Super Bowl II
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The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game
in professional American football
, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl
in Miami, Florida
.
Aided by kicker Don Chandler
's 4 field goals and defensive back Herb Adderly's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown, the National Football League
(NFL) champion Green Bay Packers
(9–4–1) defeated the American Football League
(AFL) champion Oakland Raiders
(13–1), 33–14.
Green Bay quarterback
Bart Starr
was named the Super Bowl MVP
for the second time for his 13 of 24 passing for 202 yards and one touchdown.
rs Paul Hornung
and Jim Taylor, had left the team. Their replacements, Elijah Pitts
and Jim Grabowski
, were both injured early in the season, forcing Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi
to use veteran reserve running back Donny Anderson
and rookie Travis Williams
. Fullbacks Chuck Mercein
and Ben Wilson
, who were signed as free agents after being discarded by many other teams, were also used to help compensate for the loss of Hornung and Taylor. Meanwhile the team's 33-year old veteran quarterback Bart Starr
had missed 4 games during the season with injuries, and finished the season with nearly twice as many interceptions (17) as touchdown passes (9).
The team's deep threat was provided by veteran receivers Carroll Dale
, who recorded 35 receptions for 738 yards (a 21.1 average), and 5 touchdowns; and Pro Bowl
er Boyd Dowler
, who had 54 catches for 846 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Packers still had the superb blocking of linemen Jerry Kramer
, Fred Thurston
and Forrest Gregg
. On special teams, Williams returned 18 kickoffs for 749 yards and an NFL record 4 touchdowns, giving him a whopping 41.1 yards per return average. But overall the team ranked just 9th out of 16 NFL teams in scoring with 332 points.
The Packers defense, however, allowed only 209 points, the 3rd best in the NFL. Even this figure was misleading, since Green Bay had yielded only 131 points in the first 11 games (when they clinched their division), the lowest total in professional football. Three members of Green Bay's secondary, the strongest aspect of their defense, were named to the Pro Bowl: defensive backs Willie Wood, Herb Adderley
, and Bob Jeter
. The Packers also had a superb defensive line led by Henry Jordan
and Willie Davis. Behind them, the Packers linebacking core was led by Ray Nitschke
.
The Packers won the NFL's Central Division with a 9–4–1 regular season record, clinching the division in the 11th week of the season. During the last three weeks, the Packers gave up an uncharacteristic total of 78 points, after having yielded only about a dozen points per game in their first 11 contests. In the playoffs, Green Bay returned to its dominant form, blowing away their first playoff opponent, the Los Angeles Rams, in the Western Conference Championship Game, 28–7. Green Bay would then come from behind to defeat the Dallas Cowboys
in the NFL championship game for the second year in a row, in one of the most famous games in NFL lore: The Ice Bowl
.
, had stormed to the top of the AFL with a 13–1 regular season record (their only defeat was an October 7th loss to the New York Jets
, 27–14), and went on to crush the Houston Oilers, 40–7, in the AFL Championship game. They had led all AFL and NFL teams in scoring with 468 points. And starting quarterback Daryle Lamonica
had thrown for 3,228 yards and 30 touchdown passes, the most by any NFL or AFL quarterback in the season.
The offensive line was anchored by center Jim Otto
and guard Gene Upshaw
, along with Pro Bowlers Harry Schuh
and Wayne Hawkins
. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff
led the team with 40 receptions for 876 yards, an average of 21.3 yards per catch. On the other side of the field, tight end Billy Cannon
recorded 32 passes for 629 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns. In the backfield, the Raiders had 3 running backs, Clem Daniels
, Hewritt Dixon
, and Pete Banaszak
, who carried the ball equally and combined for 1,510 yards and 10 touchdowns. On special teams, defensive back Rodger Bird
led the AFL with 612 punt return yards and added another 148 yards returning kickoffs.
The main strength of the Raiders was their defense, nicknamed "The 11 Angry Men". The defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowlers Tom Keating
and Ben Davidson
. Davidson was an extremely effective pass rusher who had demonstrated his aggressiveness in a regular season game against the New York Jets
by breaking the jaw of Jets quarterback Joe Namath
while sacking him. Behind them, Pro Bowl linebacker Dan Conners
excelled at blitzing and pass coverage, recording 3 interceptions. The Raiders also had 2 Pro Bowlers defensive backs: Willie Brown
, who led the team with 7 interceptions, and Kent McCloughan
, who had 2 interceptions. Safety Warren Powers
recorded 6 interceptions, returning them for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Thus, most of the drama and discussions surrounding the game was not about which team would win, but on the rumors that Lombardi might retire from coaching after the game. The game would also prove to be the final one for Packers wide receiver
Max McGee
, one of the heroes of Super Bowl I
, and place kicker Don Chandler
.
by CBS
, with Ray Scott
handling the play-by-play duties and color commentator
s Pat Summerall
and Jack Kemp
in the broadcast booth. Kemp was the first Super Bowl commentator who was still an active player (with Buffalo
of the AFL
) at the time of the broadcast. The status of this game's broadcast is currently unknown.
