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Packers 21, Dallas 17
1967 NFL Championship ("The Ice Bowl")
Dec. 31 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay
Bart Starr's game-winning touchdown, a 1-yard dive behind Jerry Kramer and Ken Bowman with 13 seconds remaining, clinched a third straight Green Bay championship and ended the "Ice Bowl."
Starr's score, on third down with no timeouts left, climaxed a 68-yard, 12-play drive which began with 4:50 on the clock. In all, 50,861 watched the coldest game in league annals. Kickoff temperature was 13 below zero and wind chill was minus-46.
Like the year before, the Packers grabbed an early 14-0 advantage. But this time the Cowboys came back, gaining a 17-14 edge on the first play of the fourth quarter, when Lance Rentzel caught a 50-yard touchdown from halfback Dan Reeves. The contest was later voted the greatest game in pro football history.
Dallas . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 10 0 7 -- 17
Packers . . . . . . . . . . . 7 7 0 7 -- 21
GB -- Dowler 8 pass from Starr (Chandler kick)
GB -- Dowler 43 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)
Did you know?
- Starr's touchdown play, "35 wedge," called for Chuck Mercein to get the ball. No one expected Starr to keep it.
- Officially, the field's $80,000 heating system failed due to cold. Unofficially, some say, Lombardi turned it off.
- The play before Starr's TD, Donny Anderson actually broke the plane, but Lee Roy Jordan knocked the ball from his hands, and Anderson had to retrieve it on the other side.
- Officials could not use whistles to stop play. They froze.
- The team canceled marching-band performances after noticing blood on a few of the musician's faces.
- Packers fans several times during the contest leaned over the front row to unplug the Cowboys' heated benches.
- After the game, several fans passed out soon after warming up. Their thawed systems finally registered the alcohol they'd consumed to keep warm during the game.
- One fan, an elderly gentleman, died due to exposure.
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