NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Jesse Whittenton 47 DB 6- 0 195 Texas-El Paso 5 7 28 14 1958 FA - Chicago Bears
Howard Williams 29 DB 6- 1 190 Howard JC 1 1 24 3 1962 FA
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 185 USC 3 3 25 14 1960 FA
NO - Jersey Number POS - Position HGT - Height WGT - Weight YR - Years with Packers PR - Years of
Professional Football AGE - Age on September 1 G - Games Played FA - Free Agent
1962 PACKERS DRAFT (December 4, 1961)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1 - 14 Earl Gros FB Louisiana State
2 - 28 Ed Blaine G Missouri
3a - 41 Gary Barnes (A) E Clemson
3b - 42 to Cleveland Browns for John Roach
4 - 56 Ron Gassert DT Virginia
5a - 65 *-Chuck Morris (B) HB Mississippi
5b - 70 Jon Schopf G Michigan
6a - 79 John Sutro (C) T San Jose State
6b - 84 Oscar Donahue E San Jose State
7 - 98 Gary Cutsinger T Oklahoma State
8 - 112 *-James Tulis HB Florida A&M
9 - 126 Pete Schenk DB Washington State
10 - 140 Gale Weidner QB Colorado
11 - 154 *-Jim Thrush E Xavier
12a- 158 Jim Thorne (D) HB S. Dakota St
12b- 168 Tom Pennington K Georgia
13 - 182 Tom Kepner T Villanova
14 - 196 Ernest Green HB Louisville
15 - 210 Roger Holdinsky HB West Virginia
16 - 224 *-James Field DB LSU
17 - 238 Buck Buchanon T Grambling
18 - 252 Bob Joiner QB Presbyterian
19 - 266 Jerry Scattini DB California
20 - 280 Mike Snodgrass C W. Michigan
A - from New York Giants for Joel Wells B - from Baltimore Colts for Lamar McHan C - from Washington Redskins for Dale Hackbart D - from Dallas Cowboys for Steve Meilinger * - Juniors
Bold - Played for the Green Bay Packers
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Herb Adderley 26 CB 6- 1 205 Michigan State 2 2 23 14 1961 Draft - 1st round
Gary Barnes 80 E 6- 4 210 Clemson 1 1 22 13 1962 Draft - 3rd round
Ed Blaine 60 G 6- 2 240 Missouri 1 1 22 14 1962 Draft - 2nd round
Lew Carpenter 33 FB 6- 2 215 Arkansas 4 9 30 14 1959 Trade - Cleveland
Dan Currie 58 LB 6- 3 240 Michigan State 5 5 27 12 1958 Draft - 1st round
Willie Davis 87 DE 6- 3 240 Grambling 3 5 28 14 1960 Trade - Cleveland
Boyd Dowler 86 E 6- 5 225 Colorado 4 4 24 14 1959 Draft - 3rd round
Bill Forrester 71 LB 6- 3 240 SMU 10 10 30 14 1953 Draft - 3rd round
Ron Gassert 73 DT 6- 3 260 Virginia 1 1 22 11 1962 Draft - 4th round
Forrest Gregg 75 G 6- 4 250 SMU 6 6 28 14 1956 Draft - 2nd round
Hank Gremminger 46 DB 6- 1 205 Baylor 7 7 29 14 1956 Draft - 7th round
Earl Gros 40 FB 6- 3 230 Louisiana State 1 1 22 14 1962 Draft - 1st round
Dave Hanner 79 DT 6- 2 260 Arkansas 11 11 32 14 1952 Draft - 5th round
Paul Hornung 5 HB 6- 2 215 Notre Dame 6 6 26 9 1957 Draft - Bonus
Ken Iman 53 C 6- 1 230 SE Missouri St 3 3 24 14 1960 FA
Henry Jordan 74 DT 6- 3 250 Virginia 4 6 27 14 1959 Trade - Cleveland
Gary Knafelc 84 E 6- 4 220 Colorado 9 9 30 11 1954 FA - Chi Cardinals
Ron Kostelnik 77 DT 6- 4 260 Cincinnati 2 2 22 14 1961 Draft - 2nd round
Jerry Kramer 64 G 6- 3 255 Idaho 5 5 26 14 1958 Draft - 4th round
Ron Kramer 88 E 6- 3 240 Michigan 5 5 27 14 1957 Draft - 1st round
Norm Masters 78 T 6- 2 250 Michigan State 6 6 29 14 1957 Trade - Detroit
Max McGee 85 E 6- 3 205 Tulane 7 7 30 14 1954 Draft - 5th round
Tom Moore 25 HB 6- 2 215 Vanderbilt 3 3 24 14 1960 Draft - 1st round
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 235 Illinois 5 5 25 14 1958 Draft - 3rd round
Elijah Pitts 22 HB 6- 1 200 Philander Smith 2 2 23 14 1961 Draft - 13th round
Bill Quinlan 83 DE 6- 3 250 Michigan State 4 6 30 14 1959 Trade - Cleveland
Jim Ringo 51 C 6- 1 235 Syracuse 10 10 32 14 1953 Draft - 7th round
John Roach 10 QB 6- 4 200 SMU 2 5 29 8 1961 Trade - St. Louis
Bob Skoronski 76 T 6- 3 250 Indiana 5 5 28 13 1956 Draft - 5th round
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 200 Alabama 7 7 28 14 1956 Draft - 17th round
John Symank 27 DB 5-11 180 Florida 6 6 27 14 1957 Draft - 23rd round
Jim Taylor 31 FB 6- 0 215 LSU 5 5 27 14 1958 Draft - 2nd round
Fuzzy Thurston 63 G 6- 1 250 Valparaiso 4 5 27 14 1959 Trade - Baltimore
Nelson Toburen 61 LB 6- 3 235 Wichita 2 2 23 10 1961 Draft - 14th round
College All-Star Program
August 3rd
Cardinals at Packers Program - 23 September
Vikings at Packers Program - 16 September
Bears at Packers Program - 30 Sept
Packers at Colts Program - 28 October
Packers at Eagles Program - 11 November
Colts at Packers Program - 18 November
Packers at Rams Program - 16 December
Championship Program
1962 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
JULY 18 - Traded LB Tom Bettis to PITTSBURGH for 1963 3rd round choice and 1963 7th round choice
JULY 21 - G Jon Schopf (5th round) left camp.
JULY 29 - Traded T John Sutro to DALLAS for 1963 draft choice. Placed HB Don Ellersick, C George Haney, HB Roger Holdinsky, T Ted Kepner and HB Jerry Scattini on waivers.
AUG 12 - Traded HB Ernie Green to CLEVELAND for 1963 7th round choice
SEPT - Traded DE Ben Davidson to WASHINGTON for 1963 5th round choice
SEPT 4 - Traded E Lee Folkins to DALLAS for 1963 6th round choice and 1963 6th round choice. Traded HB Paul Dudley to NEW YORK for 1963 4th round choice. Waived QB Bob Joiner, K Ben Agajanian and T Dick Davis. HB Howard Williams placed on injured waiver list.
SEPT 11 - Released E Oscar Donahue.
1962 IN REVIEW
Of all the teams to take the field under Vince Lombardi, the 1962 squad came the closest to perfection. Green Bay ripped off ten straight wins to start the season, before falling to Detroit 26-14 on
Thanksgiving. The final three games went to the Packers, as did the NFL title game for the second straight year. Even a knee injury to Paul Hornung, which forced him to miss five games, could not
slow down Green Bay. Adding in the exhibition season, the Packers went 20-1 in 1962. Green Bay scored a league- high 415, while holding opponents to a league-low 148. The running game set an
NFL record with 36 touchdowns. The defense, led by Herb Adderly and Willie Wood,intercepted the most passes - 31 - in the NFL. The only question remaining at the end of the season was "Could
Green Bay win three championships in a row?".
