1967 Green Bay Packers season

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1967 NFL/AFL draft

In the first round of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft in March, the Packers selected guard Bob Hyland and quarterback Don Horn. This was the first common draft with the AFL, following the merger agreement of the previous June.

Expansion draft

With the expansion New Orleans Saints entering the league in , the Packers had to leave 11 players unprotected for the expansion draft. One of the players that Lombardi left unprotected was a future hall of famer, halfback Paul Hornung. Lombardi was distraught when the Saints selected Hornung in the draft. In later years, Hornung revealed that he spoke to Saints coach Tom Fears prior to the draft. Fears was a former assistant in Green Bay and Fears felt that Hornung would help sell tickets in New Orleans. Several weeks later, the Saints also signed Jim Taylor, the Packers fullback. Taylor, a Louisiana native and future hall of famer, had felt underpaid and underappreciated under Lombardi. While Taylor did see action for the Saints, Hornung never did play a single down for New Orleans due to a neck injury he sustained the previous year and retired during the team's inaugural training camp.

Preseason

Regular season

The Packers finished the regular season 9–4–1. The NFL season saw the addition of a sixteenth team and the two conferences of eight teams each were subdivided into two divisions. The Packers played in the Western Conference and in the Central Division, with the Lions, Bears, and Vikings; each division foe was played twice, and each team in the Century Division and Coastal Division was played once (and no teams in the Capitol Division). Each of the four division winners advanced to the playoffs.

The Packers clinched the Central division title at Wrigley Field on November 26 at 8–2–1, with three games remaining, as the second-place Chicago Bears fell to 5–6. With the rotational system (in place until ), they had home field advantage for the playoffs in 1967, with the first round (conference) scheduled at Milwaukee against the Coastal division champion.

Green Bay closed the regular season at home for the first time since 1942. The Packers played their final regular season game in Los Angeles or San Francisco every season from 1950-1966.

Schedule

Standings

Game summaries

Week 1

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• Milt Plum 7/17, 41 yards
• Mel Farr 16 rush, 95 yards
• Pat Studstill 3 rec, 19 yards ;Packers
• Bart Starr 14/23, 321 yards, 4 int
• Jim Grabowski 10 rush, 36 yards
• Carroll Dale 4 rec, 109 yards

Week 2 vs Bears

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• Larry Rakestraw 3/7, 16 yards, int
• Gale Sayers 15 rush, 63 yards, TD 2 rec, 12 yards ;Packers
• Bart Starr 10/19, 113 yards, 5 int
• Jim Grabowski 32 rush, 111 yards, TD
• Carroll Dale 4 rec, 58 yards

Week 3

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Week 13

Week 14

Postseason

Western Conference Championship

First Quarter

• LA – Bernie Casey 29-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Bruce Gossett kick) – Rams 7–0
• GB – Travis Williams 46-yard run (Don Chandler kick) – Tie 7–7
• GB – Carroll Dale 17-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 14–7 Second quarter
• GB – Chuck Mercein 6-yard run (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 21–7 Third quarter
• GB – Travis Williams 3-yard run (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 28–7

The Green Bay Packers defeated the Los Angeles Rams 28–7 on December 23, 1967, at Milwaukee County Stadium, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The Packers scored four touchdowns, including two touchdown runs by Travis Williams. With the win the Packers advanced to the NFL Championship game. Packers go to the NFL Championship Game and win to the Cowboys in the Ice Bowl 21-17. And win Super Bowl II to the Raiders 33-14.

NFL Championship (“Ice Bowl”)

Main article: 1967 NFL Championship Game

First Quarter

• GB – Boyd Dowler 8-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 7–0 Second quarter
• GB – Boyd Dowler 46-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 14–0
• DAL – George Andrie 7-yard fumble return (Danny Villanueva kick) – Packers 14–7
• DAL – Danny Villanueva 21-yard field goal – Packers 14–10 Fourth quarter
• DAL – Lance Rentzel 50-yard pass from Dan Reeves (Danny Villanueva kick) – Cowboys 17–14
• GB – Bart Starr 1-yard run (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 21–17

The Packers advanced to the NFL Championship game and faced the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Championship Game. The game was played on December 31, 1967, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The official game-time temperature was −13 F, with a wind chill around −48 F. The bitter cold overwhelmed Lambeau Field's new turf heating system, leaving the playing surface hard as a rock and nearly as smooth as ice. The officials were unable to use their whistles after the opening kickoff when a whistle stuck to a referee's lips.