It was the first time a Super Bowl was televised live on only one network, which has been the case for all following Super Bowl games. While the Orange Bowl was sold out for the game, unconditional blackout
rules in both leagues prevented the live telecast from being shown in the Miami area.
The pregame ceremonies featured two giant figures, one dressed as a Packers player and the other dressed as a Raiders player. They appeared on opposite ends of the field and then faced each other near the 50-yard line.
The Grambling State University
Band performed both the national anthem and during the halftime show.
shot through a gap and literally upended fullback Hewitt Dixon in what was one of Nitschke's signature plays of his entire career. The hit was so vicious, it prompted Jerry Green, a Detroit News columnist sitting in the press box with fellow journalists, to say in a deadpan, that the game was over. The Packers opened up the scoring with Don Chandler's 39-yard field goal after marching 34 yards on their first drive of the game. Meanwhile, the Raiders were forced to punt on their first two possessions.
The Packers then started their second possession at their own 3-yard line, and in the opening minutes of the second quarter, they drove 84 yards to the Raiders 13-yard line. However, they once again had to settle for a Chandler field goal to take a 6–0 lead. Later in the period, the Packers had the ball on their own 38-yard line and they made a big play with a play action pass
. Starr faked a handoff in the backfield and then threw a pass to receiver Boyd Dowler
. The Raiders defensive backs were fooled by the fake handoff, allowing Dowler to slip by the man covering him, catch the pass, and outrun the defense to score on a 62-yard touchdown completion, increasing the lead to 13–0.
After being completely dominated until this point, the Raiders offense finally struck back their next possession, advancing 79 yards in 9 plays, and scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Daryle Lamonica
to receiver Bill Miller. The score seemed to fire up the Raiders' defense, and they forced the Packers to punt on their next drive. Raiders returner Rodger Bird
gave them great field position with a 12-yard return to Green Bay's 40-yard line, but Oakland could only gain 1 yard with their next 3 plays and came up empty when George Blanda
's 47-yard field goal attempt fell short of the goal posts. Oakland's defense again forced Green Bay to punt after 3 plays on the ensuing drive, but this time after calling for a fair catch, Bird fumbled punter Donny Anderson
's twisting, left footed kick, and Green Bay recovered the ball. After 2 incomplete passes, Starr threw a 12-yard completion to Anderson (who also played running back in addition to being the punter) to set up Chandler's third field goal as the half expired, giving the Packers a 16–7 lead.
At halftime, Packers guard Jerry Kramer
said to his teammates (referring to Lombardi), "Let's play the last 30 minutes for the old man."
Any chance the Raiders might have had to make a comeback seemed to completely vanish in the second half. The Packers had the ball three times in the third quarter, and held it for all but two and a half minutes. On the Packers first drive of the second half, Starr completed a 35-yard pass to receiver Max McGee
(McGee's only reception of the game, and the final one of his career), eventually setting up Anderson's 2-yard touchdown run, making the score 23–7. The Packers increased their lead to 26–7 on their next drive after Chandler kicked his fourth field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, Starr was knocked out of the game when he jammed the thumb on his throwing hand when sacked by Davidson. (Starr was replaced by Zeke Bratkowski
, who would be sacked on his only pass attempt.) But later in the period, the Packers put the game completely out of reach after defensive back Herb Adderley
intercepted a pass from Lamonica and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown, making the score 33–7. Oakland did manage to score on their next drive after the turnover with a second 23-yard touchdown pass from Lamonica to Miller, set up by Pete Banaszak
's 41-yard reception on the previous play. But all the Raiders' second touchdown did was make the final score look remotely more respectable, 33–14.
At the end of the game, coach Lombardi was carried off the field by his victorious Packers in one of the more memorable images of early Super Bowl history. It would in fact be Lombardi's last game as Packer coach and his ninth consecutive playoff victory.
Oakland's Bill Miller was the top receiver of the game with 5 receptions for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns. Green Bay fullback Ben Wilson
was the leading rusher of the game with 62 yards despite missing part of the second half while looking for a lost contact lens on the sidelines. Don Chandler
ended his Packer career in style with 4 field goals. Lamonica finished the game with 15 out of 34 pass completions for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. The Packers had no turnovers, and only one penalty.
Note: A seven-official system was not used until 1978
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
in professional American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl
Miami Orange Bowl
The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team...
in Miami, Florida
Florida
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.
Aided by kicker Don Chandler
Don Chandler
Donald Gene "Don" Chandler was an American college and professional football player who was a punter and placekicker in the National Football League for twelve seasons in the 1950s and 1960s...
's 4 field goals and defensive back Herb Adderly's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown, the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
(NFL) champion Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...
(9–4–1) defeated the American Football League
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
(AFL) champion Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
(13–1), 33–14.
Green Bay quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
Bart Starr
Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and head coach from 1975 to 1983, compiling a record of 52–76–3 ....
was named the Super Bowl MVP
Super Bowl MVP
The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is an award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 American football writers and...
for the second time for his 13 of 24 passing for 202 yards and one touchdown.