A THANKSGIVING TRADITION
The Green Bay Packers were one game from perfection in 1962, and that one loss came on Thanksgiving Day 1962. The Lions' "Fearsome Foursome" (DE Darris McCord, DT Alex Karras, DT Roger
Brown and DE Sam Williams) sacked Packers QB Bart Starr 11 times for 110 yards in a 26-14 Detroit destruction of Green Bay. The Packers were 10-0 coming into the game and the Lions' win
avenged a 9-7 last-second Green Bay win earlier in the season. Green Bay and Detroit would meet again the following Thanksgiving Day, before Vince Lombardi was able to convince the NFL
schedulers to end the series, which ran from 1951 to 1963. Other memorable Packer-Lions Thanksgiving Day games of that series (Courtesy of the Detroit Lions website):
1951 - The highest scoring Thanksgiving Day game in history was the first of 13 straight Turkey Day appearances in Detroit by the Packers. QB Bobby Layne passed for four TD's and B Jack
Christiansen returned two punts for a TD (89 and 72-yarders) to spark Detroit to a 52-35 victory. B Bob Hoernschemeyer also chipped in with an 85-yard touchdown run.
1953 - Green Bay led 15-7 at halftime but QB Bobby Layne connected with E Cloyce Box on a 97-yard TD play (now the third-longest in Lions history) and the Lions won 34-15 on the way to their
second straight NFL crown.
1954 - Detroit beat Green Bay, 28-24, extending its streak of consecutive wins over the Packers to 12. It was the second time in five days the Lions defeated Green Bay as the clubs met the previous Sunday with Detroit edging the Packers at Lambeau Field, 21-17. Detroit finished the season 9-2-1 but lost the World Championship to Cleveland, 56-10, in a rematch of the 1953 contest.
1956 - A late-game QB Tobin Rote TD pass erased the Lions' title hopes in a 24-20 loss to the Packers. It was the first Thanksgiving Day game shown on national television, something now that is taken for granted.
The teams would not meet again on Thanksgiving Day, after 1963, until 1984.
(CHICAGO) - The Green Bay Packers finally wore down a surprisingly talented All-Star football team Friday night before 65,000, winning the 29th game in the classic series, 42-20, on the rifle passes of Bart Starr. But it was the passing of John Hadl of Kansas, drafted by the San Diego Chargers of the rival AFL, that kept the NFL champions scrambling until into the third period when the Packers finally took command. Hadl's passes put the All-Stars in front 7-0 on the opening kickoff, and after the Packers tied it 7-7, Greg Mather took advantage of a fumble to kick the first of twn field goals, this from the 26. to put the All-Stars ahead 10-7 in the second period. With the Packers leading at the start of the second half, Hadl passed 21 yards to Charlie Bryant to send the All-Stars in front 17-14. Then Mather kicked another field goal, this for 14 yards, to narrow the score to 21-20. But two fourth period touchdown passes from Starr to Max McGee, one for 20 and the other for 35 yards, put the game away.
GREEN BAY - 7 7 7 21 - 42
ALL-STARS - 7 3 10 0 - 20
1st - COLL - Earl Gros, 1-yard run (Greg Mather kick) ALL-STARS 7-0
1st - GB - Dowler, 22-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - COLL - Mather, 26-yard field goal ALL-STARS 10-7
2nd - GB - R.Kramer, 4-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
3rd - COL - Charlie Bryant, 21-yd pass from John Hadl (Mather kick) ALL-STARS 17-14
3rd - GB - Dowler, 22-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 21-17
3rd - COLL - Mather, 14-yard field goal GREEN BAY 21-20
4th - GB - McGee, 20-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 28-20
4th - GB - McGee, 35-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 35-20
4th - GB - Pitts, 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 42-20
(GREEN BAY) - Green Bay's Paul Hornung qualifies as a seasoned trooper. He lets the boys have their fun in dress rehearsals, then he takes charge. The 27-year-old halfback whose work was overshadowed in six staight exhibition victories went on a 28-point scoring spree as the Packers launched defense of their league championship by burying the Minnesota Vikings 34-7. Cheered on by a packed crowd of 38,669, Hornung personally wrecked the Vikings with touchdown runs of 37, 7 and 6 yards, a pair of field goals from 45 and 10 yards out and four conversions. Hornung appeared to be having trouble regaining his running legs after his release from the Army in July. However, neither Coach Lombardi or Hornung were worried. Herb Adderley, Willie Wood and Hank Gremminger led a Packer secondary that intercepted Fran Tarkenton five times. The scrambler was also sacked five times, resulting in 52 yards in losses.
MINNESOTA - 0 0 0 7 - 7
GREEN BAY - 14 3 10 7 - 34
MINNESOTA GREEN BAY
First downs 14 15
Rush-yards-TDs 29-129-0 37-185-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-23-100-1-5 8-16-149-1-0
Sacked-yards 6-52 3-26
Net pass yards 48 123
Total yards 177 308
Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-1
Turnovers 7 1
Penalties-yards 2-10 9-75
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 6-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Hornung, 7-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Hornung, 10-yard field goal GREEN BAY 17-0
3rd - GB - Hornung, 45-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-0
3rd - GB - R.Kramer, 18-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 27-0
4th - GB - Hornung, 37-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 34-0
4th - MN - Jerry Reichow, 17-yd pass from Fran Tarkenton (Mike Mercer kick) GREEN BAY 34-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-75, Paul Hornung 10-67 3 TD, Earl Gros 5-14, Tom Moore 3-12, Bart Starr 1-9, Elijah Pitts 1-9
MINNESOTA - Hugh McElhenny 5-38, Doug Mayberry 7-27, Bobby Reed 4-24, Fran Tarkenton 3-21, Bill Brown 2-18, Tommy Mason 8-1
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 14-7-108 1 TD, Paul Hornung 1-1-41, John Roach 1-0-0
MINNESOTA - Fran Tarkenton 23-11-100 1 TD 5 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 3-95, Max McGee 2-34, Paul Hornung 2-2, Ron Kramer 1-18 1 TD
MINNESOTA - Jerry Reichow 4-47 1 TD, Bill Brown 2-31, Bobby Reed 2-1, Steve Stonebreaker 1-10, Tommy Mason 1-7, Hugh McElhenny 1-4
WEATHER: 62 degrees, relative humidity 79%, wind 9 mph
1962 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (6-0)
AUGUST (4-0) RESULT RECORD ATT STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
3 College All-Stars at Chicago W 42-20 1- 0-0 65,000
10 at Dallas Cowboys W 31- 7 2- 0-0 54,500
18 St. Louis Cardinals at Jacksonville W 41-14 3- 0-0 18,250
25 M-CHICAGO BEARS W 35-21 4- 0-0 44,326
SEPTEMBER
3 G-NEW YORK GIANTS W 20-17 5- 0-0 38,669
8 Washington Redskins at Columbus, GA W 20-14 6- 0-0 16,000
1962 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (13-1)
SEPTEMBER (3-0)
16 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (0-0) W 34- 7 1- 0-0 38,669 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (75) Bart Starr (108) Boyd Dowler (3-95)
23 M-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS (1-0) W 17- 0 2- 0-0 44,885 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (122) Bart Starr (173) Boyd Dowler (5-82)
30 G-CHICAGO BEARS (2-0) W 49- 0 3- 0-0 38,669 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (126) Bart Starr (154) Boyd Dowler (5-57)
OCTOBER (4-0)
7 G-DETROIT LIONS (3-0) W 9- 7 4- 0-0 38,669 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (95) Bart Starr (198) Max McGee (5-69)
14 at Minnesota Vikings (0-4) W 48-21 5- 0-0 41,475 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (164) Bart Starr (297) Max McGee (10-159)
21 M-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (3-2) W 31-13 6- 0-0 46,010 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (160) Bart Starr (107) Ron Kramer (4-67)
28 at Baltimore Colts (3-3) W 17- 6 7- 0-0 57,966 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (68) Bart Starr (152) Ron Kramer (3-76)
NOVEMBER (3-1)
4 at Chicago Bears (4-3) W 38- 7 8- 0-0 48,753 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (124) Bart Starr (181) Max McGee (4-58)
11 at Philadelphia Eagles (1-6-1) W 49- 0 9- 0-0 60,671 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (141) Bart Starr (274) Max McGee (7-174)
18 G-BALTIMORE COLTS (5-4) W 17-13 10- 0-0 38,669 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (46) Bart Starr (57) Max McGee (2-26)
22 at Detroit Lions (8-2) L 14-26 10- 1-0 57,578 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (47) Bart Starr (142) Ron Kramer (4-62)
DECEMBER (3-0)
2 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-9-1) W 41-10 11- 1-0 46,833 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (71) Bart Starr (260) Dowler/McGee (4-67)
9 at San Francisco 49ers (6-6) W 31-21 12- 1-0 53,769 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (79) Bart Starr (130) Ron Kramer (4-48)
16 at Los Angeles Rams (1-11-1) W 20-17 13- 1-0 60,389 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (156) Bart Starr (205) Max McGee (5-58)
1962 POST-SEASON RESULTS (1-0)
DECEMBER - 1962 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP
30 at New York Giants (12-2) W 16- 7 64,892 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (85) Bart Starr (85) Boyd Dowler (4-48)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
Packers’ Paul Hornung hits turf in second quarter after missing pass. All-Star Angelo Dabiero of Notre Dame covers on defense.
