NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Herb Adderley 26 CB 6- 1 210 Michigan State 5 5 26 14 1961 Draft - 1st round
Lionel Aldridge 62 DE 6- 4 245 Utah State 3 3 24 14 1963 Draft - 4th round
Bill Anderson 88 TE 6- 3 216 Tennessee 1 7 29 14 1965 Trade - Washington
Ken Bowman 57 C 6- 3 230 Wisconsin 2 2 22 14 1964 Draft - 8th round
Zeke Bratkowski 12 QB 6- 3 200 Georgia 3 10 32 6 1963 FA - Los Angeles
Tom Brown 40 DB 6- 1 190 Maryland 2 2 24 14 1963 Draft - 2nd round
Lee Roy Caffey 60 LB 6- 3 250 Texas A&M 2 3 24 14 1964 Trade - Phil
Don Chandler 34 K 6- 2 210 Florida 1 10 31 14 1965 Trade - NY Giants
Dennis Claridge 10 QB 6- 3 225 Nebraska 1 1 24 1 1963 Draft - 3rd round
Junior Coffey 41 HB 6- 1 210 Washington 1 1 23 13 1965 Draft - 7th round
Tommy Crutcher 56 LB 6- 3 230 TCU 2 2 24 14 1964 Draft - 3rd round
Bill Curry 50 C 6- 2 235 Georgia Tech 1 1 22 14 1964 Draft - 20th round
Carroll Dale 84 WR 6- 2 200 Virginia Tech 1 6 27 13 1965 Trade - L. Angeles
Willie Davis 87 DE 6- 3 245 Grambling 6 8 31 14 1960 Trade - Cleveland
Boyd Dowler 86 WR 6- 5 225 Colorado 7 7 27 14 1959 Draft - 3rd round
Marv Fleming 81 TE 6- 4 235 Utah 3 3 23 13 1963 Draft - 11th round
Forrest Gregg 75 G 6- 4 250 SMU 9 9 31 14 1956 Draft - 2nd round
Hank Gremminger 46 DB 6- 1 200 Baylor 10 10 32 8 1956 Draft - 7th round
Dan Grimm 67 G 6- 3 245 Colorado 3 3 24 14 1963 Draft - 5th round
Doug Hart 43 DB 6- 0 190 Arlington State 2 2 26 14 1964 FA - St. Louis
Paul Hornung 5 HB 6- 2 215 Notre Dame 8 8 29 24 1957 Draft - Bonus
Allen Jacobs 35 HB 6- 1 215 Utah 1 1 24 14 1964 Draft - 10th round
Bob Jeter 21 WR 6- 1 205 Iowa 3 3 28 13 1960 Draft - 2nd round
Henry Jordan 74 DT 6- 3 250 Virginia 7 9 30 14 1959 Trade - Cleveland
Ron Kostelnik 77 DT 6- 4 260 Cincinnati 5 5 25 14 1961 Draft - 2nd round
Jerry Kramer 64 G 6- 3 245 Idaho 8 8 29 14 1958 Draft - 4th round
Bob Long 80 WR 6- 3 190 Wichita 2 2 23 13 1964 Draft - 4th round
Rich Marshall 70 DT 6- 5 270 Stephen F.Austin 1 1 23 14 1965 Draft - 10th round
Max McGee 85 E 6- 3 205 Tulane 10 10 33 12 1954 Draft - 5th round
Tom Moore 25 HB 6- 2 210 Vanderbilt 6 6 27 13 1960 Draft - 1st round
Ray Nitschke 66 LB 6- 3 240 Illinois 8 8 28 12 1958 Draft - 3rd round
Elijah Pitts 22 HB 6- 1 205 Philander Smith 5 5 26 14 1961 Draft - 13th round
Dave Robinson 89 LB 6- 3 245 Penn State 3 3 24 14 1963 Draft - 1st round
Bob Skoronski 76 T 6- 3 250 Indiana 8 8 31 14 1956 Draft - 5th round
Bart Starr 15 QB 6- 1 200 Alabama 10 10 31 14 1956 Draft - 17th round
Jim Taylor 31 FB 6- 0 215 LSU 8 8 30 13 1958 Draft - 2nd round
Packers at Browns
September 4th
Cardinals at Packers
September 11th
Packers at Steelers
September 19th
Bears at Packers
October 3rd
Packers at Lions Program - 17 October
Packers at Bears
October 31st
Lions at Packers
November 7th
Rams at Packers
November 14th
49ers at Packers
October 10th
Vikings at Packers Program - 5 December
Packers at Colts Program - 12 December
Packers at 49ers Program - 19 December
1965 PACKER TRADES - TRANSACTIONS
JAN - WR Larry Elkins (1st round) signed with HOUSTON (AFL). T Alphonse Doston (2nd round) signed with KANSAS CITY (AFL). FB Doug Goodwin (5th round) signed with BUFFALO (AFL).
JAN 12 - Acquired K Don Chandler from NEW YORK for a future undisclosed draft choice
APRIL 13 - Acquired E Carroll Dale from LOS ANGELES for LB Dan Currie
JULY 25 - Waived QB Tom Singleton, QB Jim Van Gordon, HB Tellis Ellis, FB John Putman (14th round), K Steve Clark (17th round), G Ken Burke and T Ernie Smith on waivers (66 players on roster).
AUG 4 - Traded E Ron Kramer to DETROIT for a 1966 1st-round draft choice. Placed HB James Chandler on waivers.
AUG 17 - Placed T Roger Jacobazzi, DT Dick Herzing and HB Ron Heller on waivers (50 players on roster)
AUG 18 - Traded a 1966 6th-round choice to WASHINGTON for TE Bill Anderson
AUG 30 - Traded DE John McDowell to NEW YORK GIANTS for undisclosed terms. Placed HB Wally Mahle, HB Bill Symons and DB Donnie Davis on waivers (46 players on roster)
SEPT 7 - Placed E Jerry Robert, OT Rich Koeper and TE Jim Thilbert on waivers.
1965 IN REVIEW
Despite the offense being no better than 12th in the NFL, Green Bay won its first title in three years, thanks to its third-ranked defense. Jim Taylor failed to crack the 1,000-yard mark in rushing for the
first time since 1959, and Green Bay's 3.4 yards per rush average was the worst since 1946. In nine games, Green Bay was outrushed by its opponent, but managed to win five of those contests. The
Packer defense recorded 44 sacks (3rd best in the NFL) and an NFL-best 27 interceptions. Don Chandler replaced Paul Hornung as kicker and was good on 17 of 26 attempts, while Hornung had
missed an NFL-record 26 field goals the previous year. One sad note came in June, when Packer founder Curly Lambeau died of a heart attack, leading to the renaming of City Stadium before the first
pre-season game. Lombardi also signed a contract extension through 1974 in November.
LOMBARDI STAYS HOME...FOR NOW
When he first arrived in Green Bay, Vince Lombardi signed a five-year contract with an annual salary of $36,000 plus bonus clauses. In his first season, the Packers responded with a surprising
7-5 record, and New York Giants owner Wellington Mara approached his former assistant about replacing Jim Lee Howell as head coach. One year later, the Packers were in the NFL title game, which
they lost, and, once again, Mara approached Lombardi about replacing Howell, who had retired. This time, Lombardi thought about the offer a little longer, but remained in Green Bay, where he would
win the next two championships. As a reward for his decision to stay, the Packers renewed and extended Lombardi's contract in 1961 and 1963. The next serious challenge to Lombardi tenure in
Titletown came in 1965. The expansion Atlanta Falcons apparently approached the legendary coach about taking over their team, as coach and general manager, when it began play in 1966. While
we will never know how lucrative the offer was or how serious it was taken, Lombardi turned the Falcons down, but recommended his assistance coach, Norb Hecker. The Lombardi magic did not
follow Hecker, who went 4-26-1 before being fired after starting the 1968 season 0-3. The Packers once again rewarded Lombardi for staying in Green Bay, with another contract extension. This one
would run through January 31st 1974. There would be one more serious attempt to lure Lombardi from Green Bay. In late 1965, after firing Bill McPeak, the Washington Redskins asked Lombard if he
was interested in moving to the nation's capital. The coach turned the Redskins down, and they offered the position to Otto Graham, the former Cleveland Browns quarterbacking great. After seeing Graham fail in three season to give Washington its first winning season since 1955, the Redskins again approached Lombardi after the 1968 season. This time, they offered a piece of ownership as an incentive, and, this time, it worked. The Lombardi legacy was moving east, and the Packers were left with a contract that was supposed to run until 1974.