Green Bay Packers
The Packers advanced to their second straight AFL-NFL World Championship Game, but had a much more difficult time than in the previous season. Both of their starting running backs from the previous year, future Pro Football Hall of FamePro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...
rs Paul Hornung
Paul Hornung
Paul Vernon Hornung is a retired Hall of Fame professional football player who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1957-66...
and Jim Taylor, had left the team. Their replacements, Elijah Pitts
Elijah Pitts
Elijah Eugene Pitts was an American football halfback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers, the Los Angeles Rams, and the New Orleans Saints. He played college football at Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.Pitts scored two touchdowns in the original Super Bowl...
and Jim Grabowski
Jim Grabowski
James S.Grabowski is a former American football player and broadcaster. Grabowski played collegiately at the University of Illinois and professionally for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, and served as an analyst on University of Illinois football radio broadcasts for nearly 30 years,...
, were both injured early in the season, forcing Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi
Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and...
to use veteran reserve running back Donny Anderson
Donny Anderson
Garry Don "Donny" Anderson is a former professional American football player who played nine years in the National Football League...
and rookie Travis Williams
Travis Williams (running back)
Travis Williams was an American football player for the Green Bay Packers. Williams, drafted at the insistence of Packers' coach Vince Lombardi, returned four kickoffs for touchdowns in his rookie season in 1967, setting an NFL record. Among the returns were two in one game against the Cleveland...
. Fullbacks Chuck Mercein
Chuck Mercein
Charles Schley Mercein is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League for six seasons for the New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins and New York Jets...
and Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson (American football)
Benjamin Ivery Wilson is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League.-Pro career:...
, who were signed as free agents after being discarded by many other teams, were also used to help compensate for the loss of Hornung and Taylor. Meanwhile the team's 33-year old veteran quarterback Bart Starr
Bart Starr
Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and head coach from 1975 to 1983, compiling a record of 52–76–3 ....
had missed 4 games during the season with injuries, and finished the season with nearly twice as many interceptions (17) as touchdown passes (9).
The team's deep threat was provided by veteran receivers Carroll Dale
Carroll Dale
Carroll Wayne Dale is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Virginia Tech from 1956–59. Dale was named second-team All American in 1958 and 1959....
, who recorded 35 receptions for 738 yards (a 21.1 average), and 5 touchdowns; and Pro Bowl
Pro Bowl
In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League . Since the merger with the rival American Football League in 1970, it has been officially called the AFC–NFC Pro Bowl, matching the top players in the American Football Conference against those...
er Boyd Dowler
Boyd Dowler
Boyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971...
, who had 54 catches for 846 yards and 4 touchdowns. The Packers still had the superb blocking of linemen Jerry Kramer
Jerry Kramer
Gerald Louis "Jerry" Kramer is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive lineman...
, Fred Thurston
Fred Thurston
Frederick Charles "Fuzzy" Thurston is a former American football guard in the National Football League who played for the Baltimore Colts and Green Bay Packers...
and Forrest Gregg
Forrest Gregg
Alvis Forrest Gregg is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in...
. On special teams, Williams returned 18 kickoffs for 749 yards and an NFL record 4 touchdowns, giving him a whopping 41.1 yards per return average. But overall the team ranked just 9th out of 16 NFL teams in scoring with 332 points.
The Packers defense, however, allowed only 209 points, the 3rd best in the NFL. Even this figure was misleading, since Green Bay had yielded only 131 points in the first 11 games (when they clinched their division), the lowest total in professional football. Three members of Green Bay's secondary, the strongest aspect of their defense, were named to the Pro Bowl: defensive backs Willie Wood, Herb Adderley
Herb Adderley
Herbert Allen Adderley is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League....
, and Bob Jeter
Bob Jeter
Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. was a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. He was raised in Weirton, WV where he attended Weir High School...
. The Packers also had a superb defensive line led by Henry Jordan
Henry Jordan
Henry Wendell Jordan was an American football defensive tackle who played for two teams, the Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns, during his thirteen-year National Football League career. He played in the NFL from 1957 to 1969.Jordan attended Warwick High School in Newport News, Virginia...
and Willie Davis. Behind them, the Packers linebacking core was led by Ray Nitschke
Ray Nitschke
Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke was a professional football player who played his entire career as a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72....
.
The Packers won the NFL's Central Division with a 9–4–1 regular season record, clinching the division in the 11th week of the season. During the last three weeks, the Packers gave up an uncharacteristic total of 78 points, after having yielded only about a dozen points per game in their first 11 contests. In the playoffs, Green Bay returned to its dominant form, blowing away their first playoff opponent, the Los Angeles Rams, in the Western Conference Championship Game, 28–7. Green Bay would then come from behind to defeat the Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...
in the NFL championship game for the second year in a row, in one of the most famous games in NFL lore: The Ice Bowl
NFL Championship Game, 1967
The 1967 National Football League Championship Game between the Western Conference champion Green Bay Packers and the Eastern Conference champion Dallas Cowboys was the 35th championship game in NFL history. The game was held at Lambeau Field on December 31, 1967. The winner of the game was...
