Yankees as the Rockets (renamed the Hornets) and Colts continued their streaks of annual ownership changes.

In the NFL, the champion [[Philadelphia Eagles]] lost money and were sold. Plagued by league-low attendance, the [[Boston Yanks]] moved to New York in a curious move. Yanks owner [[Ted Collins (manager)|Ted Collins]] had long desired a franchise in Yankee Stadium (thus his team's name), and expected the AAFC and its Yankees to be gone in 1949. Instead, with Yankee Stadium and the Yanks name unavailable, Collins' renamed Bulldogs had to share the Polo Grounds with the Giants on unfavorable terms and compete with two superior rivals.<ref name="Show126">Piascik, pg. 126</ref>

With the AAFC now down to seven teams, it realigned into one division, reduced its schedule to 12 games (still a double round-robin), and changed its postseason to a [[Shaughnessy playoff system|Shaughnessy playoff]]. In 1948, the 12–2 49ers had stayed home while the 7–7 Bills played for the title. This would not reoccur, as now the top four teams would qualify for the playoffs. Also, for the first time in pro football, playoff [[home-field advantage]] would be based on win–loss record rather than rotating between divisions.

The lineup of the rival leagues was now:

'''NFL'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Eastern Division
! Western Division
|-
| [[New York Bulldogs]] ([[Polo Grounds]])
| [[Chicago Bears]] ([[Wrigley Field]])
|-
| [[New York Giants]] ([[Polo Grounds]])
| [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]] ([[Comiskey Park]])
|-
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] ([[Shibe Park]])
| [[Detroit Lions]] ([[Briggs Stadium]])
|-
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] ([[Forbes Field]])
| [[Green Bay Packers]] ([[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]])
|-
| [[Washington Redskins]] ([[Griffith Stadium]])
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] ([[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Coliseum]])
|}
[[Image:47-49AAFC-USA-states.PNG|420px|right|1947–1949 season teams]]

'''AAFC'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Division
|-
| [[Baltimore Colts (1947–50)|Baltimore Colts]] ([[Municipal Stadium (Baltimore)|Municipal Stadium]])
|-
| [[Brooklyn/New York Yankees (1949)|Brooklyn–New York Yankees]] ([[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]])
|-
| [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|Buffalo Bills]] ([[War Memorial Stadium (Buffalo)|Civic Stadium]])
|-
| [[Chicago Hornets]] ([[Soldier Field]])
|-
| [[Cleveland Browns]] ([[Cleveland Stadium|Municipal Stadium]])
|-
| [[Los Angeles Dons]] ([[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum|Los Angeles Coliseum]])
|-
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] ([[Kezar Stadium]])
|}