(DALLAS) - Paul Hornung and Bart Starr made believers out of 54,090 Texans Friday night as they led Green Bay to an easy 31-7 exhibition victory over the Cowboys. The Packers scored in every period as they took their second straight triumph. They defeated the College All-Stars 42-20 last week, but actually had an easier time against the Cowboys. The Packers mixed slick running with an overpowering air attack in a sharp display of championship football before the big crowd, more than twice the Dallas turnout of a year ago. The fans and players alike sweltered in 90 degree temperature. The Packer aerial game picked up 233 yards, the ground attack 110. Dallas rushed for 114 yards and passed for 116. Green Bay rolled up 18 first downs, Dallas 13. Starr completed 11 of 14 passes for 164 yards and had able help from Roach who hit on three of five for 52 yards. Hornung completed his only pass for 17 yards. The heat limited the effectiveness of both teams, and prompted Packer Coach Vince Lombardi to offer, "It was too hot to tell anything."
GREEN BAY - 3 14 7 7 - 31
DALLAS - 0 7 0 0 - 7
1st - GB - Hornung, 18-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - GB - Pitts, 2-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 10-0
2nd - GB - Dowler, 24-yard pass from Roach (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 17-0
2nd - DAL - Amos Bullocks, 1-yard run (Sam Baker kick) GREEN BAY 17-7
3rd - GB - Kramer, 8-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 24-7
4th - GB - Hornung, 5-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 31-7
(JACKSONVILLE) - A devastating attack of the champion Packers meshed with a tremendous defense and chewed up the Cardinals 41-14 in an exhibition game Saturday night. Bart Starr quarterbacked the Packers to two touchdowns in the first 10 minutes. The defense assumed a starring role from there on. Defensive backs Willie Wood and Jesse Whittenton each picked off a pass by the Cardinals' Charles Johnson early in the second half and scored on 24 and 35 yard runbacks. Ray Nitschke followed their example with an interception and 54-yard runback in the final period to set up another Green Bay touchdown. Jimmy Taylor carried the brunt of the Green Bay running attack and scored three touchdowns on a four-yard sweep and two plunges.
GREEN BAY - 13 0 14 14 - 41
ST. LOUIS - 0 0 7 7 - 14
1st - GB - Taylor, 4-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 13-0
3rd - GB - Wood, 24-yard interception (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 20-0
3rd - GB - Whittenton, 35-yard interception (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 27-0
3rd - ST - Sonny Randle, 11-yd pass from Charley Johnson (Gerald Perry kick) GREEN BAY 27-7
4th - GB - McGee, 5-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 34-7
4th - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 41-7
4th - STL - Randle, 17-yard pass from Johnson (Perry kick) GREEN BAY 41-14
(MILWAUKEE) - The Packers, down 14-7 at halftime, rallied on the churning legs of Jim Taylor to score four times in the second half and defeat the Bears, 35-21, in the 13th Midwest Shrine Game at County Stadium Saturday night. The Packers all pro fullback, held to 15 yards before intermission, sparked the Packers to their 17th consecutive exhibition game victory since 1959. The "Bayou Blaster" scored two touchdowns and kept the sputtering Packers moving by picking up vital yardage throughout the second half. Taylor's 26-yard burst off left tackle with 11 minutes left in the game was the deciding tally.
CHICAGO - 7 7 7 0 - 21
GREEN BAY - 0 7 14 14 - 35
1st - CHI - Rick Casares, 15-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) CHICAGO 7-0
2nd - GB - McGee, 34-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - CHI - Jim Dooley, 14-yard pass from Billy Wade (LeClerc kick) CHICAGO 14-7
3rd - GB - Taylor, 2-yard run (Hornung kick) TIED 14-14
3rd - GB - Carpenter, 18-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 21-14
3rd - CHI - Larry Morris, 56-yard interception (LeClerc kick) TIED 21-21
4th - GB - Taylor, 26-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 28-21
4th - GB - Gros, 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 35-21
(GREEN BAY) - Green Bay halfback Paul Hornung may be having trouble regaining his "ground" legs after nearly a year in the Army, but he apparently still has the old scoring touch. The NFL scoring king the past three seasons tallied 14 points in leading the Packers to a 20-17 victory over the New York Giants before a packed crowd of 38,669 Monday night in the second annual Bishop's Charities game at City Stadium. Hornung gained only nine yards in seven cracks at the New York line but had the golden touch at other times. He caught three passes for 77 yards, flashing his brilliant running form after each reception, and was a demon in the blocking department. Led by Jimmy Taylor, the Packers piled up 168 yards on the ground, while holding the Giants to a mere 42. New York had a 183-165 margin in the air, however, as Green Bay's passing game wasn't as sharp as usual. Taylor finished with 83 yards in 17 carries while his understudy, rookie Earl Gros, gained 52 in 10 attempts.
NEW YORK - 3 0 7 7 - 17
GREEN BAY - 3 7 10 0 - 20
1st - NY - Don Chandler, 32-yard field goal NEW YORK 3-0
1st - GB - McGee, 21-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Hornung, 26-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
3rd - NY - Joe Walton, 11-yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Chandler kick) TIED 10-10
3rd - GB - Hornung, 23-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-10
3rd - GB - Hornung, 5-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 20-10
4th - NY - Tittle, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 20-17
(COLUMBUS, GA) - The preliminary events out of the way in perfect order, the Green Bay Packers began looking forward today to defense of their NFL title. The Packers wound up the exhibition season Saturday night with a victory over the Washington Redskins. It gave them a clean sweep of six decisions in preliminary play this year. The victory also ran the Packers string to 19 consecutive decisions in exhibition games. They haven't been beaten in such games since 1959. Bart Starr and his understudy, John Roach, passed the Packers to their victory over the Redskins. Starr, who went off the field in the third quarter limping with an ankle injury, threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Ron Kramer in the first period and another for three yards to Max McGee in the third quarter. Roach, who quarterbacked the Packers most of the second, half, added another touchdown on a 10-yard pass to Tom Moore in the second quarter.