.
Oakland Raiders
The Raiders, led by head coach John RauchJohn Rauch
John "Johnny" Rauch was an American football player and coach. He was head coach of the Oakland Raiders in the team's loss to the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl II in 1968.-Early life:...
, had stormed to the top of the AFL with a 13–1 regular season record (their only defeat was an October 7th loss to the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
, 27–14), and went on to crush the Houston Oilers, 40–7, in the AFL Championship game. They had led all AFL and NFL teams in scoring with 468 points. And starting quarterback Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Pat Lamonica is a former American collegiate and professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL....
had thrown for 3,228 yards and 30 touchdown passes, the most by any NFL or AFL quarterback in the season.
The offensive line was anchored by center Jim Otto
Jim Otto
James Edwin Otto is a former Professional Football center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League.-Wausau High School and University of Miami:...
and guard Gene Upshaw
Gene Upshaw
Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. was an American football player for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League and later the NFL, later the executive director of the National Football League Players' Association...
, along with Pro Bowlers Harry Schuh
Harry Schuh
Harry Schuh is a former American college and professional football player who retired as a player after the 1974 season. He was an All-American tackle at the University of Memphis in 1963 and 1964...
and Wayne Hawkins
Wayne Hawkins
Wayne Hawkins was an American college and Professional Football player from the University of the Pacific. Drafted as an offensive guard in the American Football League's first draft by the Denver Broncos in their "First Selection round", he joined the Oakland Raiders through the allocation draft...
. Wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff
Fred Biletnikoff
Frederick S. "Fred" Biletnikoff is a former American football wide receiver and coach. He spent the majority of his professional playing and coaching days with the Oakland Raiders...
led the team with 40 receptions for 876 yards, an average of 21.3 yards per catch. On the other side of the field, tight end Billy Cannon
Billy Cannon
William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved...
recorded 32 passes for 629 yards and scoring 10 touchdowns. In the backfield, the Raiders had 3 running backs, Clem Daniels
Clem Daniels
Clemon C. Daniels Jr. is an American former Professional Football star in the American Football League who also played in the NFL.-College career:...
, Hewritt Dixon
Hewritt Dixon
Hewritt Dixon was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the American Football League's Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders, and one season for the Raiders in the National Football League. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966, 1967, and 1968, and an AFC-NFC...
, and Pete Banaszak
Pete Banaszak
Pete Banaszak is a former player of college and professional American football. A running back, he played college football at the University of Miami, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders through...
, who carried the ball equally and combined for 1,510 yards and 10 touchdowns. On special teams, defensive back Rodger Bird
Rodger Bird
Rodger Bird is a former professional American football player for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders. He was a defensive back.He played college football at Kentucky.-See also:...
led the AFL with 612 punt return yards and added another 148 yards returning kickoffs.
The main strength of the Raiders was their defense, nicknamed "The 11 Angry Men". The defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowlers Tom Keating
Tom Keating (American football)
For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating.For the priest and author of the same name see Thomas Keating.Thomas Arthur Keating is a retired American collegiate and Professional Football player...
and Ben Davidson
Ben Davidson
Benjamin Earl Davidson is a former collegiate and professional American football player between 1961 and 1972, most notably in the American Football League with the Oakland Raiders from 1964 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders from 1970 through 1972. He had also played in the NFL for the league...
. Davidson was an extremely effective pass rusher who had demonstrated his aggressiveness in a regular season game against the New York Jets
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
by breaking the jaw of Jets quarterback Joe Namath
Joe Namath
Joseph William "Joe" Namath , nicknamed "Broadway Joe" or "Joe Willie", is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 1962–1964, and professional football in the...
while sacking him. Behind them, Pro Bowl linebacker Dan Conners
Dan Conners
Dan Conners is a graduate of St. Marys Area High School and a former American college and professional football player who played linebacker for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1964 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders from 1970 through 1974...
excelled at blitzing and pass coverage, recording 3 interceptions. The Raiders also had 2 Pro Bowlers defensive backs: Willie Brown
Willie Brown (football player)
William Ferdie Brown is a former American Football cornerback. He is currently on the coaching staff of the Oakland Raiders.-Playing career:...
, who led the team with 7 interceptions, and Kent McCloughan
Kent McCloughan
Kent Auburn McCloughan is a former football defensive back. He played cornerback for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969, and for the National Football League's Raiders in 1970, but his career ended early because of a devastating knee injury...
, who had 2 interceptions. Safety Warren Powers
Warren Powers
Warren Anthony Powers is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Missouri Tigers football program from 1978 to 1984. Prior to coming to Missouri, Powers was an assistant coach under both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne at Nebraska...
recorded 6 interceptions, returning them for 154 yards and 2 touchdowns.
