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The 1967 NFL Championship Game was the 35th NFL championship, played on December 31 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. [1] [2]It determined the NFL's champion, which met the AFL's champion in Super Bowl II, then formally referred to as the second AFL–NFL World Championship Game.
The NFL playoffs following the 1967 NFL season culminated in the NFL championship game on New Year's Eve, and determined who would represent the league against the American Football League champions in Super Bowl II. With 16 teams in the league in 1967, this was the first season that the NFL used a four-team playoff tournament.
The following year, the NFL split into two divisions, and the winner of each division would play in the NFL Championship Game. [2] In 1967, the NFL and the rival AFL agreed to merge, effective following the 1969 season; [5] as part of this deal, the NFL champion from 1966 to 1969 would play the AFL champion in an AFL–NFL World Championship ...
Detroit Lions, 58 years – NFL champions four times in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957; appeared in one other NFL Championship Game in 1954; and appeared in two NFC Championship Games in the 1991 and 2023 seasons. [85] New York Jets, 55 years – Won Super Bowl III, 1968 season [86] [n 8] Minnesota Vikings, 47 years – Lost Super Bowl XI, 1976 season
The 1967 NFL season was the 48th regular season of the National Football League.The league expanded to 16 teams with the addition of the New Orleans Saints.. The two eight-team divisions became two eight-team conferences split into two divisions each: the newly renamed Eastern Conference divisions were Capitol (Dallas, New Orleans, Philadelphia, and Washington) and Century (Cleveland, New York ...
The 1967 NFL championship game, which launched the Packers into Super Bowl II, remains one of the most iconic moments in sports and the deep-freeze archetype that represents Packers football.
Five NFL championship games were played at Wrigley Field: 1933, 1937, 1941, 1943, and 1963. These games were not yet called the "Super Bowl," as the first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967 ...
The 1967 NFL championship was played in minus-13 Fahrenheit weather and a minus-48 wind chill. Kansas City defeated Miami 26-7 on the way to its second consecutive Super Bowl victory and third in ...