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The 1961 season was Starr's first season as a full-time starting quarterback for the Packers, throwing for over 2,400 yards and 16 touchdown passes, leading the Packers to an 11-3 record and a return to the NFL Championship Game, this time against the New York Giants. Starr threw for 164 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 37-0 Packers victory.
This was the first NFL title game played after the AFL–NFL merger was announced in June 1966. The game was played on January 1, 1967, the second consecutive year that the NFL season ended in January, rather than December. This was the seventh season for the Dallas Cowboys and their first winning record since entering the league in 1960. They ...
The furthest thing from Starr's mind was the thought of playing in the AFL–NFL World Championship Game. To him, this was the Packers' championship game. [72] Green Bay went on to finish the postseason by easily [73] defeating the American Football League (AFL) champion Oakland Raiders, 33–14, in the second AFL–NFL World Championship Game ...
The defending NFL champions had a league-best regular season record of 12–2, led by eighth-year head coach Vince Lombardi and quarterback Bart Starr, in his eleventh NFL season. The Packers and the Chiefs in the first AFL–NFL Championship Game (Super Bowl I)
The Packers advanced to the NFL Championship game and faced the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL Championship Game. The game was played on December 31, 1967, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin . The official game-time temperature was −13 °F (−25 °C), with a wind chill around −48 °F (−44 °C).
Starr attempted a pass to Hornung and the Browns were flagged for defensive holding, resulting in a first down at the Green Bay 27. Jerry Kramer escorted Paul Hornung around left end on the Packers sweep, picking up 34 yards. Bart Starr passed to Boyd Dowler for 11 yards and Taylor gained 7 off tackle. Taylor made a first down at the 17.
In the 4th quarter, Starr's 48-yard completion to Dale set up the final score on a 3-yard touchdown run by Williams. This was the only NFL playoff game ever held at Milwaukee County Stadium. [9] Starr completed 17 of 23 passes for 222 yards and a touchdown, with 1 interception, while also rushing for 8 yards.
Starr's third touchdown pass of the game gave the Packers a 34–20 lead with 5:20 left in the game, but the Cowboys responded with a 68-yard touchdown pass from Don Meredith to Frank Clarke. Dallas advanced to the Green Bay 22-yard line on their next drive, when a pass interference penalty gave the Cowboys a first down at the Packer 2-yard line.