GREEN BAY - 3 14 7 7 - 20
WASHINGTON - 0 7 0 0 - 14
1st - GB - Kramer, 15-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - WASH - Norm Snead, 2-yard run (Bob Khayat kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Moore, 10-yard pass from Roach (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
3rd - GB - McGee, 2-yard pass from Starr (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 20-7
4th - WAS - Bobby Mitchell, 73-yard pass from George Izo (Khayat kick) GREEN BAY 20-14
Tommy Davis barely avoids the outstretched arms of Green Bay defenders while attempting a field goal during a 1962 49ers-Packers game. (Photo Credit - Sports Illustrated)
Green Bay Packers fullback Jim Taylor heads upfield as guards Jerry Kramer (64) and Fuzzy Thurston (63) block Baltimore Colts cornerback Bobby Boyd (40) and defensive end Gino Marchetti (89) during a game at new City Stadium on Nov. 18, 1962. Colts defensive tackle Jim Colvin (75) is at right. The Packers won 17-13. (Photo Credit - Green Bay Press-Gazette)
Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung (5) bursts into the end zone to score on a 7-yard touchdown run during the first quarter of Green Bay's 34-7 victory over the Minnesota Vikings at new City Stadium on Sept. 16, 1962. His blockers include tackle Bob Skoronski (76) and guard Jerry Kramer (64), who's fending off Vikings linebacker Rip Hawkins (58). Hornung scored 28 of the Packers' 34 points, running for three touchdowns and kicking two field goals and four extra points. (Photo Credit - Green Bay Press-Gazette)
(MILWAUKEE) - Green Bay's defense held the Cards' hard-running offense to 16 yards rushing including 9 by John David Crow. The Packers' offense, led by Jim Taylor's 122 yards rushing and 40 yards receiving did the rest, with Paul Hornung scoring on a 3-yard run and Max McGee on a 19-yard pass from Bart Starr. Hornung, who had 28 points against Minnesota last week, added 11 with two XP and a 13-yard field goal.
ST. LOUIS - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 3 7 7 - 17
ST. LOUIS GREEN BAY
First downs 11 20
Rush-yards-TDs 18-16-0 37-171-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-33-156-0-2 15-27-181-1-2
Sacked-yards 5-41 2-18
Net pass yards 115 163
Total yards 131 334
Fumbles-lost 4-3 2-2
Turnovers 5 4
Penalties-yards 2-39 5-54
SCORING
2nd - GB - Hornung, 13-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
3rd - GB - Hornung, 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 10-0
4th - GB - McGee, 19-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 17-0
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 23-122, Paul Hornung 11-34 1 TD, Bart Starr 1-11, Earl Gros 1-5, Tom Moore 1-(-1)
ST. LOUIS - John David Crow 9-9, Mal Hammack 6-7, Sam Etcheverry 2-0, Joe Childress 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 26-14-173 1 TD 2 INT, Paul Hornung 1-1-8
ST. LOUIS - Sam Etcheverry 30-15-124 2 INT, John David Crow 3-2-32
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 5-82, Jim Taylor 4-40, Ron Kramer 4-26, Max McGee 2-33 1 TD
ST. LOUIS - Bobby Joe Conrad 7-76, Taz Anderson 4-48, Joe Childress 2-17, John David Crow 2-8, Sonny Randle 1-5, Mal Hammack 1-2
WEATHER: 54 degrees, relative humidity 82%, wind 10 mph
Green Bay Packers linebacker Ray Nitschke (66) and defensive tackle Dave Hanner (79) talk with defensive coach Phil Bengston on the sideline during the game against the Chicago Bears at new City Stadium on Sept. 30, 1962. The Packers won 49-0. (Photo Credit - Green Bay Press-Gazette)
(GREEN BAY) - Jim Taylor took over the NFL rushing lead from Cleveland's Jimmy Brown when he gained 126 yards in 17 carries for the Packers, scoring three times. The former LSU star now has 323 yards to Brown's 260. Green Bay's defense was as strong as its offense, intercepting five Bear passes, and allowing only 85 yards rushing. The Packers' defense unit has surrendered only one TD, to Minnesota in the first game. Paul Hornung, who sat out most of the game after pulling a leg muscle, converted after each of Green Bay's seven scores to run his league-leading point total to 46.
CHICAGO - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY - 0 14 21 14 - 49
CHICAGO GREEN BAY
First downs 7 21
Rush-yards-TDs 28-85-0 42-244-5
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 7-20-132-0-5 10-13-165-1-1
Sacked-yards 5-41 0-0
Net pass yards 91 165
Total yards 176 409
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-0
Turnovers 5 1
Penalties-yards 3-31 2-26
SCORING
2nd - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - R.Kramer, 54-yard pass from Starr (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
3rd - GB - Taylor, 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
3rd - GB - Pitts, 26-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 28-0
3rd - GB - Taylor, 11-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 35-0
4th - GB - Starr, 5-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 42-0
4th - GB - Adderley, 50-yard interception return (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 49-0
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-126 3 TD, Elijah Pitts 9-64 1 TD, Tom Moore 8-22, Paul Hornung 2-14, Earl Gros 5-13, Bart Starr 1-5 1TD
CHICAGO - Joe Marconi 11-46, Ronnie Bull 8-31, Johnny Morris 1-4, Rick Casares 4-3, Billy Martin 2-2, Billy Wade 2-(-1)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 12-9-154 1 TD 1 INT, John Roach 1-1-11
CHICAGO - Billy Wade 18-7-132 3 INT, Rudy Bukich 2-0-0 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 5-57, Elijah Pitts 2-40, Ron Kramer 1-54 1 TD, Max McGee 1-15, Jim Taylor 1-(-1)
CHICAGO - Joe Marconi 2-76, Johnny Morris 2-12, John Adams 1-24, Mike Ditka 1-12, Billy Martin 1-8
WEATHER: 54 degrees, relative humidity 66%, wind 3 mph
Equipment manager Dad Braisher adjusts a sign proclaiming the Green Bay Packers as "The Yankees of Football," in the team's locker room at new City Stadium in late December 1962. (Photo Credit - Green Bay Press-Gazette)
((GREEN BAY) - Paul Hornung booted the defending National Football League champions into sole possession of first place in the Western Conference, kicking three field goals in a 9-7 victory over the Detroit Lions. As usual, he saved the best one for when it was needed - this time 33 seconds from the finish. Herb Adderley set up Hornung's winning kick. The former Michigan State halfback intercepted one of Milt Plum's passes and ran 40 yards to Detroit's 21-yard line with less than two minutes to play. After two running plays, Hornung stepped back and split the uprights from the 21-yard line. His other two boots were from the 15-yard line, one in the first period the first time the Packers had the ball and the other in the third quarter. The game served as the background for Lombardi's "Run To Daylight" book.