Super Bowl pregame news and notes
Despite Oakland's accomplishments, and the fact that most experts agreed that this was the weakest of the all the Packer NFL championship teams, the Packers were 14-point favorites to win the Super Bowl. Like the previous year, most fans and sports writers believed that the top NFL teams were superior to the top AFL teams.Thus, most of the drama and discussions surrounding the game was not about which team would win, but on the rumors that Lombardi might retire from coaching after the game. The game would also prove to be the final one for Packers wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
Max McGee
Max McGee
William Max McGee was a professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954-67. He served as the team's punter during a few years of his career. McGee may be best known for his performance during the first Super Bowl game. Prior to his NFL career, he played college...
, one of the heroes of Super Bowl I
Super Bowl I
The First AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later known as Super Bowl I and referred to in some contemporary reports as the Supergame, was played on January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California.The National Football League ...
, and place kicker Don Chandler
Don Chandler
Donald Gene "Don" Chandler was an American college and professional football player who was a punter and placekicker in the National Football League for twelve seasons in the 1950s and 1960s...
.
Television and entertainment
The game was televised in the United StatesUnited States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by CBS
NFL on CBS
The NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's American Football Conference games, produced by CBS Sports.-Market coverage and television policies:...
, with Ray Scott
Ray Scott (sportscaster)
Ray Scott , was an American sportscaster, best known for his broadcasts for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. His brother Hal Scott was also a sportscaster.-Early life and career:Scott began his broadcasting career on local radio in the late 1930s...
handling the play-by-play duties and color commentator
Color commentator
A color commentator is a sports commentator who assists the play-by-play announcer, often by filling in any time when play is not in progress. The color analyst and main commentator will often exchange comments freely throughout the broadcast, when the play-by-play announcer is not describing the...
s Pat Summerall
Pat Summerall
George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox.-High school:...
and Jack Kemp
Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 1989 to 1993, having previously served nine terms as a congressman for Western New York's 31st...
in the broadcast booth. Kemp was the first Super Bowl commentator who was still an active player (with Buffalo
Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
of the AFL
American Football League
The American Football League was a major American Professional Football league that operated from 1960 until 1969, when the established National Football League merged with it. The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence...
) at the time of the broadcast. The status of this game's broadcast is currently unknown.
It was the first time a Super Bowl was televised live on only one network, which has been the case for all following Super Bowl games. While the Orange Bowl was sold out for the game, unconditional blackout
Blackout (broadcasting)
Blackout usually relates to the broadcasting of sports events, television programming, that is prohibited in a certain media market.The purpose is theoretically to generate more revenue by obliging certain actions from fans, either by making them buy tickets or watch other games on TV...
rules in both leagues prevented the live telecast from being shown in the Miami area.
The pregame ceremonies featured two giant figures, one dressed as a Packers player and the other dressed as a Raiders player. They appeared on opposite ends of the field and then faced each other near the 50-yard line.
The Grambling State University
Grambling State University
Grambling State University is a historically black , public, coeducational university, located in Grambling, Louisiana. The university is the home of legendary football coach Eddie Robinson and is on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail.-Academics:Grambling State University provides over...
Band performed both the national anthem and during the halftime show.
Game summary
On Oakland's first offensive play, a sweep, Ray NitschkeRay Nitschke
Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke was a professional football player who played his entire career as a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72....
shot through a gap and literally upended fullback Hewitt Dixon in what was one of Nitschke's signature plays of his entire career. The hit was so vicious, it prompted Jerry Green, a Detroit News columnist sitting in the press box with fellow journalists, to say in a deadpan, that the game was over. The Packers opened up the scoring with Don Chandler's 39-yard field goal after marching 34 yards on their first drive of the game. Meanwhile, the Raiders were forced to punt on their first two possessions.
The Packers then started their second possession at their own 3-yard line, and in the opening minutes of the second quarter, they drove 84 yards to the Raiders 13-yard line. However, they once again had to settle for a Chandler field goal to take a 6–0 lead. Later in the period, the Packers had the ball on their own 38-yard line and they made a big play with a play action pass
Play action pass
A play-action pass is a type of American football play. The play action, or "PA" for short, appears to be a running play, but is actually a pass play; in this way, it can be considered the opposite of a draw play. Play-action passes are often used against defenses that are presently focused on...
. Starr faked a handoff in the backfield and then threw a pass to receiver Boyd Dowler
Boyd Dowler
Boyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971...
. The Raiders defensive backs were fooled by the fake handoff, allowing Dowler to slip by the man covering him, catch the pass, and outrun the defense to score on a 62-yard touchdown completion, increasing the lead to 13–0.
After being completely dominated until this point, the Raiders offense finally struck back their next possession, advancing 79 yards in 9 plays, and scoring on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Lamonica
Daryle Pat Lamonica is a former American collegiate and professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL....
to receiver Bill Miller. The score seemed to fire up the Raiders' defense, and they forced the Packers to punt on their next drive. Raiders returner Rodger Bird
Rodger Bird
Rodger Bird is a former professional American football player for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders. He was a defensive back.He played college football at Kentucky.-See also:...
gave them great field position with a 12-yard return to Green Bay's 40-yard line, but Oakland could only gain 1 yard with their next 3 plays and came up empty when George Blanda
George Blanda
George Frederick Blanda was a collegiate and professional football quarterback and placekicker...