NAME NO POS HGT WGT COLLEGE YR PR AG G HOW ACQUIRED
Fuzzy Thurston 63 G 6- 1 245 Valparaiso 7 8 30 14 1959 Trade - Baltimore
Lloyd Voss 71 T 6- 4 260 Nebraska 2 2 23 14 1964 Draft - 1st round
Willie Wood 24 DB 5-10 190 USC 6 6 28 14 1960 FA
Steve Wright 72 T 6- 6 250 Alabama 2 2 23 14 1964 Draft - 5th round
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
1965 PACKERS DRAFT (November 28, 1964)
RND-PICK NAME POS COLLEGE
1a - 7 *-Donny Anderson (A) HB Texas Tech
1b - 10 Larry Elkins WR Baylor
2 - 24 Alphonse Dotson T Grambling
3 - 38 Allen Brown E Mississippi
4 - 52 Wally Mahle HB Syracuse
5a - 59 *-James Harvey (B) T Mississippi
5b - 66 Doug Goodwin FB Maryland State
6a - 74 Rick Koeper (B) T Oregon State
6b - 80 Bill Symons HB Colorado
7a - 85 Jerry Roberts (C) E Baldwin-Wallace
7b - 86 Roger Jacobazzi (D) T Wisconsin
7c - 94 Junior Coffey HB Washington
8 - 108 *-Mike Shinn E Kansas
9 - 122 Larry Bulaich HB TCU
10 - 136 Rich Marshall T Stephen Austin
11 - 150 *-Jim Weatherwax T Cal State-LA
12 - 164 Gene Jeter HB Ark-Pine Bluff
13 - 178 *-Roy Schmidt G Long Beach St
14 - 192 John Putman FB Drake
15 - 206 Chuck Hurston T Auburn
16 - 220 *Phil Vandersea FB Massachusetts
17 - 234 Steve Clark K Oregon State
18 - 248 *-Jeff White E Texas Tech
19 - 262 *-Len Sears T South Carolina
20 - 276 James Chandler HB Benedictine
A - from Philadelphia Eagles as part of Jim Ringo, Earl Gros, Lee Roy Caffey trade - B - from Pittsburgh Steelers - C - from New York Giants for Turnley Todd - D - from San Francisco 49ers * - Juniors
Bold - Played for the Green Bay Packers
1965 PRE-SEASON RESULTS (4-1)
AUGUST (2-1) RESULT RECORD ATT STARTING QB LEADING RUSHER LEADING PASSER LEADING RECEIVER
14 G-NEW YORK GIANTS W 44- 7 1- 0-0 50,837 Bart Starr Tom Moore (40) Bart Starr (153) Marv Fleming (6-59)
21 M-CHICAGO BEARS W 31-14 2- 0-0 47,066 Bart Starr Elijah Pitts (34) Bart Starr (132) Carroll Dale (3-43)
28 at Dallas Cowboys L 12-21 2- 1-0 67,954 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (48) Bart Starr (216) Boyd Dowler (4-41)
SEPTEMBER (2-0)
4 at Cleveland Browns W 30-14 3- 1-0 83,118 Bart Starr Elijah Pitts (71) Bart Starr (202) Boyd Dowler (3-68)
11 G-ST. LOUIS CARDINALS W 31-13 4- 1-0 50,858 Bart Starr Allen Jacobs (45) Bart Starr (181) Boyd Dowler (4-26)
1965 REGULAR SEASON RESULTS (10-3-1)
SEPTEMBER (2-0)
19 at Pittsburgh Steelers (0-0) W 41- 9 1- 0-0 38,383 Bart Starr Paul Hornung (50) Bart Starr (226) Boyd Dowler (6-104)
26 M-BALTIMORE COLTS (1-0) W 20-17 2- 0-0 48,130 Bart Starr Tom Moore (66) Zeke Bratkowski (73) Boyd Dowler (4-53)
OCTOBER (4-1)
3 G-CHICAGO BEARS (0-2) W 23-14 3- 0-0 50,852 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (45) Bart Starr (263) Jim Taylor (4-76)
10 G-SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (2-1) W 27-10 4- 0-0 50,852 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (73) Bart Starr (163) Boyd Dowler (5-46)
17 at Detroit Lions (3-1) W 31-21 5- 0-0 56,712 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (45) Bart Starr (301) Bob Long (4-106)
24 M-DALLAS COWBOYS (2-3) W 13- 3 6- 0-0 48,311 Bart Starr Paul Hornung (42) Bart Starr (42) Boyd Dowler (2-27)
31 at Chicago Bears (3-3) L 10-31 6- 1-0 45,664 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (50) Bart Starr (94) Max McGee (6-58)
NOVEMBER (2-2)
7 G-DETROIT LIONS (4-3) L 7-12 6- 2-0 50,852 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (50) Bart Starr (107) Carroll Dale (3-52)
14 M-LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-7) W 6- 3 7- 2-0 48,485 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (68) Bart Starr (73) Jim Taylor (2-49)
21 at Minnesota Vikings (5-4) W 38-13 8- 2-0 47,426 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (111) Bart Starr (159) Boyd Dowler (3-78)
28 at Los Angeles Rams (1-9) L 10-21 8- 3-0 39,733 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (21) Zeke Bratkowski (148) Boyd Dowler (6-62)
DECEMBER (2-0-1)
5 G-MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-6) W 24-19 9- 3-0 50,852 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (89) Zeke Bratkowski (90) Boyd Dowler (3-51)
12 at Baltimore Colts (9-2-1) W 42-27 10- 3-0 60,238 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (66) Bart Starr (222) Boyd Dowler (4-40)
19 at San Francisco 49ers (7-6) T 24-24 10- 3-1 45,710 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (55) Bart Starr (203) Boyd Dowler (6-117)
1965 POST-SEASON RESULTS (2-0)
1965 WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF - DECEMBER (1-0)
26 G-BALTIMORE COLTS (10-3-1) W 13-10 50,484 Bart Starr Jim Taylor (60) Zeke Bratkowski (248) Bill Anderson (8-78)
1965 NFL CHAMPIONSHIP - JANUARY (1-0)
2 G-CLEVELAND BROWNS (11-3) W 23-12 50,777 Bart Starr Paul Hornung (105) Bart Starr (147) Boyd Dowler (5-59)
G - Green Bay M - Milwaukee
(GREEN BAY) - The Packers, led by Bart Starr's passing and a bruising defense, hammered the Giants 44-7 Saturday night in the exhibition opener for both teams before a crowd of 50,837. Starr completed 10 of 12 passes for 153 yards and two touchdowns, including a 51-yard strike to Carroll Dale and a eight-yard bullet to Bob Long to account for the first two Packer scores. Tom Brown, a second-year man from Maryland, got off the longest run of the night, an electrifying 92-yard punt return for the Packers' sixth touchdown.
NEW YORK - 0 0 0 7 - 7
GREEN BAY - 7 13 10 14 - 44
NEW YORK GREEN BAY
First downs 12 21
Rush-yards-TDs 35-147 33-163
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5-19-76-0-2 14-22-230-2-1
Sacked-yards -54 -24
Net pass yards 22 206
Total yards 169 379
Fumbles lost 1 1
Turnovers 3 2
Yards Penalized 28 32
SCORING
1st - GB - Dale, 51-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Long, 8-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Ron Heller, 1-yard run (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 20-0
3rd - GB - Hornung, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 27-0
3rd - GB - Chandler, 36-yard field goal GREEN BAY 30-0
4th - GB - Coffey, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 37-0
4th - GB - Brown, 92-yard punt return (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 44-0
4th - NY - Tucker Frederickson, 3-yard run (Gary Timberlake kick) GREEN BAY 44-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Tom Moore 8-40, Junior Coffey 5-31 1 TD, Paul Hornung 6-22 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 4-21, Jim Taylor 6-13, Allen Jacobs 2-12, Ron Heller 2-6 1 TD
NEW YORK - Tucker Frederickson 9-57 1 TD, Ernie Wheelwright 9-42, Steve Thurlow 9-27, Ernie Koy 5-11, Smith Reed 1-9, Gary Wood 2-1
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 13-10-153 2 TD, Dennis Claridge 3-1-47, Zeke Bratkowski 4-3-30, Tom Moore 1-0-0, Paul Hornung 1-0-0 1 INT
NEW YORK - Gary Wood 12-3-38 2 INT, John Torok 6-2-38, Steve Thurlow 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Marv Fleming 6-59, Boyd Dowler 3-33, Jim Taylor 2-22, Carroll Dale 1-51 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 1-47, Bob Long 1-8 1 TD
NEW YORK - Joe Morrison 1-40, Bobby Crespino 1-17, Steve Thurlow 1-14, Del Shofner 1-7, Ernie Koy 1-(-2)
(MILWAUKEE) - The Packers scored three touchdowns in the second quarter Saturday and went on to bury the Bears 31-14 for their second exhibition victory. A sell-out crowd of 47,006, a record for the Midwest Shrine game, watched the two teams match bruising defenses through the first period before the Packers marched 43 yards for their first touchdown. Quarterback Bart Starr, Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor led the Packer offensive drive. Green Bay scored twice more before the half ended, on short runs by Tom Moore and Elijah Pitts. Green Bay added a 41-yard field goal by Don Chandler in the fourth period and scored again on an 80-yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski to Bob Long. The Bears got two consolation touchdowns in the closing minutes of play with second-year quarterback Larry Rakestraw guiding both drives. The Packers so dominated things in the first half that the Bears were able to get only two first downs and 34 yards passing and rushing. Green Bay, in that same time, picked up 191 yards in 15 first downs. Starr, who completed 12 of 21 passes, was named the game's most valuable player on offense. Willie Wood ,who intercepted one Bears pass and returned a punt 24 yards to set up the Packers' first touchdown, was named the game's outstanding defensive player.