DETROIT - 0 7 0 0 - 7
GREEN BAY - 3 0 3 3 - 9
DETROIT GREEN BAY
First downs 12 20
Rush-yards-TDs 27-107-1 34-129-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-26-107-0-1 18-28-198-0-2
Sacked-yards 2-15 1-8
Net pass yards 92 190
Total yards 199 319
Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2
Turnovers 1 4
Penalties-yards 3-47 6-67
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 13-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - DET - Dan Lewis, 6-yard run (Wayne Walker kick) DETROIT 7-3
3rd - GB - Hornung, 15-yard field goal DETROIT 7-6
4th - GB - Hornung, 26-yard field goal GREEN BAY 9-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 20-95, Paul Hornung 10-37, Bart Starr 1-4, Tom Moore 1-(-1), Ron Kramer 1-(-4), Earl Gros 1-(-2)
DETROIT - Milt Plum 7-58, Dan Lewis 12-30 1 TD, Nick Pietrosante 8-19
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 26-18-198, Paul Hornung 1-0-0 1 INT, Tom Moore 1-0-0 1 INT
DETROIT - Milt Plum 26-11-107 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 5-69, Boyd Dowler 3-45, Jim Taylor 3-25, Tom Moore 3-23, Ron Kramer 2-26, Paul Hornung 2-10
DETROIT - Joe Gibbons 3-41, Dan Lewis 3-13, Pat Studstill 2-32, Terry Barr 2-12, Gail Cogdill 1-9
WEATHER: 56 degrees, relative humidity 94%, wind 8 mph
(MINNESOTA) - The Green Bay Packers ably demonstrated they can get the job done even without the services of Paul Hornung. Hornung, the National Football League's scoring leader and an all-around star for the defending champion Packers, was forced to sit out the second half of the Packers' 48-21 victory over the Minnesota Vikings. Hornung suffered a twisted right knee after scoring Green Bay's first TD against the Vikings. But he was hardly missed as quarterback Bart Starr took over the controls and tossed touchdown passes of 15 and 55 yards to Max McGee and another of 18 yards to Boyd Dowler. Starr was on fire, completing 20 of 28 passes for 297 yards, including completing his first ten attempts.
GREEN BAY - 10 17 7 14 - 48
MINNESOTA - 0 7 0 14 - 21
GREEN BAY MINNESOTA
First downs 29 15
Rush-yards-TDs 42-209-3 19-46-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 20-29-297-3-0 18-29-288-2-3
Sacked-yards 0-0 3-28
Net pass yards 297 260
Total yards 506 306
Fumbles-lost 3-1 0-0
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-yards 8-67 4-29
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 3-yard run (Hornung kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - J.Kramer, 14-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-0
2nd - GB - McGee, 15-yard pass from Starr (J. Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 17-0
2nd - GB - J.Kramer, 35-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-0
2nd - GB - McGee, 55-yard pass from Starr (J. Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 27-0
2nd - MINN - Steve Stonebreaker, 19-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Jim Christopherson kick) GREEN BAY 27-7
3rd - GB - Dowler, 18-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 34-7
4th - MN - Jerry Reichow, 6-yd pass fr Tarkenton (Christopherson kick) GREEN BAY 34-14
4th - MINN - Mel Triplett, 1-yard run (Christopherson kick) GREEN BAY 34-21
4th - GB - Moore, 6-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 41-21
4th - GB - Pitts, 7-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 48-21
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-164, Tom Moore 13-17 1 TD, Paul Hornung 6-10 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 2-9 1 TD, Bart Starr 3-6, Earl Gros 1-3
MINNESOTA - Doug Mayberry 5-18, Hugh McElhenny 5-9, Fran Tarkenton 2-8, Mel Triplett 4-8 1 TD, Tommy Mason 3-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 28-20-297 3 TD, John Roach 1-0-0
MINNESOTA - Fran Tarkenton 29-18-288 2 TD 3 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 10-159 2 TD, Boyd Dowler 7-124 1 TD, Ron Kramer 1-12, Paul Hornung 1-3, Jim Taylor 1-(-1)
MINNESOTA - Hugh McElhenny 5-118, Jerry Reichow 6-52 1 TD, Charley Ferguson 4-84, Steve Stonebreaker 1-19 1 TD, Doug Mayberry 1-11, Tommy Mason 1-4
WEATHER: 70 degrees, relative humidity 90%, wind 11 mph
Coach Lombardi on the sidelines - Packers at San Francisco
Bart Starr under center during a 1962 game against the San Francisco 49ers
Bart Starr gets manhandled by the Lions defense on Thanksgiving Day
(MILWAUKEE) - Held in check until the final four minutes of the first half, the Green Bay Packers exploded behind Tom Moore for a 31-13 win over the San Francisco 49ers. Jim Taylor and Moore, who was standing in for the injured Paul Hornung, broke the game wide open in the second half by ripping the 49er defense to shreds. Taylor, the NFL's leading rusher, ran for 160 yards in 17 carries—130 them coming after the intermission. He scored touchdowns on runs of 17 and 25 yards. Moore added 84 yards to the Green Bay ground attack and went over for one touchdown. The final points came on a touchdown pass from Bart Starr to Ron Kramer and a 27 yard field goal by Jerry Kramer. San Francisco controlled the ball completely in the first quarter and up until there were slightly less than four minutes to play in the half, Green Bay had run only six plays. The Packers piled up 251 yards rushing with 197 of them coming after the intermission. Starr completed 10 to 12 passes for 107 yards. Probably one of the most deciding factors of the game was the punting of Boyd Dowler, who kicked four times for an average of 62.7 yards.
SAN FRANCISCO - 3 3 7 0 - 13
GREEN BAY - 0 10 14 7 - 31
SAN FRANCISCO GREEN BAY
First downs 14 19
Rush-yards-TDs 36-163-0 34-251-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 6-15-41-0-3 10-12-107-1-0
Sacked-yards 2-22 2-22
Net pass yards 19 85
Total yards 182 336
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0
Turnovers 3 0
Penalties-yards 3-26 2-55
SCORING
1st - SF - Tommy Davis, 31-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 3-0
2nd - SF - Davis, 13-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 6-0
2nd - GB - Moore, 14-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 7-6
2nd - GB - J.Kramer, 27-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-6
3rd - SF - Abe Woodson, 85-yard punt return (Davis kick) SAN FRANCISCO 13-10
3rd - GB - Taylor, 16-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 17-13
3rd - GB - Taylor, 25-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 24-13
4th - GB - R.Kramer, 9-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 31-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-160 2 TD, Tom Moore 14-84 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 1-8, Bart Starr 1-1, Earl Gros 1-(-2)
SAN FRANCISCO - J.D. Smith 26-119, Billy Kilmer 4-24, John Brodie 1-16, Bob Gaiters 4-6, Jim Vollenweder 1-(-2)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 12-10-107 1 TD
SAN FRANCISCO - John Brodie 15-6-41 3 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Ron Kramer 4-67 1 TD, Jim Taylor 3-1, Boyd Dowler 2-34, Max McGee 1-5
SAN FRANCISCO - Monty Stickles 2-21, Bernie Casey 2-6, Clyde Conner 1-8, Billy Kilmer 1-6
WEATHER: 46 degrees, relative humidity 72%, wind 11 mph
(BALTIMORE) - The Packers again relied on their defense, which halted the Colts eight times in Green Bay territory. Jim Taylor broke open the game with a 37-yard touchdown run following a pass interception by Ray Nitschke. Paul Hornung once again missed playing for the Packers because of an injured knee, but Bart Starr's passing, including a TD toss to Max McGee, was enough to beat the Colts. Dick Bielski's two field goals were all Baltimore could muster.
