The Ice Bowl was the 1967 NFL Championship Game, played on the 31st of December, 1967, between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys. The Packers won on a quarterback sneak in which Jerry Kramer blocked for Bart Starr on the game-winning touchdown.
Who won Super Bowl II after the 1967 NFL season?
The Green Bay Packers defeated the Oakland Raiders 33-14 in Super Bowl II on the 14th of January, 1968, at the Orange Bowl in Miami. It was Vince Lombardi's final game as head coach of the Packers.
Why did the Baltimore Colts miss the 1967 NFL playoffs despite the best record?
The Baltimore Colts finished with an 11-1-2 record, the best in the NFL, but were eliminated by a new tiebreaker rule that used net points in head-to-head competition. The Los Angeles Rams held a 24-point edge over Baltimore in their two meetings and won the Coastal Division title.
What team joined the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1967?
The New Orleans Saints joined the NFL in 1967 as the league's sixteenth team. They selected 42 players in an expansion draft held on the 9th of February, 1967, and began play at Tulane Stadium under first head coach Tom Fears.
Who was the first overall pick in the 1967 NFL draft?
The Baltimore Colts selected defensive tackle Bubba Smith from Michigan State with the first pick of the 1967 NFL/AFL draft, held on the 14th and the 15th of March at New York City's Gotham Hotel. It was the first common draft between the NFL and AFL.
Did any team win three consecutive NFL championships in the 1960s?
The Green Bay Packers won three straight NFL championships from 1965 through 1967, making them only the second team in NFL history to accomplish the feat. The first was the same Packers franchise, which three-peated from 1929 through 1931; no team has done it since.