CHICAGO - 0 0 0 14 - 14
GREEN BAY - 0 21 0 10 - 31
CHICAGO GREEN BAY
First downs 15 21
Rush-yards-TDs 25-122 37-129
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 8-20-119-1-1 14-25-228-1-1
Sacked-yards -23 -34
Net pass yards 96 194
Total yards 218 323
Fumbles lost 0 0
Turnovers 1 1
Yards Penalized 50 63
SCORING
2nd - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - GB - Moore, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Pitts, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 21-0
4th - GB - Chandler, 41-yard field goal GREEN BAY 24-0
4th - CH - Dick Gordon, 9-yd pass fr Larry Rakestraw (Mike Eischeid kick) GREEN BAY 24-7
4th - GB - Long, 80-yard pass from Bratkowski (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 31-7
4th - CHI - Ronnie Bull, 3-yard run (Eischeid kick) GREEN BAY 31-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Elijah Pitts 11-34 1 TD, Jim Taylor 9-25 1 TD, Dennis Claridge 2-25, Paul Hornung 6-16, Junior Coffey 3-12, Tom Moore 5-12, Allen Jacobs 1-5
CHICAGO - Joe Marconi 6-39, Gale Sayers 3-38, Ronnie Bull 7-27 1 TD, Andy Livingston 4-16, Jon Arnett 4-12, Rudy Bukich 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 21-12-132 1 INT, Zeke Bratkowski 2-1-80 1 TD, Dennis Claridge 2-1-16
CHICAGO - Rudy Bukich 13-4-18 1 INT, Larry Rakestraw 7-4-101 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Carroll Dale 3-43, Paul Hornung 3-24, Bob Long 2-96 1 TD, Boyd Dowler 2-19, Jim Taylor 2-11,, Max McGee 1-26, Tom Moore 1-11
CHICAGO - Dick Gordon 3-55 1 TD, Johnny Morris 2-26, Gale Sayers 2-(-8), Andy Livingston 1-46
(DALLAS) - The Dallas Cowboys, shielding goal line with an ironclad defense, stunned the previously unbeaten Green Bay Packers Saturday night in an exhibition before a record 67,954 fans. The Cowboys roared from behind with two touchdowns in the third quarter, the second set up by a pass interception by linebacker Chuck Howley at the Packer 4-yard line. Don Perkins crashed into the end zone on the next play for a 14-9 Cowboy lead and Dallas added another touchdown in the final minute of the game. The Packers threatened continually in the first half, but their drives stalled time after time in the face of the crushing Dallas defense that kept its goal-line uncrossed. Don Chandler kicked two field goals in the first half for Green Bay after Paul Hornung's early three-pointer. Chandler added another field goal in the fourth quarter. The crowd was the largest ever to watch a Cowboys home game. It was Dallas' first victory ever over the Packers after five years in the NFL.
GREEN BAY - 3 6 0 3 - 12
DALLAS - 0 0 14 7 - 21
GREEN BAY DALLAS
First downs 16 16
Rush-yards-TDs 31-142 22-84
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-31-216-0-2 15-26-161-1-0
Sacked-yards -38 -27
Net pass yards 178 134
Total yards 320 218
Fumbles lost 0 1
Turnovers 2 1
Yards Penalized 35 43
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 18-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
2nd - GB - Chandler, 22-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-0
2nd - GB - Chandler, 48-yard field goal GREEN BAY 9-0
3rd - DA - Buddy Dial, 46-yd pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) GREEN BAY 9-7
3rd - DAL - Don Perkins, 4-yard run (Villanueva kick) DALLAS 14-9
4th - GB - Chandler, 12-yard field goal DALLAS 14-12
4th - DAL - Amos Marsh, 1-yard run (Villanueva kick) DALLAS 21-12
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 16-48, Elijah Pitts 5-40, Tom Moore 3-31, Dennis Claridge 1-19, Bart Starr 1-7, Paul Hornung 5-(-3)
DALLAS - Amos Marsh 7-38 1 TD, Don Perkins 12-35 1 TD, Don Meredith 1-7, Perry Lee Dunn 2-4
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 26-15-216 2 INT, Dennis Claridge 4-0-0, Paul Hornung 1-0-0
DALLAS - Don Meredith 25-15-161 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 4-51, Marv Fleming 3-56, Jim Taylor 3-39, Elijah Pitts 3-35, Bob Long 1-24, Carroll Dale 1-11
DALLAS - Buddy Dial 5-109 1 TD, Amos Marsh 5-10, Don Perkins 3-18, Frank Clarke 1-16, Pettis Norman 1-8
(CLEVELAND) - The Packers stopped the champions Saturday night in the second game of an exhibition doubleheader. Bart Starr threw a short touchdown pass and Elijah Pitts and Paul Hornung cracked for short yardage scores. The Detroit Lions came from behind with two touchdowns in the fourth quarter to edge the New York Giants 25-21 in the first game before a standing room crowd of 83,118, largest to watch a pre-season game this year. The Packers snapped the Browns' eight-game exhibition victory string set over two years with Starr's precision passing and a blitzing defense against and quarterback Frank Ryan.
GREEN BAY - 7 7 10 6 - 30
CLEVELAND - 0 7 0 7 - 14
GREEN BAY CLEVELAND
First downs 23 12
Rush-yards-TDs 38-194 24-113
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-23-202-1-0 12-22-133-1-2
Sacked-yards -20 -16
Net pass yards 182 117
Total yards 376 230
Fumbles lost 0 1
Turnovers 0 3
Yards Penalized 40 97
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 5-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - CLE - Gary Collins, 10-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Lou Groza kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Pitts, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-7
3rd - GB - Chandler, 19-yard field goal GREEN BAY 17-7
3rd - GB - Dowler, 10-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 24-7
4th - CLE - Jim Brown, 7-yard run (Groza kick) GREEN BAY 24-14
4th - GB - Chandler, 32-yard field goal GREEN BAY 27-14
4th - GB - Chandler, 14-yard field goal GREEN BAY 30-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Elijah Pitts 9-71 1 TD, Jim Taylor 12-58, Allen Jacobs 8-38, Paul Hornung 8-26, Bart Starr 1-1
CLEVELAND - Jim Brown 16-84 1 TD, Ernie Green 4-17, Leroy Kelly 3-15, Frank Ryan 1-(-3)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 19-13-202 1 TD, Dennis Claridge 3-0-0, Zeke Bratkowski 1-0-0
CLEVELAND - Frank Ryan 17-9-101 1 TD 1 INT, Jim Ninowski 5-3-32 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 3-68 1 TD, Paul Hornung 3-44, Jim Taylor 3-19, Max McGee 2-46, Bob Long 2-25
CLEVELAND - Gary Collins 4-69 1 TD, Leroy Kelly 3-22, Clifton McNeil 2-28, Walter Roberts 1-9, Ralph Smith 1-9, Jim Brown 1-(-4)
(GREEN BAY) - Bart Starr and Paul Homung provided the offensive thrust as the Green Bay Packers won their fourth exhibition in five outings, downing the St. Louis Cardinals 31-13 before a record home crowd of 50,858 Saturday night. Starr passed for three touchdowns, one of them to Hornung, who also threw a touchdown strike. Don Chandler added a 15-yard field goal for the Packers. Meanwhile, the Packer defense held the Cardinals without a touchdown until the final period when Charley Johnson hit Sonny Randle on a 19-yard scoring pass. Jim Bakken contributed the other Cardinal scores with two 15-yard field goals.
