Super Bowl I (1966): Kansas City Chiefs face Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.
Super Bowl I (1966) is the season's final accounting for 1966. Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers arrive at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum carrying every snap they have played since training camp. Championship games strip the rest of the schedule away; what is left is whichever team executes its identity longest under the brightest light. The narrative that wins is the one with the trophy attached. Lose, and the season collapses into a footnote no matter how it was played.
The whole league is watching Kansas City Chiefs and Green Bay Packers. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 1966 season is already in the books. The Lombardi is decided here. Every other team's offseason calendar starts the morning after this kickoff.
Kansas City Chiefs versus Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl I (1966). The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Kansas City Chiefs-Green Bay Packers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-3-1 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9-5 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9-5 | W4 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8-5-1 | L3 |
| Washington Redskins | 7-7 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-8-1 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 1-12-1 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 12-2 | W5 |
| Baltimore Colts | 9-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8-6 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6-6-2 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-7-2 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-9-1 | L3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4-9-1 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 3-11 | L1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 010101010 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 714283535 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Max McGee 37 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Don Chandler kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Chiefs | Curtis McClinton 7 yard pass from Len Dawson ( Mike Mercer kick) | 7-7 |
| Packers | Jim Taylor 14 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick) | 7-14 |
| Chiefs | Mike Mercer 31 yard field goal | 10-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Elijah Pitts 5 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick) | 10-21 |
| Packers | Max McGee 13 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Don Chandler kick) | 10-28 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Elijah Pitts 1 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick) | 10-35 |
| Chiefs | Packers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 17 | 21 |
| Total Yards | 239 | 358 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 17/32 | 16/24 |
| Pass yards | 228 | 250 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 6 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 61 | 22 |
| Net pass yards | 167 | 228 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 19 | 33 |
| Rush yards | 72 | 130 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 3 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 4 | 4 |
| Penalty yards | 26 | 40 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | |||||
| Len Dawson | 16/27 | 211 | 1 | 1 | |
| Pete Beathard | 1/5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Bart Starr | 16/23 | 250 | 2 | 1 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | ||||
| Len Dawson | 3 | 24 | 0 | 15 |
| Mike Garrett | 6 | 17 | 0 | 9 |
| Curtis McClinton | 6 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Pete Beathard | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Bert Coan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| GNB | ||||
| Jim Taylor | 17 | 56 | 1 | 14 |
| Elijah Pitts | 11 | 45 | 2 | 12 |
| Donny Anderson | 4 | 30 | 0 | 13 |
| Jim Grabowski | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAN | ||||
| Chris Burford | 4 | 67 | 0 | 27 |
| Otis Taylor | 4 | 57 | 0 | 31 |
| Curtis McClinton | 2 | 34 | 1 | 27 |
| Fred Arbanas | 2 | 30 | 0 | 18 |
| Mike Garrett | 3 | 28 | 0 | 17 |
| Reggie Carolan | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| GNB | ||||
| Max McGee | 7 | 138 | 2 | 37 |
| Carroll Dale | 4 | 59 | 0 | 25 |
| Elijah Pitts | 2 | 32 | 0 | 22 |
| Marv Fleming | 2 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Jim Taylor | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
Green Bay Packers defeated Kansas City Chiefs 35-10 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in the Super Bowl I (1966). The final scoring play was Packers: Elijah Pitts 1 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick). The 25-point margin made it a one-sided afternoon. Top line of the day: Bart Starr: 250 pass yards on 16-of-23, 2 TD, 1 INT. Green Bay Packers take home the Lombardi Trophy.
Green Bay Packers walked out of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the team that survived a Super Bowl I (1966) Kansas City Chiefs will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 35-10. This was a 25-point margin, which is unusual for this round of the postseason and tells a story about which staff out-prepared the other from the opening series. The final scoring play came from Packers: Elijah Pitts 1 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Green Bay Packers hoist the Lombardi.
Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10. Round: Super Bowl I (1966). Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 3 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers: - Bart Starr: 250 pass yards on 16-of-23, 2 TD, 1 INT - Jim Taylor: 56 rush yards on 17 carries - Max McGee: 7 catches for 138 yards
Super Bowl I (1966), played at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Final: Kansas City Chiefs 10, Green Bay Packers 35, with Green Bay Packers taking the result by 25. **First quarter**
- Packers: Max McGee 37 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Don Chandler kick)
**Second quarter**
- Chiefs: Curtis McClinton 7 yard pass from Len Dawson ( Mike Mercer kick) - Packers: Jim Taylor 14 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick) - Chiefs: Mike Mercer 31 yard field goal
**Third quarter**
- Packers: Elijah Pitts 5 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick) - Packers: Max McGee 13 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Don Chandler kick)
**Fourth quarter**
- Packers: Elijah Pitts 1 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick)
**Top performers**
- Bart Starr: 250 pass yards on 16-of-23, 2 TD, 1 INT - Jim Taylor: 56 rush yards on 17 carries - Max McGee: 7 catches for 138 yards
The 25-point margin says most of what needs saying about how the day went; the box score is the rest.