6 ▁NFL ▁draft ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁the ▁last ▁year ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁NFL ▁and ▁the ▁A FL ▁had ▁separate ▁draft s . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁many ▁players ▁selected ▁by ▁teams ▁from ▁both ▁le agues ▁would ▁choose ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁more ▁established ▁NFL , ▁or ▁in ▁a ▁r ar er ▁case , ▁the ▁A FL . ▁ ▁The ▁expansion ▁Atlanta ▁Fal cons ▁were ▁awarded ▁the ▁first ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁draft ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁final ▁pick ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁five ▁r ounds . ▁ ▁The ▁league ▁also ▁provided ▁the ▁Fal cons ▁with ▁an ▁expansion ▁draft ▁six ▁weeks ▁later , ▁selecting ▁players ▁from ▁NFL ▁ro sters . ▁ ▁Player ▁se lections ▁ ▁R oster ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁ ▁Sch edule ▁▁ ▁A ▁by e ▁week ▁was ▁necessary ▁in ▁, ▁as ▁the ▁league ▁expanded ▁to ▁an ▁odd - number ▁( 1 5 ) ▁of ▁teams ▁( At l anta ); ▁one ▁team ▁was ▁idle ▁each ▁week . ▁ ▁Stand ings ▁ ▁Play off ▁Bowl ▁ ▁Awards ▁and ▁hon ors ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁Se lections ▁Bob ▁Brown ▁selected ▁starting ▁T ack le . ▁F loyd ▁Peters ▁is ▁selected ▁as ▁Def ensive ▁T ack le ▁ ▁League ▁Le aders ▁Tim ▁Brow ns ▁leads ▁league ▁in ▁K ick off ▁Returns ▁for ▁T D s ▁with ▁ 2 . ▁Tim ▁Brow ns ▁finish es ▁ 3 ▁r d ▁in ▁K ick ▁return ▁Av g . ▁with ▁ 2 8 . 1 ▁Joe ▁Sc arp ati