ST. LOUIS - 3 3 0 7 - 13
GREEN BAY - 10 7 7 7 - 31
ST. LOUIS GREEN BAY
First downs 15 15
Rush-yards-TDs 38-80 24-118
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16-37-189-1-0 13-25-211-4-0
Sacked-yards -22 -11
Net pass yards 167 200
Total yards 247 318
Fumbles lost 1 0
Turnovers 1 0
Yards Penalized 13 35
SCORING
1st - STL - Jim Bakken, 15-yard field goal ST. LOUIS 3-0
1st - GB - Chandler, 15-yard field goal TIED 3-3
1st - GB - Fleming, 30-yard pass from Hornung (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - GB - Dowler, 8-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 17-3
2nd - STL - Bakken, 15-yard field goal GREEN BAY 17-6
3rd - GB - Hornung, 5-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 24-6
4th - STL - Sonny Randle, 19-yard from Charley Johnson (Bakken kick) GREEN BAY 24-13
4th - GB - McGee, 17-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 31-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Allen Jacobs 6-45, Paul Hornung 7-31, Jim Taylor 10-28, Elijah Pitts 3-14, Bart Starr 1-2, Junior Coffey 4-(-2)
ST. LOUIS - Bill Triplett 12-29, Joe Childress 5-21, Prentice Gautt 5-20, Willis Crenshaw 4-10
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 22-12-181 3 TD, Paul Hornung 1-1-30 1 TD, Dennis Claridge 2-0-0
ST. LOUIS - Charley Johnson 37-16-189 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 4-26 1 TD, Paul Hornung 3-41 1 TD, Marv Fleming 2-37 1 TD, Carroll Dale 1-52, Max McGee 1-17, Bob Long 1-17
ST. LOUIS - Bobby Joe Conrad 6-77, Sonny Randle 6-60 1 TD, Jackie Smith 3-44, Prentice Gautt 1-8
Lombardi, ever the motivator, hung this sign in the Packers' locker room. (Credit: Packerville, USA)
(PITTSBURGH) - Playing in sweltering heat, the Packers opened a season on the road for the first time since 1948. Bart Starr's passing and alert ball hawking by the defense earned the Green Bay Packers a 41-9 triumph over the Pittsburgh Steelers. Starr, the league's top passer in 1964, threw two touchdown passes. The defense intercepted three passes and recovered one fumble, turning all Steeler miscues into scores. The Steelers, losers of five straight exhibition games and making their bow under new Coach Mike Nixon, held a 9-7 margin at halftime on three field goals by Mike Clark, but fell apart in the second half. Starr caught fire in the second half, hitting Marv Fleming with a 1-yard touchdown toss and Paul Hornung with a 10-yarder. Herb Adderley grabbed two pass interceptions and returned one 29 yards for the Packers first touchdown in the second quarter. Ray Nitschke grabbed the other to set up a 4th quarter score by Elijah Pitts. He scored the final touchdown after a fumble recovery.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 13 21 - 41
PITTSBURGH - 0 9 0 0 - 9
GREEN BAY PITTSBURGH
First downs 21 15
Rush-yards-TDs 35-134-2 29-92-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-23-226-2-0 8-30-144-0-3
Sacked-yards 1-6 5-43
Net pass yards 220 101
Total yards 354 193
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1
Turnovers 0 4
Penalties-yards 4-48 0-0
SCORING
2nd - PITT - Mike Clark, 21-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 3-0
2nd - PITT - Clark, 34-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 6-0
2nd - GB - Adderley, 34-yard interception (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-6
2nd - PITT - Clark, 32-yard field goal PITTSBURGH 9-7
3rd - GB - Fleming, 31-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-9
3rd - GB - Chandler, 9-yard field goal GREEN BAY 17-9
3rd - GB - Chandler, 19-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-9
4th - GB - Hornung, 10-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 27-9
4th - GB - Pitts, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 34-9
4th - GB - Pitts, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 41-9
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Paul Hornung 11-50, Jim Taylor 10-42, Tom Moore 4-19, Junior Coffey 2-15, Allen Jacobs 3-5, Elijah Pitts 5-3 2 TD
PITTSBURGH - Dick Hoak 8-25, Cannonball Butler 7-24, Mike Lind 6-19, John Henry Johnson 3-11, Theron Sapp 2-8, Bill Nelsen 3-5
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 23-17-226 2 TD
PITTSBURGH - Bill Nelsen 26-7-122 3 INT, Tommy Wade 4-1-22
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 6-104, Marv Fleming 4-61 1 TD, Carroll Dale 4-52, Paul Hornung 1-10 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 1-5, Jim Taylor 1-(-6)
PITTSBURGH - Red Mack 2-34, Gary Ballman 1-32, Roy Jefferson 1-22, Paul Martha 1-18, Lee Folkins 1-15, Dick Hoak 1-12, Cannonball Butler 1-11
Don Chandler's first field goal, a game-tying 22-yarder with 1:58 remaining in regulation, remains controversial to this day. Baltimore fans claimed it sailed wide right. The kick, which flew high above the upright, actually triggered the league to extend the goal posts' height for the following season. Chandler’s game-winning field goal (seen above), at 13:39 of sudden death, ended the Packers' first-ever overtime game, and their only such playoff contest until 2003. His 25-yard kick sent Green Bay to the N.F.L. championship. Below is the coverage of the game from Sports Illustrated. (Credit - Packerville, USA)
(MILWAUKEE) - The Baltimore Colts fumbled away their chance for a quick getaway in the National Football League's Western Division title chase and they had no one to blame but the Green Bay Packers' jarring defense. The defending division titlists, 20-17 losers to the Packers, surrendered the ball four times on fumbles. The miscues set up a Green Bay field goal and a touchdown while shortcircuiting two likely Baltimore scoring drives. The other Packer touchdown came when Herb Adderley gobbled up a Johnny Unitas pass and rambled 44 yards to the end zone. The Packers lost the ball three times on fumbles themselves, but only one bobble proved costly. A fourth period fumble by Tom Moore gave the Colts the ball on the Packers' 24-yard line and Baltimore eventually scored on a five-yard toss from Unitas to Ray Berry. The Packers played without Jim Taylor, who is out of action with an ankle injury. Paul Hornung and Bart Starr were decommissioned by Colts' defenders. Hornung reinjured a nerve in his neck and Starr hurt his leg. Zeke Bratkowski took over at quarterback after Starr's injury in the third period. The 33-year old former Georgia star fired a 37-yard strike to veteran end Max McGee for the decisive touchdown with 2:48 left to play. McGee was filling for Boyd Dowler, who sprained his ankle. But the Colts weren't finished fighting or fumbling. Unitas passed to John Mackey for 19 yards, to Tony Lorick for seven, to Berry for 13 and to Tom Matte for 15. The last throw ended in disaster when Matte fumbled and Adderley recovered on Green Bay's 24. The Packers ran out the clock. The Colts has the edge statistically, 309 to the Packers' 184.
BALTIMORE - 3 7 0 7 - 17
GREEN BAY - 0 10 0 10 - 20
BALTIMORE GREEN BAY
First downs 15 11
Rush-yards-TDs 29-112-1 38-106-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14-32-210-1-2 11-18-133-1-0
Sacked-yards 2-13 6-55
Net pass yards 197 78
Total yards 309 184
Fumbles-lost 5-4 4-3
Turnovers 6 3
Penalties-yards 7-58 3-42
SCORING
1st - BALT - Lou Michaels, 26-yard field goal BALTIMORE 3-0
2nd - GB - Chandler, 19-yard field goal TIED 3-3
2nd - GB - Adderley, 44-yard interception (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - BALT - Jerry Hill, 1-yard run (Michaels kick) TIED 10-10
4th - GB - Chandler, 41-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-10
4th - BAL - Raymond Berry, 5-yd pass from Johnny Unitas (Michaels kick) BALTIMORE 17-13
4th - GB - McGee, 37-yard pass from Bratkowski (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 20-17
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Tom Moore 17-66, Bart Starr 2-24, Paul Hornung 8-20, Zeke Bratkowski 2-1, Elijah Pitts 9-(-5)
BALTIMORE - Lenny Moore 14-69, Jerry Hill 12-42 1 TD, Johnny Unitas 2-1, Tony Lorick 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 9-6-60, Zeke Bratkowski 9-5-73 1 TD
BALTIMORE - Johnny Unitas 32-14-210 1 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 4-53, Tom Moore 2-(-2), Max McGee 1-37 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 1-27, Carroll Dale 1-13, Marv Fleming 1-5, Paul Hornung 1-0
BALTIMORE - Raymond Berry 5-62 1 TD, John Mackey 4-63, Lenny Moore 2-6, Jimmy Orr 1-57, Tom Matte 1-15, Tony Lorick 1-7
(GREEN BAY) - In the first game in Green Bay to draw more than 50,000 fans, the winless Chicago Bears may have found what the Green Bay Packers have been looking for since the start of their season - a running game that goes. The Packers, 23-14 victors over the Bears followed their opportunistic defense to victory for the third straight week. But their ground game, which netted only 78 yards, was plainly in need for nourishment. So was the Bears before rookie Gale Sayers and second-year man Andy Livingston, teamed to give Chicago a second-half boost. The efforts of Sayers and Livingston came too late for the Bears to overcome a 20-0 halftime deficit, but they did take some of the sting out of the defeat. Sayers scored twice, one on a 65-yard pass play, while picking up 80 yards in 17 carries. Livingston, who signed as a free agent after attending Phoenix Junior College, gained 70 yards in 10 carries. The success of the two young runners opened up the airwaves for Rudy Bukich, who took over at quarterback in George Halas' revamped second-half backfield. Bukich proceeded to complete 13 of 20 passes for 195 yards as the Bears, outgained 186 to 104 in the first half, rolled up 309 yards in the second half to take total offense honors, 413 to 299. Only a Green Bay defense that was stingy inside its own 10 and a rules infraction that nullified a Bukich to Johnny Morris touchdown pass kept the Bears from an upset. Bart Starr picked up a bit of the slack with his passing as he completed 11 of 20 throws for 263 yards.
CHICAGO - 0 0 7 7 - 14
GREEN BAY - 14 6 3 0 - 23
CHICAGO GREEN BAY
First downs 23 14
Rush-yards-TDs 40-192-1 27-78-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 17-29-250-1-1 11-20-263-1-0
Sacked-yards 4-29 5-42
Net pass yards 221 221
Total yards 413 299
Fumbles-lost 4-1 0-0
Turnovers 2 0
Penalties-yards 6-67 4-51
SCORING
1st - GB - Hornung, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - GB - Caffey, 42-yard interception return (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-0
2nd - GB - Long, 48-yard pass from Starr (Kick blocked) GREEN BAY 20-0
3rd - GB - Chandler, 16-yard field goal GREEN BAY 23-0
3rd - CHI - Gale Sayers, 6-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) GREEN BAY 23-7
4th - CHI - Sayers, 65-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (LeClerc kick) GREEN BAY 23-14
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 16-45, Paul Hornung 8-33 1 TD, Tom Moore 2-0, Bart Starr 1-0
CHICAGO - Gale Sayers 17-80 1 TD, Andy Livingston 7-70, Joe Marconi 3-18, Jon Arnett 6-16, Billy Wade 3-13, Ronnie Bull 3-(-1), Rudy Bukich 1-(-4)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 20-11-263 1 TD
CHICAGO - Billy Wade 9-4-55 1 INT, Rudy Bukich 20-13-195 1 TD
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 4-76, Paul Hornung 3-85, Bob Long 2-67 1 TD, Max McGee 1-27, Tom Moore 1-8
CHICAGO - Johnny Morris 6-57, Gale Sayers 5-104 1 TD, Mike Ditka 3-23, Andy Livingston 2-27, Joe Marconi 1-29
(GREEN BAY) - Don Chandler booted two field goals, set up one touchdown and got off a 90-yard punt —the longest in modern history - as the Green Bay Packers smothered the San Francisco 49ers 27-10. The 31-year-old kicking specialist stole honors from the Packers' defense which put the damper on what had been the league's most potent offense over the first three weeks of the season. Chandler, a 10-year veteran acquired from the New York Giants, booted field goals from 18 and 24 yards and paved the way for the Packers' first touchdown with a 27-yard dash from punt formation on a fourth and nine situation in the first period. Chandler, who drove his kickoffs consistently through the end zone during the game, capped his great day with his long punt which soared from end zone to end zone in the final period, breaking the back of the 49ers'. Bart Starr was intercepted for the first time in 294 attempts.