's 47-yard field goal attempt fell short of the goal posts. Oakland's defense again forced Green Bay to punt after 3 plays on the ensuing drive, but this time after calling for a fair catch, Bird fumbled punter Donny Anderson
Donny Anderson
Garry Don "Donny" Anderson is a former professional American football player who played nine years in the National Football League...
's twisting, left footed kick, and Green Bay recovered the ball. After 2 incomplete passes, Starr threw a 12-yard completion to Anderson (who also played running back in addition to being the punter) to set up Chandler's third field goal as the half expired, giving the Packers a 16–7 lead.
At halftime, Packers guard Jerry Kramer
Jerry Kramer
Gerald Louis "Jerry" Kramer is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive lineman...
said to his teammates (referring to Lombardi), "Let's play the last 30 minutes for the old man."
Any chance the Raiders might have had to make a comeback seemed to completely vanish in the second half. The Packers had the ball three times in the third quarter, and held it for all but two and a half minutes. On the Packers first drive of the second half, Starr completed a 35-yard pass to receiver Max McGee
Max McGee
William Max McGee was a professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers from 1954-67. He served as the team's punter during a few years of his career. McGee may be best known for his performance during the first Super Bowl game. Prior to his NFL career, he played college...
(McGee's only reception of the game, and the final one of his career), eventually setting up Anderson's 2-yard touchdown run, making the score 23–7. The Packers increased their lead to 26–7 on their next drive after Chandler kicked his fourth field goal. Early in the fourth quarter, Starr was knocked out of the game when he jammed the thumb on his throwing hand when sacked by Davidson. (Starr was replaced by Zeke Bratkowski
Zeke Bratkowski
Edmund Raymond "Zeke" Bratkowski is a former All-American quarterback at the University of Georgia from 1952 to 1953. He also had a fourteen year career in the NFL with the Chicago Bears, L.A. Rams and Green Bay Packers, followed by a 26-year coaching career...
, who would be sacked on his only pass attempt.) But later in the period, the Packers put the game completely out of reach after defensive back Herb Adderley
Herb Adderley
Herbert Allen Adderley is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League....
intercepted a pass from Lamonica and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown, making the score 33–7. Oakland did manage to score on their next drive after the turnover with a second 23-yard touchdown pass from Lamonica to Miller, set up by Pete Banaszak
Pete Banaszak
Pete Banaszak is a former player of college and professional American football. A running back, he played college football at the University of Miami, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders through...
's 41-yard reception on the previous play. But all the Raiders' second touchdown did was make the final score look remotely more respectable, 33–14.
At the end of the game, coach Lombardi was carried off the field by his victorious Packers in one of the more memorable images of early Super Bowl history. It would in fact be Lombardi's last game as Packer coach and his ninth consecutive playoff victory.
Oakland's Bill Miller was the top receiver of the game with 5 receptions for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns. Green Bay fullback Ben Wilson
Ben Wilson (American football)
Benjamin Ivery Wilson is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League.-Pro career:...
was the leading rusher of the game with 62 yards despite missing part of the second half while looking for a lost contact lens on the sidelines. Don Chandler
Don Chandler
Donald Gene "Don" Chandler was an American college and professional football player who was a punter and placekicker in the National Football League for twelve seasons in the 1950s and 1960s...
ended his Packer career in style with 4 field goals. Lamonica finished the game with 15 out of 34 pass completions for 208 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception. The Packers had no turnovers, and only one penalty.
