45 years Ago RIGHT NOW!!!!

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Originally posted by StarrToDowler:
And by the way... that season, they lost the last game of the regular season, a game they fully expected to win. Hmmm... much like yesterday.

Did that game cause them to play another game when they could have had a week off?

Nah. They didn't do stuff like that back then.

But 1967 was MUCH like 2010 and 2012 in terms of injuries. Very few people gave us a chance against the Rams in the Western Conference Championship, who beat us in the next to last week of the season. Bart, Boyd, Chuck, Travis, Ray, Willie (Davis), Willie (Wood), Jordon, Lionel and a few other folks gave us a 28-7 win over those guys. The rest is history.

They had the Central long since wrapped up by the time of the '67 finale, so they sat a lot of starters or pulled them early so guys could rest up for the playoff vs. L.A. Lots of rookies and scrubs presided over the loss to Pittsburgh.

The always wonderful Packerville USA Blog took a look inside the game program today. Well worth the click.

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Today, in honor of the anniversary, we’re bringing you the game program from that day. We have chosen selections that feature football content, and ads that have a football theme. Let’s get to it.continue

My gateway drug to the Packers was this baby, which came out when I was 6:



I checked it out so many times from our little podunk library that the librarian eventually just told me to keep it. It featured an extended section (titled "THREE STRAIGHT!") about the consecutive titles, along with a play-by-play of the Ice Bowl.

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Originally posted by StarrToDowler:
Nah. They didn't do stuff like that back then.

But 1967 was MUCH like 2010 and 2012 in terms of injuries. Very few people gave us a chance against the Rams in the Western Conference Championship, who beat us in the next to last week of the season. Bart, Boyd, Chuck, Travis, Ray, Willie (Davis), Willie (Wood), Jordon, Lionel and a few other folks gave us a 28-7 win over those guys. The rest is history.

Yes, I well remember the scenario...

After 1966 season, the playoff format changed. No longer just west versus eastern conference champions, but each with two divisions (coastal and central in the west and Century and Capital in the east).

Thank goodness this change took place!

Yeah, Pack rested Starr and others and gave away the final regular season game to the Steelers.

I know Packers had big changes at RB (Taylor and Hornung both gone) and Starr was hurting.

Packers lost regular season games against Colts and Rams. The games were real close. Something happened in the late moments of the Colts game and I remember what happened in the Rams game. Late in the 4th Tony Guillory of the Rams blocked a Donny Anderson punt and shortly after, I believe Gabriel hit Bernie Casey for a TD.

That game was in LA and if not for the blocked punt, Packers very likely have it.


Anyway, the last regular season game was the 11-0-1 Colts against the 10-1-1 Rams at the Coliseum. Unitas versus the Fearsome Foursome.

Rams sacked Unitas something like 7 times and trounced the Colts 34-7. This game put the Rams in the playoffs while knocking the Colts out (I think it was point differential in their games as each team was 11-1-1.

Even as a 9 year old kid, that Ram team I watched in that game seemed bigger than life. As great as the Pack is, how the heck can they beat those Rams? The game would be played in Milwaukee.

Packers won 28-7. 28 unanswered points.

I think you're right. IIRC, the Colts and Rams tied in their first game. So the season finale was winner take all.

Whew, I thought this threat was going to be about my conception.

A game all too often forgotten - before the Ice Bowl

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The brilliance of Bart Starr
It's impossible to talk about the 1960s Packers without talking about the greatest quarterback ever to play the game.

Those people who believe Starr was nothing but a "game manager" or "role player" on talent-laden Packers teams need only look at his performance in the 1966 championship game.

Those people who believe (and forgive us for laughing in their face) that John Elway or Dan Marino were better quarterbacks than Starr need only look at his performance in the 1966 championship game.

Those people who doubt that Starr was the greatest quarterback of all time need only look at his performance in the 1966 championship game.

The 1966 Packers, contrary to popular wisdom, were saddled with one of the worst rushing offenses in football, averaging just 3.4 YPA on the ground that year (14th out of 15 teams). The 1966 Cowboys were bolstered by one of the best run defenses in football that year, allowing just 3.3 YPA. The Cowboys were also led by Tom Landry, perhaps the greatest defensive innovator in history.

So Packers coach Vince Lombardi made a pivotal decision in his game plan: He decided to abandon the ground attack and put the 1966 championship game firmly in the hands of the league MVP.

The best quarterback in history responded the way the best quarterback in history should, with a brilliant performance on the biggest stage of the year. Starr's numbers for the day:
19 of 28 (67.9%), 304 yards, 10.9 YPA, 4 TD, 0 INT, 143.5 passer rating

thanks H5

And THAT game was played 46 years Ago RIGHT NOW!!!! (give or take an hour or two...!)

Is that 45 Years Ago in LFT?