NFL Game of the Week

Despite a 3-1-1 start, Green Bay was criticized as an old team with no offense. So on October 22, they went to Yankee Stadium and belittled the Giants 48-21. One key to victory: the Packers were starting regular QB Bart Starr for the first time following a preseason injury.

Back on October 15, the Giants had won a squeaker in Pittsburgh on a triple-reverse flea-flicker. Now, another tight game in Yankee Stadium between these same two teams. It was New York again, 28-20, against a cellar-dwelling division rival.

The recipe for this November 26 game was big plays. Cleveland seemed to have the biggest plays, including a team record 104-yard kicokff return touchdown, as the Browns withstood the Redskins' challenge 42-37.

Baltimore had yet to lose in 1967 (and couldn't afford to lose, either). The Dallas Cowboys, seeking the NFL Capital Division title, played the Colts on December 3 too close for anyone's comfort. Fortunately for Baltimore, their horseshoe heroes pulled it out, 23-17.