NFL Game of the Week

Both the Steelers and Giants were going to spend all of 1966 battling for the dishonor of NFL's worst record. No one could have known that from the Opening Day showdown, however. A 34-34 tie was not the true measure of futility by which Pittsburgh and New York would be judged.

The Cleveland Browns were anxious to get revenge on the Green Bay Packers for losing the 1965 NFL Championship Game. On this day of September 25, 1966, the scene was Cleveland Municipal Stadium. That in itself kept the Browns in the game, but it could not prevent the Packers from a late comeback to stay on Lombardi's championship course, 21-20.

This was a game for the record books: Washington 72, New York 41. It demonstrated that the Giants were on very hard times. They had no Huffs, no Robustellis, no Griers, no defense.

Dallas was the fastest team in the NFL, and on December 4, the speed paid dividends. By manhandling St. Louis, the Cowboys won their first-ever berth in the NFL playoffs.