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AFL/NFL Championship Game (Super Bowl I)

Kansas City Chiefs (12-2)		Green Bay Packers (13-2)

	Green Bay -35 Kansas City -10

Date:	January 15, 1967
Location:	L.A. Memorial Coliseum - Los Angeles, CA
Surface:	Outdoors on grass
Game Weather:	Sunny
Conditions:	Temp: 72 F
Attendance:	61,946
Kickoff Time:	1:05 P.M. Pacific
Commentary:	Ray Scott, Jack Whitaker, Frank Gifford (CBS) Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman (NBC)
Pre-Game Show:	University of Arizona & Grambling University with Al Hirt
National Anthem:	Universities of Arizona & Michigan Bands
Halftime Show:	Universities of Michigan & Arizona Bands
Winner Share:	$15,000
Loser Share:	$7,500
TV Rating:	22.6, 43 share (CBS) 18.5, 36 share (NBC)
Most Valuable Player:	Packers QB Bart Starr (16/23, 250 yds, 2 TDs, 1 INT)

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Game Summary

When the AFL and NFL agreed to merge into a single league in 1971 they also agreed to play a championship game between the leagues, starting after the 1966 season. The heavily favored NFC Green Bay Packers defeated the AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 in the first championship game. Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers (13-2) against Hank Stram's Chiefs (12-2-1), the game played before a non full house crowd of 61,946 fans in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

The 1966 Kansas City Chiefs went 11-2-1 beating Buffalo 31-7 on the road to win the AFL Championship. The franchise had won the AFL title as the Dallas Texans four years earlier. Coach Hank Stram had an offense with running backs Mike Garrett and Curtis McClinton, quarterback Len Dawson and wide receiver Otis Taylor. The defense had 33 interceptions in 1966.

The Green Bay Packers had won their fourth NFL championship in the previous six years, with a 34-27 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. That game ended dramatically with Tom Brown intercepting Don Meredith's last second pass in the end zone. Vince Lombardi coached a team having Bart Starr, receivers Boyd Dowler and Carroll Dale, with running backs Jim Taylor and Elijah Pitts. The defense was also outstanding, leading the Packers to a 12-2 record. Those two losses came by a combined four points.


NFL Championship	Green Bay (12-2) at Dallas (10-3-1)	34-27
AFL Championship	Kansas City (11-2) at Buffalo (9-4-1)	31-7

Super Bowl I Ring

Super Bowl I Ticket

The game turned in the second half on an interception by all-pro safety Willie Wood. The 50 yard return by Wood set up the first of three second half touchdowns by Green Bay. Max McGee caught seven passes off the arm of Bart Starr for 138 yards and two touchdowns. The most valuable player of the gane, Starr completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two touchdowns. Elijah Pitts ran for two other Green Bay scores. The Chiefs' 10 points came in the second quarter with a seven yard touchdown pass from Len Dawson to Curtis McClinton.

MVP Bart Starr

Team	1	2	3	4	Final

Kansas City	0	10	0	0	10
Green Bay	7	7	14	7	35

The full play by play summary is available here for 1967 AFL/NFL Championship Game (Super Bowl I)

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
GB: McGee 37 pass from Starr (Chandler kick), 8:56
Second Quarter
KC: McClinton 7 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick), 4:20 GB: Taylor 14 run (Chandler kick), 10:23 KC: FG Mercer 31, 14:06
Third Quarter
GB: Pitts 5 run (Chandler kick), 2:27 GB: McGee 13 pass from Starr (Chandler kick), 14:09
Fourth Quarter
GB: Pitts 1 run (Chandler kick), 8:25

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Team Statistics

KC	Team Statistics	GB
17	Total First Downs	21
4	Rushing	10
12	Passing	11
1	Penalty	0
239	Total Net Yardage	361
57	Total Offensive Plays	61
4.2	Average Gain per Offensive Play	5.9
19	Rushes	34
72	Yards Rushing	133
3.8	Average Yards	3.9
32	Passes Attempted	24
17	Passes Completed	16
1	Had Intercepted	1
6	Times Sacked	3
61	Yards Lost	22
167	Net Yards Passing	228
7	Punts	4
45.3	Average Distance	43.3
3	Punt Returns	4
19	Punt Return Yardage	23
6	Kickoff Returns	3
130	Kickoff Return Yardage	65
0	Interception Return Yardage	50
1	Fumbles	1
1	Own Recovered	1
0	Opponents' Recovered	0
4	Penalties	4
26	Yards Penalized	40
10	Points Scored	35
1	Touchdowns	5
0	Rushing	3
1	Passing	2
0	Returns	0
1	Extra Points	5
1	Field Goals	0
2	Field Goals Attempted	0
0	Safeties	0
3/13	Third-Down Efficiency	11/15
0/0	Fourth-Down Efficiency	0/0
28:35	Time of Possession	31:25