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 7 3 0 - 10
GREEN BAY - 7 6 7 7 - 27
SAN FRANCISCO GREEN BAY
First downs 15 20
Rush-yards-TDs 27-103-0 33-186-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 21-38-198-1-1 17-27-163-2-1
Sacked-yards 3-22 1-10
Net pass yards 176 153
Total yards 279 339
Fumbles-lost 4-0 1-1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 4-46 4-46
SCORING
1st - GB - Long, 23-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - SF - Monty Stickles, 1-yd pass fr John Brodie (Tommy Davis kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - GB - Chandler, 18-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-7
2nd - GB - Chandler, 24-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-7
3rd - GB - Fleming, 9-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 20-7
3rd - SF - Davis, 39-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-10
4th - GB - Hornung, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 27-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 19-73, Paul Hornung 9-43 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 3-29, Don Chandler 1-27, Bart Starr 1-14
SAN FRANCISCO - John David Crow 13-61, Ken Willard 9-36, John Brodie 2-6, Gary Lewis 3-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 27-17-163 2 TD 1 INT
SAN FRANCISCO - John Brodie 38-21-198 1 TD 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 5-46, Bob Long 3-48 1 TD, Marv Fleming 3-23 1 TD, Paul Hornung 2-25, Carroll Dale 2-12, Jim Taylor 2-9
SAN FRANCISCO - Monty Stickles 5-43 1 TD, John David Crow 5-28, Bernie Casey 4-56, Dave Parks 3-36, Rudy Johnson 2-27, Kay McFarland 1-11, Gary Lewis 1-(-3)
(DETROIT) - Bart Starr threw three third quarter touchdowns, two of them for more than 60 yards, to lead the unbeaten Packers to a 31-21 victory over the Detroit Lions. Starr, taking charge after the Lions had taken a 21-3 halftime edge, threw a 62-yard pass to Bob Long, a 31-yarder to Tom Moore and a 77-yarder to Carroll Dale. The Packers, aided by two 15-yard personal foul penalties against the Lions, went 75 yards for a clinching touchdown late in the game with Starr going the final four yards. Green Bay's only points in the first half came on a 49-yard field goal by Don Chandler early in the first quarter. The Lions bounced back to score two touchdowns in the quarter, one on a 14-yard pass from Milt Plum to Ron Kramer and another on Wayne Rasmussen's 36-yard pass interception return. Plum and Terry Barr combined on a 55-yard pass play early in the second quarter for what proved to be the Lions last scoring effort of the game.
GREEN BAY - 3 0 21 7 - 31
DETROIT - 14 7 0 0 - 21
GREEN BAY DETROIT
First downs 17 18
Rush-yards-TDs 28-83-1 29-131-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-23-301-3-1 14-33-179-2-3
Sacked-yards 1-10 1-14
Net pass yards 291 165
Total yards 374 296
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-0
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-yards 4-49 9-81
SCORING
1st - GB - Chandler, 49-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - DET - Ron Kramer, 15-yard pass from Milt Plum (Wayne Walker kick) DETROIT 7-3
1st - DET - Wayne Rasmussen, 36-yard interception return (Walker kick) DETROIT 14-3
2nd - DET - Terry Barr, 55-yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) DETROIT 21-3
3rd - GB - Long, 62-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) DETROIT 21-10
3rd - GB - Moore, 31-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) DETROIT 21-17
3rd - GB - Dale, 77-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 24-21
4th - GB - Starr, 4-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 31-21
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 13-45, Tom Moore 8-25, Bart Starr 4-11 1 TD, Paul Hornung 3-2
DETROIT - Nick Pietrosante 13-74, Joe Don Looney 14-67, Pat Studstill 1-(-4), Milt Plum 1-(-6)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 23-15-301 3 TD 1 INT
DETROIT - Milt Plum 32-14-179 2 TD 2 INT, George Izo 1-0-0 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Bob Long 4-106 1 TD, Carroll Dale 3-108 1 TD, Paul Hornung 3-27, Jim Taylor 2-18, Tom Moore 1-31 1 TD, Marv Fleming 1-8, Boyd Dowler 1-3
DETROIT - Terry Barr 5-112 1 TD, Ron Kramer 4-39 1 TD, Gail Cogdill 4-32, Joe Don Looney 1-(-4)
(MILWAUKEE) - The unbeaten Packers, held to less than 100 yards in total offense against a crack Dallas defense, turned two third period fumbles deep in Cowboy territory into 10 points. With the score tied 3-3 late in the third period Fuzzy Thurston led a charge at Mel Renfro after he fielded a Don Chandler punt. Renfro, who apparently first collided with his own blockers, fumbled and Junior Coffey recovered for the Packers on the Dallas 22. Chandler then booted his second field goal from 22 yards out to give the Packers the lead. Less than three minutes later, Ron Kostelnik and Henry Jordan jarred Don Perkins, causing another fumble that Willie Davis recovered on the Dallas seven. Jim Taylor followed the blocking of Jerry Kramer on a power sweep on the next play for the only touchdown of the game. The Cowboys, completely frustrating the passing of Bart Starr with a relentless rush and a tight secondary, had held the Packers to a minus-seven yards for the second half until Green Bay mounted its only sustained drive as it ran out the clock. Green Bay won despite ringing up only 63 yards on 52 plays (1.2 yards per play), the worst offensive performance in a Packer win ever. The defense sacked Craig Morton nine times, while converting five Dallas turnovers into 13 points. The two teams combined for minus-11 yards passing.
DALLAS - 0 0 3 0 - 3
GREEN BAY - 0 3 10 0 - 13
DALLAS GREEN BAY
First downs 13 7
Rush-yards-TDs 33-193-0 29-73-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 10-20-61-0-2 4-19-42-0-0
Sacked-yards 9-62 5-52
Net pass yards -1 -10
Total yards 192 63
Fumbles-lost 3-3 0-0
Turnovers 5 0
Penalties-yards 4-40 2-19
SCORING
2nd - GB - Chandler, 44-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
3rd - DAL - Danny Villanueva, 20-yard field goal TIED 3-3
3rd - GB - Chandler, 22-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-3
3rd - GB - Taylor, 7-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 13-3
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Paul Hornung 8-42, Jim Taylor 14-19 1 TD, Bart Starr 2-9, Tom Moore 5-3
DALLAS - Don Perkins 22-133, Dan Reeves 4-26, J.D. Smith 6-18, Jim Stiger 1-16
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 19-4-42
DALLAS - Craig Morton 20-10-61 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 2-27, Paul Hornung 1-11, Jim Taylor 1-4
DALLAS - Buddy Dial 3-43, Frank Clarke 3-10, Don Perkins 3-2, Pettis Norman 1-6
(CHICAGO) - The perfect record of the Packers was smashed by the inspired Bears, whose brilliant Gale Sayers streaked 62 yards with a punt return for the game's decisive play. The Packer downfall after six straight victories also stemmed from three Bear thefts of Bart Starr passes, who had only two intercepted previously. Two interceptions led to the second and third Bear touchdowns which put the Packers behind 17-7 in the second quarter. Sayers, one of four different Chicago players scoring touchdowns, sewed up the fourth straight Bear victory after three defeats with his 62-yard punt return early in the third period. The rookie from Kansas raced to the Packer 15 after some tremendous running, and three plays later Jon Arnett slammed across from the two-yard line. That put the Bears ahead 24-10 and left the Packers easy prey for a fourth quarter touchdown on Ron Bull's five-yard end run which capped a 62-yard Chicago drive in 10 plays. Green Bay's only touchdown against the fierce Bear defense came in the first quarter for a 7-0 Packer lead. Jim Taylor capped a 70-yard Packer march, including Starr's 33-yard run to the Bear 14, with a one-yard scoring smash. During this four-week stretch (October 24-November 14), Green Bay would be sacked 25 times, fail to throw a touchdown pass, and fail to complete a pass longer than 25 yards, yet win two of the four contests.
GREEN BAY - 7 3 0 0 - 10
CHICAGO - 0 17 7 7 - 31
GREEN BAY CHICAGO
First downs 14 20
Rush-yards-TDs 35-121-1 46-212-3
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 13-26-116-0-3 5-11-53-1-2
Sacked-yards 2-18 0-0
Net pass yards 98 53
Total yards 219 265
Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1
Turnovers 4 3
Penalties-yards 3-39 3-25
SCORING
1st - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - CHI - Roger LeClerc, 24-yard field goal GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - CHI - Jim Jones, 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (LeClerc kick) CHICAGO 10-7
2nd - CHI - Gale Sayers, 10-yard run (LeClerc kick) CHICAGO 17-7
2nd - GB - Chandler, 43-yard field goal CHICAGO 17-10
3rd - CHI - Jon Arnett, 2-yard run (LeClerc kick) CHICAGO 24-10
4th - CHI - Ronnie Bull, 4-yard run (LeClerc kick) CHICAGO 31-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 16-50 1 TD, Bart Starr 3-48, Paul Hornung 7-16, Elijah Pitts 5-13, Tom Moore 1-0, Dennis Claridge 2-(-3), Junior Coffey 1-(-3)
CHICAGO - Jon Arnett 13-73 1 TD, Gale Sayers 16-66 1 TD, Ronnie Bull 12-47 1 TD, Andy Livingston 4-40, Rudy Bukich 1-(-14)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 20-10-94 3 INT, Zeke Bratkowski 5-2-9, Dennis Claridge 1-1-13
CHICAGO - Rudy Bukich 11-5-53 1 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Max McGee 6-58, Elijah Pitts 2-19, Bill Anderson 2-17, Paul Hornung 1-13, Boyd Dowler 1-6, Jim Taylor 1-3
CHICAGO - Jim Jones 3-41 1 TD, Johnny Morris 1-11, Gale Sayers 1-1
(GREEN BAY) - Perfect in their first six outings and averaging almost 30 points a game in their first five, the Packers offense suddenly and without apparent reason, fell apart three weeks ago and Coach Vince Lombardi and his staff haven't been able to restore it. Green Bay has scored only three touchdowns in its last three games. Twice the Packers have been held to minus passing yardage and twice they have been unable to penetrate 100 yards total offense. The Packers fearsome rushers, Jim Taylor and Paul Hornung, have barely managed to total enough yards in eight games to represent one good day's work by Cleveland's Jim Brown. Detroit knocked Green Bay out of first place in the Western Conference, 12-7, and limited the Packers to minus-2 yards passing and 70 yards rushing. Lombardi benched Hornung in favor of Elijah Pitts, who played most of the game at halfback. Pitts gained 15 yards in five carries and Hornung gained only seven yards in four tries. Green Bay was sacked a record eleven times.
DETROIT - 0 7 0 5 - 12
GREEN BAY - 0 7 0 0 - 7
DETROIT GREEN BAY
First downs 12 8
Rush-yards-TDs 43-128-1 24-70-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 6-16-67-0-3 9-14-107-0-1
Sacked-yards 2-15 11-109
Net pass yards 52 -2
Total yards 180 68
Fumbles-lost 2-1 2-2
Turnovers 4 3
Penalties-yards 3-35 2-22
SCORING
2nd - GB - Taylor, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
2nd - DET - Joe Don Looney, 1-yard run (Wayne Walker kick) TIED 7-7
4th - DET - Walker, 13-yard field goal DETROIT 10-7
4th - DET - Safety, Roger Brown tackled Starr in the end zone DETROIT 12-7
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 14-50 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 5-15, Paul Hornung 4-7, Tom Moore 1-(-2)
DETROIT - Amos Marsh 17-71, Tom Watkins 6-29, Joe Don Looney 15-25 1 TD, Milt Plum 2-5, Nick Petrosante 2-3, George Izo 1-(-5)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 12-9-107, Elijah Pitts 1-0-0, Paul Hornung 1-0-0
DETROIT - George Izo 14-6-67 3 INT, Milt Plum 2-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Carroll Dale 3-52, Boyd Dowler 3-23, Bill Anderson 1-20, Elijah Pitts 1-7, Paul Hornung 1-5
DETROIT - Gail Cogdill 2-13, Pat Studstill 1-27, Nick Pietrosante 1-18, Amos Marsh 1-12, Joe Don Looney 1-(-3)
Green Bay Packers linebacker Lee Roy Caffey (60) heads to the end zone on a 42-yard interception return for a touchdown during the first quarter of a 23-14 victory over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Oct. 3, 1965. Packers cornerback Doug Hart (43) is at right, running past Bears coach George Halas on the sideline. Bears cornerback Dave Whitsell (23) also watches from the sideline. (Source - Green Bay Press-Gazette archives)
(MILWAUKEE) - Green Bay was still alive in the National Football League title chase thanks to a fumble-forcing defense that's made the Packers most dangerous when the other team has the ball. The second-place Packers were their futile selves on offense again as they beat the Los Angeles Rams 6-3 to remain one game behind the Baltimore Colts in the Western Conference race. But the defense made the Rams' attack just as impotent, forcing three fumbles and an interception while seldom giving the Rams good field position. The final fumble was the only one the Packers capitalized on. Ron Kostelnik forced the break by smacking Ram quarterback Bill Munson as he faded to pass from his own 35 with less than three minutes to play. Lionel Aldridge, a bear on defense all day, captured the ball at the 20. Jim Taylor, who netted 68 yards to take game rushing honors, teamed with Paul Hornung, a late entry in the game, to bring the ball to the shadow of the goal line in five plays. With a fourth down, and less than six inches for a touchdown, Don Chandler came on to boot a seven yard field goal with 37 seconds left. The score was the first for Green Bay since the opening period when Chandler was true with a 22-yard effort to tie the score. In between, the former New York Giant had missed on tries of 46 and 45 yards. The only Ram score came in the first few minutes when Bruce Gossett hit on a 35-yard field goal. A Tom Moore fumble on the third play from scrimmage set up the kick. Chuck Lamson recovered for the Rams on the Packers' 23.
LOS ANGELES - 3 0 0 0 - 3
GREEN BAY - 3 0 0 3 - 6
LOS ANGELES GREEN BAY
First downs 9 10
Rush-yards-TDs 28-116-0 38-102-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 7-16-69-0-1 7-13-120-0-0
Sacked-yards 5-43 5-45
Net pass yards 26 75
Total yards 142 177
Fumbles-lost 3-3 3-1
Turnovers 4 1
Penalties-yards 3-39 5-42
SCORING
1st - LA - Bruce Gossett, 35-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 3-0
1st - GB - Chandler, 22-yard field goal TIED 3-3
4th - GB - Chandler, 7-yard field goal GREEN BAY 6-3
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 19-68, Paul Hornung 8-18, Elijah Pitts 6-14, Tom Moore 3-3, Bart Starr 1-0, Zeke Bratkowski 1-(-1)
LOS ANGELES - Les Josephson 14-60, Ben Wilson 6-25, Bill Munson 2-18, Terry Baker 5-13, Willie Brown 1-0
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 9-4-73, Zeke Bratkowski 3-2-28, Paul Hornung 1-1-19
LOS ANGELES - Bill Munson 16-7-69 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 2-49, Marv Fleming 2-27, Max McGee 1-18, Carroll Dale 1-16, Paul Hornung 1-10
LOS ANGELES - Marlin McKeever 4-39, Tommy McDonald 1-35, Ben Wilson 1-4, Les Josephson 1-(-9)
Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung (5) scores on a 1-yard run in the first quarter of the Packers' 23-14 victory over the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on Oct. 3, 1965. From left, other Packers are guard Jerry Kramer (64, left of goal post), tackles Steve Wright (72) and Forrest Gregg (75), tight end Marv Fleming (81), quarterback Bart Starr (15) and fullback Jim Taylor (31). From left, other Bears are defensive end Doug Atkins (81), linebackers Larry Morris (33) and Dick Butkus (51), defensive end Dick Evey (79) and linebacker Joe Fortunato (31). Press-Gazette archives
Dallas Cowboys quarterback Craig Morton is chased by Green Bay Packers defensive end Willie Davis (87) at County Stadium
(MINNESOTA) - The Packers continued to suffer from offensive sluggishness, but their defense destroyed the Vikings in a last-period uprising. A 47-yard touchdown pass in the opening seconds of the final quarter, Bart Starr to Boyd Dowler, gave Green Bay a 17-14 edge. Then Ray Nitschke's recovery of Bill Brown's fumble set up a Packer touchdown, Doug Hart scored another on a 20-yard run with another Brown fumble, Herb Adderley intercepted a pass, and Lionel Aldridge fell on a Viking fumble that led to the game's final score.
GREEN BAY - 7 3 0 28 - 38
MINNESOTA - 3 3 7 0 - 13
GREEN BAY MINNESOTA
First downs 16 19
Rush-yards-TDs 38-180-1 42-183-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 9-19-159-3-2 13-24-217-1-2
Sacked-yards 0-0 4-36
Net pass yards 159 181
Total yards 339 364
Fumbles-lost 1-1 4-4
Turnovers 3 6
Penalties-yards 2-18 5-35
SCORING
1st - MINN - Fred Cox, 34-yard field goal MINNESOTA 3-0
1st - GB - Dale, 15-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
2nd - GB - Chandler, 36-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-3
2nd - MINN - Cox, 27-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-6
3rd - MINN - Paul Flatley, 27-yd pass from Fran Tarkenton (Cox kick) MINNESOTA 13-10
4th - GB - Dowler, 47-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 17-13
4th - GB - Pitts, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 24-13
4th - GB - Hart, 20-yard fumble recovery (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 31-13
4th - GB - Long, 11-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 38-13
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 25-111, Bart Starr 2-44, Elijah Pitts 7-22 1 TD, Tom Moore 4-3
MINNESOTA - Fran Tarkenton 8-54, Phil King 12-52, Bill Brown 15-37, Billy Ray Barnes 5-21, Ron Vander Kelen 1-20, Dave Osborn 1-(-1)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 19-9-159 3 TD 2 INT
MINNESOTA - Fran Tarkenton 19-9-172 1 TD 2 INT, Ron Vander Kelen 5-4-45
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 3-78 1 TD, Tom Moore 3-50, Carroll Dale 1-15 1 TD, Bob Long 1-11 1 TD, Marv Fleming 1-5
MINNESOTA - Paul Flatley 6-133 1 TD, Gordie Smith 3-48, Phil King 2-29, Dave Osborn 1-4, Bill Brown 1-3
(LOS ANGELES) - Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles' forgotten quarterback, led the Rams out of an eight-game losng streak and jolted the Green Bay Packers title hopes with a 21-10 win. The big fellow, reappearing as a starter to replace the injured Bill Munson, guided the Rams to their first victory since September 15 against the Chicago Bears. The defeat left the Packers with an 8-3 record and a game-and-ahalf behind the Baltimore Colts. Bruce Gossett contributed immensely to the Los Angeles cause with four field goals that ranged 26, 49, 43 and 41 yards. The Packers got off to a 3-point lead on Don Chandler's 14-yard field goal after recovering a Ram fumble on the Ram 17. Los Angeles' tremendous defensive unit then held Green Bay scoreless until late in the fourth period when Zeke Bratkowski, who replaced Bart Starr in the final quarter, connected on an 80-yard touchdown pass to Elijah Pitts. It was the first touchdown Green Bay had scored on the Rams in more than seven quarters. Green Bay did not make a first down rushing until nine minutes into the second half. The Rams added a slight insult to the Packer offense when David Jones and Merlin Olsen smashed through to toss Bratkowski for a safety in the last quarter. Gossett followed with his final field goal from 41 yards out. Gabriel completed 15 of 28 passes, with one interception for 255 yards. Starr was 13 out of 23 for 102 and Bratkowskl six of 12 for 148 and one touchdown. The Packers gained just 22 yards rushing, 21 by Jim Taylor.
