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Green Bay Packers (4-0) 23, Detroit Lions (2-2) 14

Sunday October 2nd 1966 (at Green Bay)

GAME RECAP (GREEN BAY PRESS-GAZETTE)

(GREEN BAY) - 

DETROIT   -  0  7  0  7 - 14

GREEN BAY - 10  7  3  3 - 23

                         DETROIT     GREEN BAY

First downs                   17            10

Rush-yards-TDs          37-174-2       29-66-0

Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15-24-193-0-2 11-19-212-2-0

Sacked-yards                2-18          5-27

Net pass yards               175           185

Total yards                  349           251

Fumbles-lost                 3-3           0-0

Turnovers                      5             0

Penalties-yards            9-123          2-12

SCORING

1st - GB - Don Chandler, 14-yard field goal GREEN BAY 10-0

2nd - GB - Carroll Dale, 78-yard pass from Bart Starr (Chandler kick) GREEN BAY 17-0

2nd - DET - Tom Nowatzke, 1-yard run (Wayne Walker kick) GREEN BAY 17-7

3rd - GB - Chandler, 22-yard field goal GREEN BAY 20-7

4th - DET - Amos Marsh, 8-yard run (Walker kick) GREEN BAY 20-14

4th - GB - Chandler, 31-yard field goal GREEN BAY 23-14

RUSHING

GREEN BAY - Jim Taylor 12-34, Paul Hornung 15-22, Donny Anderson 1-7, Bart Starr 1-3

DETROIT - Amos Marsh 21-89 1 TD, Tom Nowatzke 14-61 1 TD, Pat Studtill 1-15, Milt Plum 1-9

PASSING

GREEN BAY - Bart Starr 19-11-212 2 TD

DETROIT - Milt Plum 24-15-193 2 INT

RECEIVING

GREEN BAY - Marv Fleming 3-72 1 TD, Carroll Dale 2-99 1 TD, Boyd Dowler 2-16, Jim Taylor 2-15, Bill Anderson 1-8, Paul Hornung 1-2

DETROIT - Pat Studstill 5-89, Tom Nowatzke 4-44, Gail Cogdill 3-32, Ron Kramer 2-20, Amos Marsh 1-8

Green Bay Packers halfback Paul Hornung runs the power sweep with guards Fuzzy Thurston (63) and Jerry Kramer (64) leading the way during a 23-14 victory over the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on Oct. 2, 1966. Packers quarterback Bart Starr is at upper left. The Lions players are, from left, defensive linemen Roger Brown (76), Alex Karras (71) and Darris McCord (78) and linebacker Ernie Clark (59). Maury Peerenboom photo

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