Box score
| Quarter | Time | Team | Drive | Scoring Information | Score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | Plays | Time | GB | OAK | ||||
| 1 | 9:53 | GB | 34 | 9 | 3:51 | FG: Don Chandler 39 yards | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | 11:52 | GB | 84 | 16 | 8:40 | FG: Don Chandler 20 yards | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | 10:50 | GB | 62 | 1 | :11 | TD: Boyd Dowler 62 yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | 6:15 | OAK | 78 | 9 | 4:35 | TD: Bill Miller 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | :01 | GB | 9 | 3 | :22 | FG: Don Chandler 43 yards | 16 | 7 |
| 3 | 5:54 | GB | 82 | 11 | 4:41 | TD: Donny Anderson 2 yard run (Don Chandler kick) | 23 | 7 |
| 3 | :02 | GB | 37 | 8 | 4:47 | FG: Don Chandler 31 yards | 26 | 7 |
| 4 | 11:03 | GB | N/A | TD: Herb Adderley 60 yard interception return (Don Chandler kick) | 33 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 9:13 | OAK | 74 | 4 | 1:50 | TD: Bill Miller 23 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) | 33 | 14 |
Final statistics
Source:The NFL's Official Encyclopedic History of Professional Football, (1973), p. 139, Macmillan Publishing Co. New York, NY, LCCN 73-3862Statistical comparison
| Green Bay Packers | Oakland Raiders | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 19 | 16 |
| First downs rushing | 11 | 5 |
| First downs passing | 7 | 10 |
| First downs penalty | 1 | 1 |
| Net yards rushing | 160 | 107 |
| Passes attempted | 24 | 34 |
| Passes completed | 13 | 15 |
| Interceptions-yards | 1-60 | 0-0 |
| Net yards passing | 162 | 186 |
| Total yards | 322 | 293 |
| Punts-average | 6-39.0 | 6-44.0 |
| Yards per rush | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-12 | 1-31 |
Starting lineups
Source:| Green Bay | Position | Oakland |
|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | ||
| Boyd Dowler Boyd Dowler Boyd Hamilton Dowler is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played twelve seasons for the Green Bay Packers and Washington Redskins from 1959 to 1971... |
SE | Bill Miller |
| Bob Skoronski Bob Skoronski Robert Skoronski was a tackle in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. Skoronski attended Indiana University and went to high school in his home state of Connecticut at Fairfield College Preparatory School.... |
LT | Bob Svihus Bob Svihus Robert Craig Svihus is a former American football offensive tackle who played professionally in the American Football League and the National Football League .-High school career:... |
| Gale Gillingham Gale Gillingham Gale Herbert Gillingham , was an American guard who spent his entire ten-year professional football career in the National Football League with the Green Bay Packers .... |
LG | Gene Upshaw Gene Upshaw Eugene Thurman Upshaw, Jr. was an American football player for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League and later the NFL, later the executive director of the National Football League Players' Association... |
| Ken Bowman Ken Bowman Kenneth Brian Bowman was a center in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers. Bowman was the center during the winning play of the Ice Bowl in which Bart Starr scored the winning touchdown. Bowman attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison.... |
C | Jim Otto Jim Otto James Edwin Otto is a former Professional Football center for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League.-Wausau High School and University of Miami:... |
| Jerry Kramer Jerry Kramer Gerald Louis "Jerry" Kramer is a former professional football player, author and sports commentator, best remembered for his 11-year NFL career with the Green Bay Packers as an offensive lineman... |
RG | Wayne Hawkins Wayne Hawkins Wayne Hawkins was an American college and Professional Football player from the University of the Pacific. Drafted as an offensive guard in the American Football League's first draft by the Denver Broncos in their "First Selection round", he joined the Oakland Raiders through the allocation draft... |
| Forrest Gregg Forrest Gregg Alvis Forrest Gregg is a former American football player and coach in the National Football League. During a Pro Football Hall of Fame playing career, he was a part of six championships, five of them with the Green Bay Packers before closing out his tenure with the Dallas Cowboys with a win in... |
RT | Harry Schuh Harry Schuh Harry Schuh is a former American college and professional football player who retired as a player after the 1974 season. He was an All-American tackle at the University of Memphis in 1963 and 1964... |
| Marv Fleming Marv Fleming Marvin Fleming is a former professional American football tight end with the Green Bay Packers and the Miami Dolphins... |
TE | Billy Cannon Billy Cannon William Abb "Billy" Cannon is an All-American, 1959 Heisman Trophy winner and 2008 inductee into the College Football Hall of Fame from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, and one of the American Football League's most celebrated players.He was born in Philadelphia, Mississippi, and moved... |
| Carroll Dale Carroll Dale Carroll Wayne Dale is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Virginia Tech from 1956–59. Dale was named second-team All American in 1958 and 1959.... |
FL | Fred Biletnikoff Fred Biletnikoff Frederick S. "Fred" Biletnikoff is a former American football wide receiver and coach. He spent the majority of his professional playing and coaching days with the Oakland Raiders... |
| Bart Starr Bart Starr Bryan Bartlett "Bart" Starr is a former professional American football player and coach. Wearing #15, he was the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971 and head coach from 1975 to 1983, compiling a record of 52–76–3 .... |
QB | Daryle Lamonica Daryle Lamonica Daryle Pat Lamonica is a former American collegiate and professional football quarterback who played in the American Football League, and later in the NFL.... |
| Donny Anderson Donny Anderson Garry Don "Donny" Anderson is a former professional American football player who played nine years in the National Football League... |
HB | Pete Banaszak Pete Banaszak Pete Banaszak is a former player of college and professional American football. A running back, he played college football at the University of Miami, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders through... |
| Ben Wilson Ben Wilson (American football) Benjamin Ivery Wilson is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League.-Pro career:... |