GREEN BAY - 3 0 0 7 - 10
LOS ANGELES - 7 6 0 8 - 21
GREEN BAY LOS ANGELES
First Downs 12 19
Rush-yards-TDs 16-22-0 38-102-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 19-35-250-1-1 15-29-255-0-1
Sacked-yards 2-18 1-13
Net pass yards 232 242
Total yards 254 344
Fumbles-lost 1-0 2-1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 3-22 2-30
SCORING
1st - GB - Chandler, 14-yard field goal GREEN BAY 3-0
1st - LA - Ben Wilson, 1-yard run (Bruce Gossett kick) LOS ANGELES 7-3
2nd - LA - Gossett, 26-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 10-3
2nd - LA - Gossett, 49-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 13-3
4th - LA - Gossett, 43-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 16-3
4th - LA - Safety, Deacon Jones sacked Bratkowski in the end zone LOS ANGELES 18-3
4ht - GB - Pitts, 80-yard pass from Bratkowski (Chandler kick) LOS ANGELES 18-10
4th - LA - Gossett, 41-yard field goal LOS ANGELES 21-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 10-21, Paul Hornung 5-9, Elijah Pitts 1-(-8)
LOS ANGELES - Willie Brown 15-39, Ben Wilson 4-28 1 TD, Les Josephson 10-24, Roman Gabriel 9-11
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 23-13-102, Zeke Bratkowski 12-6-148 1 TD 1 INT
LOS ANGELES - Roman Gabriel 28-15-255 1 INT, Les Josephnson 1-0-0
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 6-62, Elijah Pitts 4-111 1 TD, Paul Hornung 2-25, Carroll Dale 2-25, Jim Taylor 2-1, Bob Long 1-21, Bill Anderson 1-7, Marv Fleming 1-(-2)
LOS ANGELES - Jack Snow 5-87, Tommy McDonald 5-64, Billy Truax 2-22, Ben Wilson 1-38, Les Josephson 1-35, Willie Brown 1-9
Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung (5) follows guard Dan Grimm (67) against the Detroit Lions.
Original slides from the playoff game versus the Colts
(GREEN BAY) - Veteran Bill Anderson made a brilliant catch of a Zeke Bratkowski pass and danced down the sidelines for the decisive touchdown Sunday as the Green Bay Packers kept their title hope alive with a 24-19 victory over the slumping Minnesota Vikings. Anderson was traded to the Packers by the Washington Redskins for a future draft pick before the season started. A former Tennessee star, he had retired from football last year, but decided to make a comeback attempt. The Packers' victory kept them on the heels of the Baltimore Colts in the Western Conference race. The Colts, who lost to Chicago, had the Packers by one-half game. Anderson, hit as he grabbed the pass on about the Minnesota 20, fought free from a defender. Then treading near the sidelines he broke for the end zone. The play covered 27 yards and pulled the Packers back from a 19-14 deficit created by Fred Cox's fourth field goal of the game. Don Chandler added a 25-yard field goal to give the Packers some breathing room. The field goal, which was partially blocked and actually brushed the crossbar, was crucial. The Vikings drove back to within field goal range with time running out but had to go for the touchdown.
MINNESOTA - 7 9 3 0 - 19
GREEN BAY - 7 7 7 3 - 24
MINNESOTA GREEN BAY
First downs 21 16
Rush-yards-TDs 45-251-1 28-113-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11-30-106-0-0 9-22-181-2-3
Sacked-yards 3-21 3-28
Net pass yards 85 153
Total yards 336 266
Fumbles-lost 2-2 1-1
Turnovers 2 4
Penalties-yards 8-97 2-18
SCORING
1st - GB - Dowler, 27-pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - MINN - Tommy Mason, 1-yard run (Fred Cox kick) TIED 7-7
2nd - MINN - Cox, 25-yard field goal MINNESOTA 10-7
2nd - MINN - Cox, 36-yard field goal MINNESOTA 13-7
2nd - MINN - Cox, 53-yard field goal MINNESOTA 16-7
2nd - GB - Pitts, 3-yard run (Chandler kick) MINNESOTA 16-14
3rd - MINN - Cox, 23-yard field goal MINNESOTA 19-14
3rd - GB - Anderson,. 27-yard pass from Bratkowski (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 21-19
4th - GB - Chandler, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 24-19
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-89, Elijah Pitts 6-24 1 TD, Tom Moore 4-1, Zeke Bratkowski 1-(-1)
MINNESOTA - Tommy Mason 21-101 1 TD, Bill Brown 13-85, Fran Tarkenton 6-29, Billy Ray Barnes 4-29, Dave Osborn 1-7
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 2-2-40 1 TD, Zeke Bratkowski 19-6-90 1 TD 3 INT, Elijah Pitts 1-1-51
MINNESOTA - Fran Tarkenton 30-11-106
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 3-51 1 TD, Carroll Dale 2-77, Bill Anderson 1-27 1 TD, Bob Long 1-17, Jim Taylor 1-6, Elijah Pitts 1-3
MINNESOTA - Tommy Mason 4-32, Bill Brown 3-38, Tom Hall 1-15, Gordie Smith 1-14, Paul Flatley 1-5, Billy Ray Barnes 1-2
(BALTIMORE) - Paul Hornung ran for three touchdowns and scored two others on passes from Bart Starr to give Green Bay a 42-27 victory over the Colts and boost the Packers into first place, with a half-game lead over second place Baltimore. Each team has one game to play. Hornung set a club record for touchdowns in the pea-soup fog, scoring on dashes of two, nine and three yards and on 50 and 65-yard pass plays from Starr. Starr also threw a 10-yard touchdown past to Boyd Dowler. Hornung had scored only three touchdowns in 12 previous games this season, the worst of his eight-year pro career. Gary Cuozzo, subbing for injured quarterback Johnny Unitas, guided Baltimore to two last-period touchdown as the Colts valiantly tried to pull out a victory. Hornung ended any Baltimore hope when he took a 65-yard pass from Starr late in the final period. Cuozzo hit Ray Berry with a five-yard touchdown pass and fullback Jerry Hill rammed over from the one in the game's dying minutes. Lenny Moore ran three yards for Baltimore's other touchdown and Lou Michaels added two field goals to complete the Colts' scoring.
GREEN BAY - 14 7 14 7 - 42
BALTIMORE - 3 10 0 14 - 27
GREEN BAY BALTIMORE
First downs 18 21
Rush-yards-TDs 35-144-3 27-74-2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 10-17-222-3-1 20-41-212-1-3
Sacked-yards 0-0 4-22
Net pass yards 222 190
Total yards 366 264
Fumbles-lost 3-2 1-0
Turnovers 3 3
Penalties-yards 7-68 4-37
SCORING
1st - BALT - Lou Michaels, 14-yard field goal BALTIMORE 3-0
1st - GB - Hornung, 2-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
1st - GB - Hornung, 50-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-3
2nd - BALT - Michaels, 45-yard field goal GREEN BAY 14-6
2nd - BALT - Lenny Moore, 3-yard run (Michaels kick) BALTIMORE 17-13
2nd - GB - Dowler, 10-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 21-17
3rd - GB - Hornung, 9-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 28-17
3rd - GB - Hornung, 3-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 35-17
4th - BALT - Jerry Hill, 1-yard run (Michaels kick) GREEN BAY 35-20
4th - BALT - Raymond Berry, 5-yd pass fr Gary Cuozzo (Michaels kick) GREEN BAY 35-27
4th - GB - Hornung, 65-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 42-27
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-66, Paul Hornung 15-61 3 TD, Bart Starr 1-11, Elijah Pitts 2-6
BALTIMORE - Lenny Moore 14-42 1 TD, Jerry Hill 9-24 1 TD, Tom Matte 1-12, Gary Cuozzo 2-(-4)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 17-10-222 3 TD 1 INT
BALTIMORE - Gary Cuozzo 38-20-212 1 TD 2 INT, Tom Matte 3-0-0 1 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 4-40 1 TD, Paul Hornung 2-115 2 TD, Jim Taylor 2-39, Marv Fleming 1-14, Max McGee 1-14
BALTIMORE - Raymond Berry 10-125 1 TD, Jimmy Orr 3-22, Tom Matte 2-23, Lenny Moore 2-14, Alex Hawkins 1-27, John Mackey 1-2, Jerry Hill 1-(-1)
Home movies of the Packers at Wrigley Field against the Bears
(SAN FRANCISCO) - Green Bay ended in a tie with the 49ers, and a tie with Baltimore for the Western Conference title. Green Bay had a seven-point lead — and the division title apparently sewn up — with less than two minutes to go. But the 49ers surged back. John Brodie's third scoring pass of the day, a 27-yarder to Vern Burke, with 1:07 to play, and Tommy Davis' conversion kick tied it at San Francisco. Each team led twice, with the Packers taking a 21-17 advantage in the final period on Jim Taylor's five-yard run and going ahead 24-17 when Don Chandler kicked a 31-yard field goal with 1:48 left. But in 41 seconds the 49ers got even on Kermit Alexander's kickoff return to the 29, a 15-yard penalty, four Brodie passes, and Davis' kick. The 49ers' quarterback star, in his ninth NFL season, clicked on 26 of 34 passes for an amazing 76.5 percent and 295 yards, and wound up with 30 TDs.
