NFL playoffs, 1967
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The NFL playoffs following the 1967 NFL season determined who would represent the league in Super Bowl II.
This was the first season that the NFL used a four-team playoff tournament. The four division winners advanced to the postseason. The Championship Game was the famous Ice Bowl, played on December 31st.
Although the Baltimore Colts (11-1-2) had tied for the best record in the league, they lost the new division tie-breaker to the Los Angeles Rams and were excluded from the playoffs.
Home field in the playoffs was still determined by a yearly rotation. Seeding the playoff teams by regular season records did not occur until the 1975 season. This is why the Rams (11-1-2) played a road game against the Packers (9-4-1).
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[edit] Tournament bracket
| Conference playoff | NFL Championship | ||||||
| December 24, 1967 - Cotton Bowl | |||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 52 | ||||||
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | ||||||
| December 31, 1967 - Lambeau Field | |||||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 17 | ||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 21 | ||||||
| December 23, 1967 - Milwaukee County Stadium | |||||||
| Green Bay Packers | 28 | ||||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 7 | ||||||
[edit] Conference playoff games
[edit] Eastern Conference
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browns | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
Dallas Cowboys 52, Cleveland Browns 14
Scoring
- DAL - Baynham 3 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - Perkins 4 run (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - Hayes 86 pass from Meredith (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - FG Villanueva 10
- CLE - Morin 13 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
- DAL - Baynham 1 run (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - Perkins 1 run (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - Green 60 interception return (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - Baynham 1 run (Villanueva kick)
- CLE - Warfield 75 pass from Ryan (Groza kick)
[edit] Western Conference
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Packers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Green Bay Packers 28, Los Angeles Rams 7
Scoring
- LA - Casey 29 pass from Gabriel (Gossett kick)
- GB - Williams 46 run (Chandler kick)
- GB - Dale 17 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)
- GB - Mercein 6 run (Chandler kick)
- GB - Williams run (Chandler kick)
[edit] NFL Championship Game
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboys | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Packers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Green Bay Packers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17
Also known as The Ice Bowl
Scoring
- GB - Dowler 8 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)
- GB - Dowler 46 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)
- DAL - Andrie 7 fumble return (Villanueva kick)
- DAL - FG Villanueva 21
- DAL - Rentzel 50 pass from Reeves (Villanueva kick)
- GB - Starr 1 run (Chandler kick)
| Preceded by: NFL Championship Game, 1966 |
NFL playoffs 1967 |
Succeeded by: NFL playoffs, 1968 |