FB | Hewritt Dixon Hewritt Dixon Hewritt Dixon was a professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the American Football League's Denver Broncos and Oakland Raiders, and one season for the Raiders in the National Football League. He was an AFL All-Star in 1966, 1967, and 1968, and an AFC-NFC... |
| DEFENSE | ||
| Willie Davis | LE | Ike Lassiter Ike Lassiter Ike Lassiter is a former American college and professional football defensive lineman. He is an alumnus of St. Augustine's College in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he received a Bachelor's Degree in physical education... |
| Ron Kostelnik Ron Kostelnik Ronald Michael Kostelnik was an American football player.... |
LT | Dan Birdwell Dan Birdwell Dan Birdwell was an American college and professional football player. A defensive lineman, he played collegiately for the University of Houston and professionally for the Oakland Raiders of the American Football League from 1962 to 1969... |
| Henry Jordan Henry Jordan Henry Wendell Jordan was an American football defensive tackle who played for two teams, the Green Bay Packers and the Cleveland Browns, during his thirteen-year National Football League career. He played in the NFL from 1957 to 1969.Jordan attended Warwick High School in Newport News, Virginia... |
RT | Tom Keating Tom Keating (American football) For the famous art forger of the same name, see Tom Keating.For the priest and author of the same name see Thomas Keating.Thomas Arthur Keating is a retired American collegiate and Professional Football player... |
| Lionel Aldridge Lionel Aldridge Lionel Aldridge was a United States professional football player.He was drafted in 1963 after a standout college career at Utah State. One of the few rookies to start for coach Vince Lombardi, Aldridge enjoyed an eleven-year NFL career... |
RE | Ben Davidson Ben Davidson Benjamin Earl Davidson is a former collegiate and professional American football player between 1961 and 1972, most notably in the American Football League with the Oakland Raiders from 1964 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders from 1970 through 1972. He had also played in the NFL for the league... |
| Dave Robinson | LLB | Bill Laskey Bill Laskey (American football) William Grant Laskey is a former American collegiate and Professional Football linebacker. He played collegiately at the University of Michigan and professionally for the American Football League's Buffalo Bills and Oakland Raiders, and for the NFL's Raiders, Baltimore Colts, and Denver... |
| Ray Nitschke Ray Nitschke Raymond Ernest "Ray" Nitschke was a professional football player who played his entire career as a middle linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. Wearing #66, he played fifteen seasons, from 1958-72.... |
MLB | Dan Conners Dan Conners Dan Conners is a graduate of St. Marys Area High School and a former American college and professional football player who played linebacker for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1964 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders from 1970 through 1974... |
| Lee Roy Caffey Lee Roy Caffey Lee Roy Caffey was an American football linebacker in the National Football League.He played college football at Texas A&M University where he led the Aggies in rushing with 371 yards in 1961. He played on the 1963 College All Star Football Team and in the 1963 Challenge Bowl and is a member of... |
RLB | Gus Otto Gus Otto Gus Otto is a former American college University of Missouri, and Professional Football player. A linebacker, he played for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969 and for the NFL Raiders from 1970–1972.-See also:*Other American Football League players... |
| Herb Adderley Herb Adderley Herbert Allen Adderley is a former American football cornerback who played for the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.... |
LCB | Kent McCloughan Kent McCloughan Kent Auburn McCloughan is a former football defensive back. He played cornerback for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders from 1965 through 1969, and for the National Football League's Raiders in 1970, but his career ended early because of a devastating knee injury... |
| Bob Jeter Bob Jeter Robert DeLafayette Jeter, Jr. was a former American football cornerback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears. He was raised in Weirton, WV where he attended Weir High School... |
RCB | Willie Brown |
| Tom Brown | LS | Warren Powers Warren Powers Warren Anthony Powers is a former American football coach. He was the head coach of the Missouri Tigers football program from 1978 to 1984. Prior to coming to Missouri, Powers was an assistant coach under both Bob Devaney and Tom Osborne at Nebraska... |
| Willie Wood | RS | Howie Williams Howie Williams Howie Williams is a former professional American football player for the NFL Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers, and for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders.-See also:... |
Officials
- Referee: Jack Vest (AFL)
- Umpire: Ralph Morcroft (NFL)
- Head Linesman: Tony Veteri (AFL)
- Line Judge: Bruce Alford (NFL)
- Field Judge: Bob Baur (AFL)
- Back Judge: Stan JavieStan JavieStanley "Stan" Javie was an American football official in the National Football League for 30 years until the conclusion of the 1980 NFL season. Working as a back judge, Javie was assigned four Super Bowls; Super Bowl II, Super Bowl VIII, Super Bowl X, and Super Bowl XIV; one of the first...
(NFL)
Note: A seven-official system was not used until 1978
See also
- 1967 NFL season1967 NFL seasonThe 1967 NFL season was the 48th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 16 teams with the addition of the New Orleans Saints. The league's teams were realigned into four divisions: the Capitol and Century Divisions in the Eastern Conference, and the Central and...
- NFL playoffs, 1967NFL playoffs, 1967The NFL playoffs following the 1967 NFL season culminated in the 1967 title game on New Year's Eve, and determined who would represent the league against the American Football League champions in Super Bowl II....
- NFL Championship Game, 1967NFL Championship Game, 1967The 1967 National Football League Championship Game between the Western Conference champion Green Bay Packers and the Eastern Conference champion Dallas Cowboys was the 35th championship game in NFL history. The game was held at Lambeau Field on December 31, 1967. The winner of the game was...
- American Football League playoffsAmerican Football League playoffsFrom 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions ....