1967 Colts 20 - 1962 Packers 15

TD's beat FG's. The Colts overcame some terrible early breaks and put an end to the run of arguably the best team in the tournament. John Unitas had two first quarter passes swiped, and the Pack cashed in with two Jerry Kramer FG's. The Colts to a 7-6 lead with a fine drive, but Green Bay mounted a FG drive of their own for a 9-7 advantage, and padded that with another FG producing drive at the close of the 2nd quarter for a 12-7 advantage. The Colts were again victimized by a turnover on the opening kickoff of the second half as they fumbled the ball away at their own 14. Green Bay's offense was yet again held, and Kramer added his fifth FG of the game. The Colts next drive was a beauty, as Unitas started hitting a variety of receivers, capping the drive on a long pass to HB Tom Matte. The Packers next drive was likewise a picture perfect representation of what they do well; grinding, murderous ball control - down to the Colts one yard line, first and goal. This is normally as close to a foregone conclusion as there is, but the Colts run defense is very strong, as Dennis Gaubatz drilled Jim Taylor on first down for a two yard loss, Tom Moore tried going around right end on second and was tossed for a four yard loss, and Starr misfired on third and seven. On comes Jerry Kramer for his sixth FG - and its blocked. The Colts again drove the length of the field and scored a go ahead TD near the end of the third period, though Lou Michaels shanked the XP. The Packers next drive moved to midfield and stalled, forcing a punt. The Colts could do nothing, and the Packers next drive took them to the Colts 30, where Bart Starr's pass blocking broke down on 3rd and six and he was sacked. Kramer missed a long FG, and the Colts took over at the 20. The Colts used much of the remaining time in the final period to drive to near midfield, where they were forced to punt. the Packers got the ball, and quickly ended the drama, as Starr threw deep, and the Colts picked him off. One first down later and Unitas was able to take 3 kneel downs. This game is an upset, but not a shock. 1967 Unitas is truly stellar, and the Colts run defense is very stout. While the pass defense is a little vulnerable, they sack and force interceptions like men possessed, making them extremely dangerous to any opponent. A bit of NFL History. 1967 is the first season I really remember following closely, and I watched the games with my dad and all of his buddies. There was a pretty solid consensus that the Colts were the best team in football - yet they didn't even make the playoffs! the reason was that the NFL had divided the conferences into divisions for the first time, and there were no Wildcards. Both the 67 Colts and Rams ended the regular season with 11-1-2 records - but the problem for the Colts was that their sole loss and one of their two ties was at the hands of those Rams. Rams go on, Colts go home.

1962 Green Bay 15, 1967 Baltimore 20
	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT	Total
1962 Green Bay	6	6	3	0	0	15
1967 Baltimore	0	7	13	0	0	20

Scoring Plays
Qtr	Clock	Poss	Scoring Description(Extra Point)	Score
1	10:51	1962 Green Bay	J.Kramer 37 yd. field goal	3-0 GBN
1	4:24	1962 Green Bay	J.Kramer 33 yd. field goal	6-0 GBN
2	6:01	1967 Baltimore	J.Hill 2 yd. run (L.Michaels kick)	7-6 BAN
2	2:32	1962 Green Bay	J.Kramer 37 yd. field goal	9-7 GBN
2	0:01	1962 Green Bay	J.Kramer 24 yd. field goal	12-7 GBN
3	12:22	1962 Green Bay	J.Kramer 13 yd. field goal	15-7 GBN
3	10:39	1967 Baltimore	T.Matte 26 yd. pass from J.Unitas (L.Michaels kick)	15-14 GBN
3	2:52	1967 Baltimore	J.Mackey 8 yd. pass from J.Unitas (kick failed)	20-15 BAN

Team Statistics
	1962 Green Bay	1967 Baltimore
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total	6-12-0-18	6-15-1-22
Third Down Efficiency	5-13-38%	8-13-62%
Fourth Down Efficiency	0-0-0%	0-0-0%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)	9-28-32%	14-21-67%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play	294-63-4.7	335-64-5.2
Total Net Yards Rushing	141	87
Total Rushes	34	31
Average Per Rush	4.1	2.8
Passes Completed/Attempted	13/26 (50.0%)	20/33 (60.6%)
Net Yards Passing	153	248
Avg Yards Per Pass	6.8	7.5
Sacked/Yards Lost	3/25	0/0
Punts/Average	2/32.5	4/39.3
Punts Received/Return Yardage	2/13	0/0
Kickoffs/Returns	4/108	6/114
Interceptions/Returns	2/4	2/10
Penalties/Yards	1/15	3/20
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost	0/0	2/1
Time of Possession	31 mins 2 secs	28 mins 58 secs
Average Drive Start	GBN 39	BAN 25

Passing Stats
	Att	Comp	Yds	Comp %	Yds/Att	TD	TD %	INT	INT %	Long	Sack	Rating
1962 Green Bay
Bart Starr	26	13	178	50.0	6.8	0	0	2	7.7	31	3/25	40.2
1967 Baltimore
Johnny Unitas	33	20	248	60.6	7.5	2	6.1	2	6.1	26	0/0	78.9

Rushing Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv	Fumbles/Lost
1962 Green Bay
Jim Taylor	17	55	3.2	8	0	0	0/0
Tom Moore	12	67	5.6	15	0	0	0/0
Paul Hornung	5	19	3.8	8	0	0	0/0
1967 Baltimore
Tom Matte	14	62	4.4	16	0	0	0/0
Tony Lorick	11	21	1.9	7	0	0	0/0
Johnny Unitas	3	-3	-1.0	-1	0	0	0/0
Lenny Moore	2	5	2.5	4	0	0	0/0
Jerry Hill	1	2	2.0	2	1	0	0/0

Receiving Stats
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	2 Pt Conv
1962 Green Bay
Boyd Dowler	4	56	14.0	15	0	0
Ron Kramer	4	57	14.3	15	0	0
Jim Taylor	2	12	6.0	9	0	0
Max McGee	2	40	20.0	31	0	0
Lew Carpenter	1	13	13.0	13	0	0
1967 Baltimore
John Mackey	7	79	11.3	17	1	0
Tom Matte	4	52	13.0	26	1	0
Alex Hawkins	3	58	19.3	23	0	0
Willie Richardson	2	26	13.0	14	0	0
Ray Perkins	1	12	12.0	12	0	0
Lenny Moore	1	10	10.0	10	0	0
Jimmy Orr	1	1	1.0	1	0	0
Jerry Hill	1	10	10.0	10	0	0

Field Goals
	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	Totals	% Made
1962 Green Bay
Jerry Kramer	1/2	1/1	3/3	0/1	0/0	5/7	71.4
1967 Baltimore

Punting
	No	Avg	Net	Tb	Inside 20	Long	Blocked
1962 Green Bay
Boyd Dowler	2	32.5	32.5	0	1	38	0
1967 Baltimore
David Lee	4	39.3	36.0	0	1	42	0

Kickoff Returns
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1962 Green Bay
Herb Adderley	2	58	29.0	35	0
Tom Moore	2	50	25.0	29	0
1967 Baltimore
Alvin Haymond	3	53	17.7	20	0
Lenny Moore	3	61	20.3	26	0

Punt Returns
	Ret	FC	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1962 Green Bay
Willie Wood	2	1	13	6.5	8	0
1967 Baltimore
Alvin Haymond	0	1	0		0	0

Individual Defense
	Tackles	Sacks	Fum Rec
1962 Green Bay
Ray Nitschke	8	0	0
Hank Gremminger	6	0	1
Dan Currie	5	0	0
Herb Adderley	5	0	0
Dave Hanner	5	0	0
Jesse Whittenton	3	0	0
Willie Wood	3	0	0
Ron Kostelnik	2	0	0
John Symank	2	0	0
Willie Davis	2	0	0
Bill Forester	1	0	0
Howie Williams	1	0	0
Bill Quinlan	1	0	0
Henry Jordan	1	0	0
1967 Baltimore
Dennis Gaubatz	10	0	0
Ron Porter	7	0	0
Lenny Lyles	6	0	0
Fred D. Miller	4	1	0
Billy Ray Smith Sr.	4	1	0
Don Shinnick	4	0	0
Bobby Boyd	4	1	0
Jerry Logan	3	0	0
Lou Michaels	3	0	0
Rick Volk	3	0	0
Alvin Haymond	1	0	0
Ordell Braase	1	0	0
John Mackey	0	0	1

Interceptions
	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
1962 Green Bay
John Symank	2	4	2.0	4	0
1967 Baltimore
Bobby Boyd	1	10	10.0	10	0
Rick Volk	1	0	0.0	0	0

Game Story

Johnny Unitas had a strong game as Baltimore beat Green Bay by the score of 20 to 15. Unitas threw the ball 33 times for 248 yards and 2 touchdowns. Baltimore enjoyed success on third down, converting on 8 of 13 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing Green Bay 248 to 178 yards. Green Bay took the lead into the locker room at the half 12 to 7. Baltimore led after three quarters 20 to 15. Green Bay out-rushed 0 141 to 87 yards.

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