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Individual Statistics - Rushing

Kansas City	No.	Yds	Lg	Green Bay	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
Dawson	3	24	15	Taylor	17	56	14	1
Garrett	6	17	9	Pitts	11	45	12	2
McClinton	6	16	6	D. Anderson	4	30	13	0
Beathard	1	14	14	Grabowski	2	2	2	0
Coan	3	1	3

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Individual Statistics - Passing

Kansas City	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int		Green Bay	Att	Com	Yds	TD	Int
Dawson	27	16	211	1	1		Starr	23	16	250	2	1
Beathard	5	1	17	0	0		Bratkowski	1	0	0	0	0

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Individual Statistics - Receiving

Kansas City	No.	Yds	Lg	TD	Green Bay	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
Burford	4	67	27	0	McGee	7	138	37	2
Taylor	4	57	31	0	Dale	4	59	25	0
Garrett	3	28	17	0	Pitts	2	32	22	0
McClinton	2	34	27	1	Fleming	2	22	11	0
Arbanas	2	30	18	0	Taylor	1	-1	1	0
Carolan	1	7	7	0
Coan	1	5	5	0

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Individual Statistics - Punting

Kansas City	No.	Ave	Lg	Blk		Green Bay	No.	Ave	Lg	Blk
Wilson	7	45.3	61	0		Chandler	3	43.3	50	0
						D. Anderson	1	43.0	43	0

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Individual Statistics - Punt Returns

Kansas City	No.	FC	Yds	Lg	TD		Green Bay	No.	FC	Yds	Lg	TD
Garrett	2	0	17	9	0		D. Anderson	3	0	25	15	0
Em. Thomas	1	0	2	2	0		Wood	1	1	-2	2	0

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Individual Statistics - Kickoff Returns

Kansas City	No.	Yds	Lg	TD		Green Bay	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
Coan	4	87	31	0		Adderley	2	40	20	0
Garrett	2	43	23	0		D. Anderson	1	25	25	0

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Individual Statistics - Interceptions

Kansas City	No.	Yds	Lg	TD		Green Bay	No.	Yds	Lg	TD
Mitchell	1	0	0	0		Wood	1	50	50	0

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Starting Lineups

Kansas City Chiefs	Offense	Green Bay Packers

Frazier, Wayne	C	Curry, Bill
Budde, Ed	G	Kramer, Jerry
Merz, Curt	G	Thurston, Fuzzy
Hill, Dave H.	T	Gregg, Forrest
Tyrer, Jim	T	Skoronski, Bob
Arbanas, Fred	TE	Fleming, Marv
Burford, Chris	WR	Dale, Carroll
Taylor, Otis	WR	Dowler, Boyd
Garrett, Mike L.	RB	Pitts, Elijah
McClinton, Curtis	RB	Taylor, Jim
Dawson, Len	QB	Starr, Bart

Defense

Buchanan, Buck	DT	Jordan, Henry
Rice, Andy	DT	Kostelnik, Ron
Hurston, Chuck	DE	Aldridge, Lionel
Mays, Jerry A.	DE	Davis, Willie
Bell, Bobby	OLB	Caffey, Lee Roy
Holub, E.J.	OLB	Robinson, Dave
Headrick, Sherrill	MLB	Nitschke, Ray
Mitchell, Willie	CB	Adderley, Herb
Williamson, Fred	CB	Jeter, Bob
Robinson, Johnny	FS	Wood, Willie
Hunt, Bobby	SS	Brown, Thomas W.

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Substitutes

Kansas City	Green Bay

Abell, Harry	Anderson, Donny
Beathard, Pete	Anderson, Bill
Biodrowski, Dennis	Bowman, Ken
Brown, Aaron L.	Bratkowski, Zeke
Carolan, Reggie	Brown, Robert Ed
Coan, Bert	Chandler, Don
Corey, Walter	Crutcher, Tommy
DiMidio, Tony	Gillingham, Gale
Gilliam, Jon	Grabowski, Jim
Mercer, Mike	Hart, Doug
Pitts, Frank	Hathcock, David
Ply, Bobby	Long, Bob A.
Reynolds, Al	Mack, Red
Smith, Fletcher	McGee, Max
Stover, Smokey	Vandersea, Phil1ip
Thomas, Emmitt	Weatherwax, James
Thomas, Eugene	Wright, Stephen
Wilson, Jerrel

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Officials

Referee: Norm Schachter (56), Umpire: George Young (23), Line Judge: Al Sabato (10), Head Linesman: Bernie Ulman (6), Back Judge: Jack Reader (42), Field Judge: Mike Lesetski (16)