GREEN BAY - 0 7 7 10 - 24
SAN FRANCISCO - 0 3 7 14 - 24
GREEN BAY SAN FRANCISCO
First downs 17 20
Rush-yards-TDs 28-76-1 24-99-0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-30-225-1-1 26-34-295-3-3
Sacked-yards 1-2 1-2
Net pass yards 223 293
Total yards 299 392
Fumbles-lost 1-0 3-2
Turnovers 1 5
Penalties-yards 3-45 9-87
SCORING
2nd - SF - Tommy Davis, 21-yard field goal SAN FRANCISCO 3-0
2nd - GB - Dowler, 43-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-3
3rd - GB - Adderley, 13-yard interception return (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 14-3
3rd - SF - John David Crow, 32-yard pass from John Brodie (Davis kick) GREEN BAY 14-10
4th - SF - Dave Parks, 12-yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) SAN FRANCISCO 17-14
4th - GB - Taylor, 5-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 21-17
4th - GB - Chandler, 31-yard field goal GREEN BAY 24-17
4th - SF - Vern Burke, 27-yard pass from Brodie (Davis kick) TIED 24-24
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 17-55 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 5-9, Bart Starr 1-8, Tom Moore 2-6, Paul Hornung 3-(-2)
SAN FRANCISCO - Gary Lewis 10-46, John David Crow 12-44, Ken Willard 2-9
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 28-13-203 1 TD 1 INT, Tom Moore 2-2-22
SAN FRANCISCO - John Brodie 34-26-295 3 TD 3 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 6-117 1 TD, Bill Anderson 3-34, Jim Taylor 2-8, Bob Long 1-34, Carroll Dale 1-12, Paul Hornung 1-10, Elijah Pitts 1-10
SAN FRANCISCO - Dave Parks 9-149 1 TD, Bernie Casey 4-28, John David Crow 3-48 1 TD, Ken Willard 3-33, Monty Stickles 3-21, Gary Lewis 3-(-11), Vern Burke 1-27 1 TD
(GREEN BAY) - Don Chandler's second field goal provided the winning margin for the Packers at 13:39 of sudden death overtime as Green Bay defeated Baltimore 13-10 in front of 50,484 partisans. His 25-yard kick ended the only overtime playoff game in Packers history, a contest necessitated when the two teams ended the regular season with matching 10-3-1 records. Chandler's first field goal, a 22-yarder with 1:58 remaining in regulation to tie the game, remains controversial to this day, Baltimore loyalists claiming it was wide right. The kick sailed high above the uprights, making it difficult for game officials to determine its accuracy. Uprights were lengthened for the next season in an effort to avoid a recurrence of this situation. The Colts, who were playing without starting quarterback Johnny Unitas (knee) and his backup, Gary Cuozzo (dislocated shoulder), used halfback Tom Matte as a fill-in. He completed only five passes, but did gain 57 yards rushing. Baltimore took a 10-0 halftime lead, scoring first 21 seconds into the game when linebacker Don Shinnick scooped up a Bill Anderson fumble and went 25 yards for a score. Packers quarterback Bart Starr injured his ribs on the play, Green Bay's first from scrimmage, when he tried to get to Shinnick. Zeke Bratkowski replaced Starr for the balance of the afternoon, completing 22 of 39 passes for 248 yards. The Packers moved to within 10-7 in the third quarter when Paul Hornung scored on a one-yard run, setting the stage for Chandler's heroics.
BALTIMORE - 7 3 0 0 0 - 10
GREEN BAY - 0 0 7 3 3 - 13
BALTIMORE GREEN BAY
First downs 9 23
Rush-yards-TDs 47-143-0 39-112-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5-12-40-0-0 23-41-258-0-2
Sacked-yards 1-8 1-8
Net pass yards 32 250
Total yards 175 362
Fumbles-lost 1-1 3-2
Turnovers 1 4
Penalties-yards 3-39 4-40
SCORING
1st - BALT - Don Shinnick, 25-yard fumble recovery (Lou Michaels kick) BALTIMORE 7-0
2nd - BALT - Michaels, 15-yard field goal BALTIMORE 10-0
3rd - GB - Hornung, 1-yard run (Chandler kick) BALTIMORE 10-7
4th - GB - Chandler, 22-yard field goal TIED 10-10
OT - GB - Chandler, 25-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-10
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 23-60, Paul Hornung 10-33 1 TD, Elijah Pitts 3-14, Tom Moore 3-5
BALTIMORE - Tom Matte 17-57, Jerry Hill 16-57, Lenny Moore 12-33, Tony Lorick 1-1, Tom Gilburg 1-(-5)
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 1-1-10, Zeke Bratkowski 39-22-248 2 INT, Paul Hornung 1-0-0
BALTIMORE - Tom Matte 12-5-40
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Bill Anderson 8-78, Boyd Dowler 5-50, Paul Hornung 4-42, Carroll Dale 3-63, Jim Taylor 2-29, Tom Moore 1-(-4)
BALTIMORE - John Mackey 3-25, Lenny Moore 2-15
(GREEN BAY) - With the field softened by four-inch snow, the conditions made the Packer backs only run harder as Lambeau Field crowd of 50,777 celebrated team's third title in five years. Jim Taylor (27-96) and Paul Hornung (18-105) amassed 201 yards rushing in rally that overcame Browns' early 9-7 lead. Packers defenders, meanwhile, collared Jim Brown, the NFL's leading rusher during the regular season with 1,544 yards, and held him to but 50 yards. The game was a see-saw battle throughout and saw kickers Don Chandler and Lou Groza boot a total of five field goals. Bart Starr finally settled the issue in the third quarter, escorting the Packers on a 90-yard, 11-play scoring drive climaxed by Hornung's 13-yard sweep of Browns' right perimeter.
CLEVELAND - 9 3 0 0 - 12
GREEN BAY - 7 6 7 3 - 23
CLEVELAND GREEN BAY
First downs 8 21
Rush-yards-TDs 18-64-0 47-204-1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 8-18-115-1-2 10-19-147-1-1
Sacked-yards 2-18 2-19
Net pass yards 97 128
Total yards 161 332
Fumbles-lost 0-0 0-0
Turnovers 2 1
Penalties-yards 3-35 2-20
SCORING
1st - GB - Dale, 47-yard pass from Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 7-0
1st - CLE - Gary Collins, 17-yard pass from Frank Ryan (Kick failed) GREEN BAY 7-6
1st - CLE - Lou Groza, 24-yard field goal CLEVELAND 9-7
2nd - GB - Chandler, 15-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-9
2nd - GB - Chandler, 23-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-9
2nd - CLE - Groza, 28-yard field goal GREEN BAY 13-12
3rd - GB - Hornung, 13-yard run (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 20-12
4th - GB - Chandler, 29-yard field goal GREEN BAY 23-12
RUSHING
GREEN BAY - Paul Hornung 18-105 1 TD, Jim Taylor 27-96, Tom Moore 2-3
CLEVELAND - Jim Brown 12-50, Frank Ryan 3-9, Ernie Green 3-5
PASSING
GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 18-10-147 1 TD 1 INT, Paul Hornung 1-0-0
CLEVELAND - Frank Ryan 18-8-115 1 TD 2 INT
RECEIVING
GREEN BAY - Boyd Dowler 5-59, Carroll Dale 2-60 1 TD, Jim Taylor 2-20, Paul Hornung 1-8
CLEVELAND - Jim Brown 3-44, Gary Collins 3-41 1 TD, Paul Warfield 2-30
The 1965 Pro Football Almanac (CREDIT: Packerville, USA for more content and larger pictures)
Packers RB Paul Hornung was the subject of another book just two years after the last one. This version, a somewhat hard-to-find book titled Football and the Single Man, was published in 1965. While the previous Hornung book was aimed at the wholesome youth market, this one teases with the angle of his swinging lifestyle and being a ladies’ man. It also deals with his suspension for the entire 1963 season due to his gambling activities. (CREDIT: Packerville, USA)
This nifty little book — How to Pass, Kick, Run, Block — was brought to the youth of America by the North American Phillips Corporation, or more specifically, Norelco®. This great instructional guide provided kids with passing advice from Packers’ QB Bart Starr, kicking advice from Cleveland’s Lou Groza, punting tips by the Lions’ Yale Lary, and general info on other positions. Also included is background info on the NFL, rules of the game, the language of football, popular formations and plays, and the 1965 league schedules. It is a quite interesting read, if you can find a copy. (CREDIT: Packerville, USA)