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 7 - 17
BALTIMORE - 0 3 3 0 - 6
GREEN BAY BALTIMORE
First downs 14 18
Rush-yards-TDs 29-111-1 38-155-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-19-152-1-2 18-31-161-0-2
Sacked-yards 1-11 1-7
Net pass yards 141 154
Total yards 252 309
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-yards 5-74 5-89
SCORING
2nd - GB - J.Kramer, 23-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - BALT - Dick Bielski, 34-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - GB - R.Kramer, 25-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 10-3
3rd - BALT - Bielski, 34-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-6
4th - GB - Taylor, 37-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 17-6
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 16-68 1 TD, Tom Moore 11-25, Bart Starr 1-18, Elijah Pitts 1-0
BALTIMORE - Lenny Moore 18-77, Joe Perry 16-70, Alex Hawkins 1-7, Johnny Unitas 2-1, Tom Matte 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 19-11-152 1 TD 2 INT
BALTIMORE - Johnny Unitas 30-18-161 1 INT, Lamar McHan 1-0-0 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Ron Kramer 3-76 1 TD, Max McGee 3-51, Jim Taylor 2-(-4), Lew Carpenter 1-22, Boyd Dowler 1-6, Tom Moore 1-1
BALTIMORE - Jimmy Orr 4-42, Lenny Moore 4-36, Joe Perry 4-22, Raymond Berry 3-36, Dick Biekski 2-25, Mark Smolinski 1-0
WEATHER: 50 degrees, relative humidity 38%, wind 12 mph
(CHICAGO) - Jim Taylor scored four touchdowns and the Packers capitalized on a bushel-full of breaks in a rout over the Bears. The Packers didn't miss a stride in their drive towards a second NFL title as they scored their 10th consecutive victory and their seventh straight over their arch-rivals. The Bears made it easy for the Packers, giving up the ball four times on fumbles and three tames on interceptions. Taylor's pile-driving legs and the passing of Bart Starr were the spark plugs of the Packer offense. Packer coach Vince Lombardi didn't have to call on the assistance of his injured ace, Paul Hornung, who sat on the sidelines while replacement Tom Moore ran for 38 yards. Taylor's yardage total was 124 yards on 25 carries and included a 51-yard run around the left side of the Bear line. All his touchdowns were on short thrusts, twice from one yard out and twice again from the 2. The Bears got their only touchdown in the second quarter on a 78-yard march ending when Billy Wade hit Johnny Adams in the end zone from four yards out.
GREEN BAY - 7 3 7 21 - 38
CHICAGO - 0 7 0 0 - 7
GREEN BAY CHICAGO
First downs 25 16
Rush-yards-TDs 44-215-5 27-65-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-27-181-0-0 13-26-147-1-3
Sacked-yards 2-20 0-0
Net pass yards 161 147
Total yards 376 212
Fumbles-lost 0-0 7-4
Turnovers 0 7
Penalties-yards 6-78 3-25
SCORING
1st - GB - Taylor, 2-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - CH - John Adams, 4-yard pass from Billy Wade (Roger LeClerc kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - J.Kramer, 17-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-7
3rd - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 17-7
4th - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 24-7
4th - GB - Taylor, 2-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 31-7
4th - GB - Gros, 9-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 38-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 25-124 4 TD, Earl Gros 3-40, Tom Moore 12-38, Elijah Pitts 1-5, John Roach 1-5, Bart Starr 2-3
CHICAGO - Joe Marconi 4-29, Billy Wade 8-21, Rick Casares 5-14, Ronnie Bull 8-10, Johnny Morris 1-3, Charlie Bivins 1-(-12)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 26-14-181, John Roach 1-0-0
CHICAGO - Billy Wade 24-13-147 1 TD 2 INT, Rudy Bukich 1-0-0 1 INT, Rick Casares 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 4-58, Tom Moore 3-60, Lew Carpenter 3-33, Ron Kramer 2-22, Jim Taylor 2-8
CHICAGO - Mike Ditka 5-79, Rick Casares 2-33, Joe Marconi 2-10, Ronnie Bull 2-9, Johnny Morris 1-12, John Adams 1-4 1 TD
WEATHER: 36 degrees, relative humidity 90%, wind 12 mph, wind chill 28
(PHILADELPHIA) - The relentless Green Bay Packers, a perfect balance of running and passing symmetry, buried the Philadelphia Eagles 49-0 for their ninth straight victory. Although fullback Jim Taylor scored four touchdowns, this was in every sense a team victory as the Packers gained more than a measure of revenge for their championship defeat here two years ago. With quarterback Bart Starr, the league's most accurate passer, completing 15 of 20 for 274 yards, and Taylor, the league's top runner, pacing a ground attack of 294 yards, the Packers made a farce of the game by half, taking a 35-0 lead. The Packers rolled 37 first downs, erasing the league record of 35 in one game set by Pittsburgh in 1958. Green Bay rolled for a total of 624 yards, 294 on the ground and 330 through the air.
GREEN BAY - 7 28 14 0 - 49
PHILADELPHIA - 0 0 0 0 - 0
GREEN BAY PHILADELPHIA
First downs 37 3
Rush-yards-TDs 55-294-6 13-30-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 19-31-334-1-1 9-25-56-0-1
Sacked-yards 0-0 4-32
Net pass yards 334 24
Total yards 628 54
Fumbles-lost 1-1 0-0
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-yards 4-29 4-44
SCORING
1st - GB - Moore, 3-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Taylor, 5-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Moore, 7-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
2nd - GB - Dowler, 25-yard pass from Moore (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 28-0
2nd - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 35-0
3rd - GB - Taylor, 4-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 42-0
3rd - GB - Taylor, 5-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 49-0
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 25-141 4 TD, Tom Moore 14-49 2 TD, Earl Gros 7-39, Max McGee 1-36, Elijah Pitts 5-13, Bart Starr 2-12, Paul Hornung 1-4
PHILADELPHIA - Clarence Peaks 7-27, Timmy Brown 6-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 20-15-274 1 INT, Paul Hornung 2-2-31, Tom Moore 3-1-25 1 TD, John Roach 5-1-4, Elijah Pitts 1-0-0
PHILADELPHIA - Sonny Jurgensen 13-4-35 1 INT, King Hill 12-5-21
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 7-174, Boyd Dowler 7-101 1 TD, Ron Kramer 2-24, Jim Taylor 1-22, Lew Carpenter 1-9,
Elijah Pitts 1-4
PHILADELPHIA - Clarence Peaks 4-29, Howard Cassady 2-13, Tommy McDonald 1-11, Bobby Walston 1-3, Timmy Brown 1-0
WEATHER: 50 degrees, relative humidity 69%, wind 16 mph
Petersen’s Pro Football 1962 correctly predicts the Packers to win the West (Photo Credit - Packerville.blogspot.com)
(GREEN BAY) - The undefeated Green Bay Packers struggled to their tenth straight victory by edging the stubborn Baltimore Colts 17-13, with the help of a 103-yard kickoff return by Herb Adderley and two brilliant defensive stands. Baltimore outgained Green Bay in yards, 382-116, but still lost. The Packers pulled ahead on a 23-yard scoring dash by Tom Moore on the third play of the fourth period and then made a brilliant goal line stand to protect their slender margin with three minutes remaining. Outplayed most of the route, Green Bay had trouble penetrating the tough Baltimore defense. However, the Packers' tremendous defenders withstood an aerial blitz by Johnny Unitas and hung on to the end as the NFL champions posted their 18th straight triumph, including exhibitions, since the 1961 campaign. The win, though, came at a cost as LB Nelson Toburen's career ended when he broke his neck tackling Johnny Unitas in the fourth quarter.