Early in the game, the Packers jumped to a 14–0 lead with a pair of touchdown passes from Bart Starr to wide receiver Boyd Dowler. Green Bay committed two costly turnovers in the second quarter that led to ten Dallas points. Neither team was able to score any points in the third quarter, but then on the first play of the final period, the Cowboys took a 17–14 lead with running back Dan Reeves' 50-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Lance Rentzel on a halfback option play.

Starting from his own 32-yard line with 4:54 left in the game, Starr led his team down the field to the one-yard line. Running back Donny Anderson attempted two runs into the end zone, but fell short. Facing a third down with sixteen seconds left in the game, Starr executed a quarterback sneak behind center Ken Bowman and guard Jerry Kramer's block through defensive tackle Jethro Pugh, scoring a touchdown that gave the Packers a 21–17 win and their unprecedented third consecutive NFL championship. Packers go to Super Bowl II and win 33-14 to the Raiders.

Super Bowl II

Main article: Super Bowl II

First Quarter

• GB – Don Chandler 39-yard field goal – Packers 3–0 Second quarter
• GB – Don Chandler 20-yard field goal – Packers 6–0
• GB – Boyd Dowler 62-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 13–0
• OAK – Bill Miller 23-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) – Packers 13–7
• GB – Don Chandler 43-yard field goal – Packers 16–7 Third quarter
• GB – Donny Anderson 2-yard run (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 23–7
• GB – Don Chandler 31-yard field goal – Packers 26–7 Fourth quarter
• GB – Herb Adderley 60-yard interception return (Don Chandler kick) – Packers 33–7
• OAK – Bill Miller 23-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) – Packers 33–14 After beating the Cowboys in the NFL Championship game, the Packers advanced to the AFL-NFL World Championship Game to face the American Football League champions, the Oakland Raiders. The Packers scored early with two field goals from kicker Don Chandler. Later in the second quarter, quarterback Bart Starr threw a 62-yard touchdown pass to receiver Boyd Dowler to give the Packers a 13–0 lead. Oakland struck back on their next possession when quarterback Daryle Lamonica completed a 23-yard touchdown pass to receiver Bill Miller. At the end of the half, Don Chandler added another field goal, making the score 16–7.

In the second half, Starr completed a 35-yard pass to receiver Max McGee, which was the last reception of McGee's career. The pass helped set up Donny Anderson's two-yard touchdown run. Early in the fourth quarter, Chandler kicked his fourth field goal, making the score 26–7. After the field goal, Starr was injured on a sack and was replaced by Zeke Bratkowski. Later in the fourth quarter, Packers defensive back Herb Adderley intercepted a Raiders pass and returned it 60 yards for a touchdown, making the score 33–7. The Raiders managed to score a second touchdown on a 23-yard touchdown pass from Lamonica to Bill Miller late in the fourth quarter. The Packers went on to win the game 33–14. Coaching his last game for the Packers, Vince Lombardi was carried off the field in victory. Packers win but in 1968 finished 6-7-1 to miss the playoffs.

Season statistical leaders

• Passing yards: Bart Starr, 1823
• Passing touchdowns: Bart Starr, 9
• Rushing yards: Jim Grabowski, 466
• Rushing touchdowns: Elijah Pitts and Donny Anderson, 7
• Receiving yards: Boyd Dowler, 836
• Receiving touchdowns: Carroll Dale, 5
• Points: Don Chandler, 96
• Kickoff return yards: Travis Williams, 533
• Punt return yards: Donny Anderson, 98
• Interceptions: Bob Jeter, 8

Roster

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Coaching staff

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