1962 Packers 31 - 1966 Cowboys 17

I had thought the 66 Pokes might be able to knock off the Packers. Might. their defense is excellent against both pass and run, and they have a big play offense that when it gains yards tends to do it in big chunks - a good thing in this case, because a ball control offense is unlikely to do much against the Packers. Well, Dallas got off to a great start. Dan Reeves took a handoff for 15, then Meredith hit a 12 yard pass, and then another short pass to "Bullet Bob" Hayes turned into a 48 yard TD play. The Cowboys managed a couple of stops and led 7 - 0 after one. Starting in the second period the Packers did what they do so well; they pounded, and pounded, and pounded with Jim taylor and a variety of good HB's, grinding out first downs at 4 to 5 yards a run, with Starr periodically keeping the Cowboys honest with an accurate passing game. It wasn't flashy - just methodical, and the pack took a 14-7 lead. the Cowboys mounted a nice drive of their own to set up a Villanueva FG with @ :30 left, but Tom Moore took the ensuing kickoff 77 yards, and set up a packer FG and a 17 - 10 lead. In the second half the shakey Cowboy pass blocking collapsed entirely, as Meredith wento down on his can five times to stymie any comeback effort. And the packers? Off tackle. Up the middle. Short pass. Up the middle. Off tackle. On and on they ground to an insurmountable 31 - 10 lead. Craig Morton came in and led a nice TD drive against a prevent defense, but it was window dressing, and the Packers move on to face 1980 Philly

1962 Green Bay 31, 1966 Dallas 17
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
1962 Green Bay	0	17	7	7	0	31
1966 Dallas	7	3	0	7	0	17

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	7:47	1966 Dallas	B.Hayes 48 yd. pass from D.Meredith (D.Villanueva kick)	7-0 DAN
2	12:56	1962 Green Bay	T.Moore 7 yd. run (J.Kramer kick)	7-7 DAN
2	4:17	1962 Green Bay	M.McGee 7 yd. pass from B.Starr (J.Kramer kick)	14-7 GBN
2	0:37	1966 Dallas	D.Villanueva 26 yd. field goal	14-10 GBN
2	0:01	1962 Green Bay	J.Kramer 19 yd. field goal	17-10 GBN
3	6:10	1962 Green Bay	M.McGee 7 yd. pass from B.Starr (J.Kramer kick)	24-10 GBN
4	0:00	1962 Green Bay	B.Dowler 30 yd. pass from B.Starr (J.Kramer kick)	31-10 GBN
4	3:03	1966 Dallas	M.Renfro 6 yd. run (D.Villanueva kick)	31-17 GBN

Team Statistics
	1962 Green Bay	1966 Dallas
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	11-11-1-23	5-12-0-17
Third Down Efficiency	8-13-62%	1-12-8%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0-0-0%	3-4-75%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	24-35-69%	10-14-71%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	338-67-5.0	288-64-4.5
Total Net Yards Rushing	158	83
Total Rushes	39	26
Average Per Rush	4.1	3.2
Passes Completed/Attempted	15/27 (55.6%)	19/33 (57.6%)
Net Yards Passing	180	205
Avg Yards Per Pass	6.9	7.5
Sacked/Yards Lost	1/6	5/43
Punts/Average	3/40.0	6/40.5
Punts Received/Return Yardage	4/18	2/12
Kickoffs/Returns	3/125	5/103
Interceptions/Returns	0/0	1/12
Penalties/Yards	2/20	5/45
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	2/1	2/1
Time of Possession	32 mins 31 secs	27 mins 51 secs
Average Drive Start	GBN 39	DAN 24

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
1962 Green Bay
Bart Starr	27	15	186	55.6	6.9	3	11.1	1	3.7	30	1/6	98.7
1966 Dallas
Don Meredith	27	15	192	55.6	7.1	1	3.7	0	0	48	5/43	90.4
Craig Morton	6	4	56	66.7	9.3	0	0	0	0	31	0/0	96.5

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
1962 Green Bay
Jim Taylor	20	85	4.3	16	0	0	0/0
Tom Moore	6	32	5.3	9	1	0	0/0
Paul Hornung	6	22	3.7	6	0	0	0/0
Elijah Pitts	3	12	4.0	13	0	0	1/1
Bart Starr	2	-2	-1.0	-1	0	0	0/0
Earl Gros	2	9	4.5	6	0	0	0/0
1966 Dallas
Don Perkins	9	27	3.0	8	0	0	0/0
Dan Reeves	7	26	3.7	15	0	0	1/1
Don Meredith	4	9	2.3	8	0	0	0/0
Mel Renfro	2	9	4.5	6	1	0	0/0
Les Shy	2	12	6.0	8	0	0	0/0
Walt Garrison	2	0	0.0	1	0	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
1962 Green Bay
Max McGee	4	37	9.3	12	2	0
Ron Kramer	4	58	14.5	25	0	0
Boyd Dowler	3	41	13.7	30	1	0
Jim Taylor	2	23	11.5	13	0	0
Lew Carpenter	1	15	15.0	15	0	0
Paul Hornung	1	12	12.0	12	0	0
1966 Dallas
Frank Clarke	7	77	11.0	15	0	0
Bob Hayes	4	102	25.5	48	1	0
Buddy Dial	3	32	10.7	15	0	0
Dan Reeves	2	6	3.0	7	0	0
Pete Gent	2	28	14.0	15	0	0
Pettis Norman	1	3	3.0	3	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
1962 Green Bay
Jerry Kramer	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/1	0/0	1/2	50.0
1966 Dallas
Danny Villanueva	0/0	1/1	0/0	0/0	0/0	1/1	100

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
1962 Green Bay
Boyd Dowler	3	40.0	36.0	0	1	51	0
1966 Dallas
Danny Villanueva	6	40.5	37.5	0	2	50	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1962 Green Bay
Herb Adderley	2	48	24.0	24	0
Tom Moore	1	77	77.0	77	0
1966 Dallas
Walt Garrison	3	70	23.3	30	0
Mel Renfro	2	33	16.5	20	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1962 Green Bay
Willie Wood	4	1	18	4.5	8	0
1966 Dallas
Mel Renfro	2	0	12	6.0	10	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
1962 Green Bay
Ray Nitschke	10	0	0
Willie Wood	7	0	0
Bill Forester	6	0	0
Willie Davis	4	1	0
Herb Adderley	4	0	1
Hank Gremminger	4	0	0
Bill Quinlan	4	3	1
Henry Jordan	2	0	0
Dave Hanner	2	1	0
Dan Currie	2	0	0
Jesse Whittenton	2	0	0
John Symank	1	0	0
1966 Dallas
Mel Renfro	7	1	0
Mike Gaechter	7	0	0
Chuck Howley	6	0	1
Lee Roy Jordan	5	0	0
Dave Edwards	4	0	0
George Andrie	4	0	0
Warren Livingston	3	0	1
Harold Hays	3	0	0
Cornell Green	3	0	0
Bob Lilly	3	0	0
Willie Townes	3	0	0
Jethro Pugh	2	0	0

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1962 Green Bay
1966 Dallas
Mel Renfro	1	12	12.0	12	0

Game Story

With a solid effort the visiting team from Green Bay defeated Dallas by the score of 31 to 17. Jim Taylor ran the ball 20 times for 85 yards. Green Bay was clutch on third down, converting on 8 of 13 opportunities. They controlled the ground game, out-rushing Dallas 158 to 83 yards. Green Bay was on top at the half 17 to 10. Dallas had more success in the air, out-passing Green Bay 248 to 186 yards.

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