BALTIMORE - 3 7 3 0 - 13
GREEN BAY - 10 0 0 7 - 17
BALTIMORE GREEN BAY
First downs 19 8
Rush-yards-TDs 44-189-0 27-87-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-28-237-1-1 8-13-57-0-0
Sacked-yards 5-44 3-28
Net pass yards 193 29
Total yards 382 116
Fumbles-lost 3-2 4-2
Turnovers 3 2
Penalties-yards 5-76 1-5
SCORING
1st - BALT - Dick Bielski, 42-yard field goal BALTIMORE 3-0
1st - GB - Adderley, 103-yard kickoff return (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
1st - GB - J.Kramer, 24-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - BAL - Jimmy Orr, 34-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Bielski kick) TIED 10-10
3rd - BALT - Bielski, 18-yard field goal BALTIMORE 13-10
4th - GB - Moore, 23-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 17-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 19-46, Tom Moore 7-38 1 TD, Bart Starr 1-3
BALTIMORE - Lenny Moore 13-65, Johnny Unitas 8-59, Mark Smolinski 17-41, Bobby Boyd 1-15, Tom Matte 3-8, Alex Hawkins 2-1
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 13-8-157
BALTIMORE - Johnny Unitas 28-17-237 1 TD 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 2-26, Boyd Dowler 2-17, Ron Kramer 2-15, Tom Moore 2-(1)
BALTIMORE - R.C. Owens 6-84, Jimmy Orr 5-100 1 TD, Lenny Moore 3-11, Dee Mackey 2-24, Mark Smolinski 1-18
WEATHER: 35 degrees, relative humidity 65%, wind 5 mph, wind chill 30
(DETROIT) - The bubble of perfection guarded so dearly by the mighty Green Bay Packers finally was burst. But don't count Vince Lombardi's charges out yet. If, as Lombardi suggests, their 26-14 defeat at the hands of the Detroit Lions was good medicine, they could make short work of the dwindling National Football League season. "I don't think anyone expected us to go undefeated, including me," Lombardi said after the nationally televised beating. Milt Plum got the Lions off to a 14-0 lead with scoring tosses of 33 and 27 yards to end Gail Cogdill, who made eye-catching snares of both passes in the end zone. Moments after Cogdill's second score, Sam Williams grabbed a Bart Star fumble and ran it four yards into the end zone for another touchdown. Roger Brown, the Lions' 300- pound tackle, led one of the most vicious charges ever put on by a Lion defensive line. Time after time he sparked the onslaught that dumped Starr and Jim Taylor. Brown set up one Lion touchdown when he forced Starr to fumble and also tackled the quarterback in the end zone for a safety, and a 23-0 lead. Plum booted a 47-yard field goal early in the third period to round out the scoring and push Detroit in front, 26-0, before the Packers' came to life. Bill Quinlan's four-yard runback of an intercepted Plum pass cut the Lions lead to 26-7 in the fourth quarter. Quinlan fumbled the ball into the end zone, where Willie Davis fell on it. Another Detroit mistake - Earl Morrall's fumble on his own 14 - was quickly converted.
GREEN BAY - 0 0 0 14 - 14
DETROIT - 7 16 3 0 - 26
GREEN BAY DETROIT
First downs 11 14
Rush-yards-TDs 27-73-1 40-157-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-19-142-0-2 10-18-147-2-2
Sacked-yards 10-93 0-0
Net pass yards 49 147
Total yards 122 304
Fumbles-lost 5-3 3-3
Turnovers 5 5
Penalties-yards 3-25 6-59
SCORING
1st - DET - Gail Cogdill, 33-yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) DETROIT 7-0
2nd - DET - Cogdill, 27-yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) DETROIT 14-0
2nd - DET - Sam Williams, 6-yard fumble return (Walker kick) DETROIT 21-0
2nd - DET - Safety, Roger Brown tackled Bart Starr in the end zone DETROIT 23-0
3rd - DET - Plum, 47-yard field goal DETROIT 26-0
4th - GB - Davis recovered fumble in end zone (J.Kramer kick) DETROIT 26-7
4th - GB - Taylor, 4-yard run (J.Kramer kick) DETROIT 26-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 13-47 1 TD, Tom Moore 9-24, Max McGee 1-8, Bart Starr 4-(-6)
DETROIT - Ken Webb 11-62, Tom Watkins 17-55, Dan Lewis 7-16, Milt Plum 1-12, Earl Morrall 3-9, Nick Pietrosante 1-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 19-11-142 2 INT
DETROIT - Milt Plum 16-8-137 2 TD 2 INT, Earl Morrall 2-2-10
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Ron Kramer 4-62, Boyd Dowler 4-41, Max McGee 2-37, Tom Moore 1-2
DETROIT - Gail Cogdill 3-79 2 TD, Jim Gibbons 3-24, Pat Studstill 2-35, Tom Watkins 1-7, Ken Webb 1-2
WEATHER: 37 degrees, relative humidity 70%, wind 15 mph, wind chill 28
(MILWAUKEE) - Green Bay's "Golden Boy", Paul Hornung, made his long-awaited comeback and teamed with Bart Starr and Jim Taylor to lead the Packers to a 41-10 victory over the Rams. Hornung, who hadn't seen extended action since an injury seven weeks ago against Minnesota, scored the Packers' first touchdown on a 30-yard pass from Starr and later took a 35-yard pass from Starr to set up Green Bay's second score. Taylor scored twice to run his NFL-leading total to 102 points. Starr also passed to Ron Kramer for four yards and a touchdown. Los Angeles, catching Green Bay on the rebound from its first loss of the year, moved the ball well behind rookie quarterback Roman Gabriel, but was unable to come back.
LOS ANGELES - 3 0 0 7 - 10
GREEN BAY - 10 14 3 14 - 41
LOS ANGELES GREEN BAY
First downs 14 24
Rush-yards-TDs 29-146-1 34-146-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18-28-139-0-1 16-24-278-2-1
Sacked-yards 5-48 7-60
Net pass yards 91 218
Total yards 237 364
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-1
Turnovers 3 2
Penalties-yards 8-67 4-43
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 30-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - LA - Danny Villanueva, 13-yard field goal GREEN BAY 7-3
1st - GB - J.Kramer, 35-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 17-3
2nd - GB - R.Kramer, 4-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 24-3
3rd - GB - J.Kramer, 37-yard field goal GREEN BAY 27-3
4th - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 34-3
4th - LA - Dick Bass, 5-yard lateral from Roman Gabriel (Villanueva kick) GREEN BAY 34-10
4th - GB - Gros, 15-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 41-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 16-71 2 TD, Earl Gros 5-45 1 TD, Paul Hornung 9-27, Elijah Pitts 2-3, Tom Moore 1-1, Bart Starr 1-(-1)
LOS ANGELES - Dick Bass 14-90 1 TD, Roman Gabriel 4-36, Art Perkins 4-11, Glenn Shaw 7-9
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 20-15-260 2 TD, John Roach 2-1-18, Elijah Pitts 1-0-0
LOS ANGELES - Roman Gabriel 26-18-139 1 INT, Dick Bass 2-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 4-67, Boyd Dowler 4-67, Ron Kramer 3-32 1 TD, Paul Hornung 2-65 1 TD, Lew Carpenter 2-40, Jim Taylor 1-7
LOS ANGELES - Red Phillips 5-50, Art Perkins 4-23, Dick Bass 4-13, Pervis Atkins 3-32, Glenn Shaw 2-21
WEATHER: 40 degrees, relative humidity 77%, wind 6 mph
(SAN FRANCISCO) - One victory over the last place Los Angeles Rams next Sunday and the Green Bay Packers capture the Western Division title in the National Football League. Yet coach Vince Lombardi worries. "We're tired." declared the defending world champions' pilot after they staged a second half comeback sparked by Tom Moore, the replacement for Paul Hornung, to beat San Francisco 31-21. Hornung, who returned to action a week ago after being out with a leg injury, carried the ball only four times, gaining 4 yards on each. San Francisco wouldn't settle for a chance to tie Sunday, trailing 24-21 and facing fourth down at the Packer 12, they went for the touchdown and John Brodie's pass for Clyde Conner fell incomplete."A tie might have kept us from losing," coach Red Hickey explained. "But we weren't just playing for ourselves. A tie was as good as a win for the Packers." Hickey used a man-in-motion offense for the first time which left Brodie a lonesome quarterback, and the 49er passer hit 13 of 15 throws for 168 yards in the first half as San Francisco led 21-10.
GREEN BAY - 3 7 7 14 - 31
SAN FRANCISCO - 7 14 0 0 - 21
GREEN BAY SAN FRANCISCO
First downs 20 18
Rush-yards-TDs 43-164-3 20-36-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 10-18-130-1-1 20-31-269-2-2
Sacked-yards 0-0 0-0
Net pass yards 130 269
Total yards 294 305
Fumbles-lost 2-0 2-1
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-yards 3-14 5-64
SCORING
1st - SF - J.D.Smith, 1-yard run (Tommy Davis, 1-yard run) SAN FRANCISCO 7-0
1st - GB - J.Kramer, 17-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 7-3
2nd - SF - Monty Stickles, 3-yard from John Brodie (Davis kick) SAN FRANCISCO 14-3
2nd - GB - Moore, 3-yard run (J.Kramer kick) SAN FRANCISCO 14-10
2nd - SF - Clyde Conner, 5-yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) SAN FRANCISCO 21-10
3rd - GB - Moore, 32-yard run (J.Kramer kick) SAN FRANCISCO 21-17
4th - GB - Taylor, 2-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 24-21
4th - GB - R.Kramer, 8-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 31-21
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 24-79 2 TD, Tom Moore 13-56 2 TD, Paul Hornung 4-16, Max McGee 1-8, Bart Starr 1-5
SAN FRANCISCO - J.D. Smith 13-18 1 TD, John Brodie 2-10, Bob Gaiters 4-5, Jim Vollenweider 1-3
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 18-10-130 1 TD 1 INT
SAN FRANCISCO - John Brodie 31-20-269 2 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Ron Kramer 4-48 1 TD, Boyd Dowler 4-47, Max McGee 1-34, Jim Taylor 1-1
SAN FRANCISCO - Bernie Casey 7-134, Clyde Conner 4-44 1 TD, Jimmy Johnson 3-50, Monty Stickles 3-32 1 TD, J.D. Smith 3-9
WEATHER: 48 degrees, relative humidity 94%, wind 8 mph
(LOS ANGELES) - Green Bay clinched the Western Conference title and set up a re-match with New York Giants for the National Football League championship as records tumbled from coast to coast. The Packers had the title wrapped up before they took the field against the Los Angeles Rams since the second-place Detroit Lions had fallen 3-0 to the Chicago Bears in a game that ended before the kickoff at Los Angeles. But the defending champions pulled out a 20-17 victory over the Rams for good measure. While they were about it, Jim Taylor broke an NFL record by scoring his 19th touchdown and the Packers set another mark by running their seasons's total of first downs to 281. Taylor set the touchdown record on a burst of 28 yards in the second quarter. The old mark was set by Steve Van Buren of Philadelphia in 10 games in 1945, and was tied by Jim Brown in 12 games in 1958. Taylor, of course, wound up the unofficial rushing champion, ending the five-year reign of Brown, who just missed making 1,000 yards for the fifth straight season. Taylor also succeeded teammate Paul Hornung as scoring champ with 114 points.
GREEN BAY - 7 6 0 7 - 20
LOS ANGELES - 3 7 0 7 - 17
GREEN BAY LOS ANGELES
First downs 18 16
Rush-yards-TDs 33-181-1 36-207-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-35-250-2-1 12-22-104-1-0
Sacked-yards 1-4 1-8
Net pass yards 246 96
Total yards 427 303
Fumbles-lost 3-2 2-1
Turnovers 3 1
Penalties-yards 1-5 1-5
SCORING
1st - GB - R.Kramer, 45-yard pass from Moore (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - LA - Danny Villanueva, 39-yard field goal GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Taylor, 28-run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 13-3
2nd - LA - Merlin Olsen, 20-yard interception return (Villanueva kick) GREEN BAY 13-10
4th - GB - Hornung, 83-yard pass from Starr (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 20-10
4th - LA - Carroll Dale, 15-yard pass from Jon Arnett (Villanueva kick) GREEN BAY 20-17
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 23-156 1 TD, Tom Moore 5-13, Paul Hornung 4-10, Bart Starr 1-2
LOS ANGELES - Jon Arnett 16-103, Dick Bass 16-78, Roman Gabriel 4-26
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 32-16-205 1 TD, Tom Moore 1-1-45 1 TD, John Roach 1-0-0, Max McGee 1-0-0 1 INT
LOS ANGELES - Roman Gabriel 20-10-80, Jon Arnett 2-2-24 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 5-58, Ron Kramer 4-73 1 TD, Jim Taylor 3-8, Paul Hornung 2-88 1 TD, Boyd Dowler 2-8, Tom Moore 1-15
LOS ANGELES - Carroll Dale 4-64 1 TD, Red Phillips 3-30, Dick Bass 3-9, Pervis Atkins 1-7, Jon Arnett 1-(-6)
WEATHER: 60 degrees, relative humidity 83%, wind 10 mph
(NEW YORK) - The Giants outgained the Packers in yards, 291 to 244, but, in the end, New York lost the NFL Championship Game for the fourth time in five years. The key figure for the Packers was RB Jim Taylor, who tied the NFL playoff record with 31 carries, while gaining 85 yards and a touchdown. The score came in the second quarter, at a point when Green Bay already led 3-0 on a Jerry Kramer field goal. LB Dan Currie forced a fumble from Giants' HB Phil King, and Green Bay recoverd on the New York 28. On first down, Paul Hornung tossed a halfback option to Boyd Dowler for 21 yards. On the next play, Taylor blasted into the end zone. New York made its move into the third quarter, forcing the Packers to punt deep from their own territory. Erich Barnes blocked Max McGee's kick, and it was recovered in the end zone for a touchdown by Jim Collier. New York would not score again, while Kramer would kick two more field goals to clinch Green Bay's second consecutive NFL championship.
GREEN BAY - 3 7 3 3 - 16
NEW YORK - 0 0 7 0 - 7
GREEN BAY NEW YORK
First downs 18 18
Rush-yards-TDs 46-148-1 26-94-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 10-22-106-0-0 18-41-197-0-1
Sacked-yards 1-10 0-0
Net pass yards 96 197
Total yards 244 291
Fumbles-lost 2-0 3-2
Turnovers 0 3
Penalties-yards 5-44 4-62
SCORING
2nd - GB - Taylor, 7-yard run (J.Kramer kick) GREEN BAY 10-0
3rd - NY - Jim Collier recovered a blocked punt in the end zone GREEN BAY 10-7
3rd - GB - J.Kramer, 29-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-7
4th - GB - J.Kramer, 30-yard field goal GREEN BAY 16-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 31-85 1 TD, Paul Hornung 8-35, Tom Moore 6-24, Bart Starr 1-4
NEW YORK - Alex Webster 15-56, Phil King 11-38
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 21-9-85, Paul Hornung 1-1-21
NEW YORK - Y.A. Tittle 41-18-197 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 4-48, Jim Taylor 3-20, Ron Kramer 2-25, Max McGee 1-13
NEW YORK - Joe Walton 5-75, Del Shofner 5-69, Frank Gifford 4-34, Phil King 2-14, Alex Webster 1-5, Joe Morrison 1-0
WEATHER: 25 degrees, relative humidity 58%, wind 27 mph, wind chill 8
