APBA REPLAYS​
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Dallas
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Atlanta
New York
W L T
10 3 1
9 3 2
9 4 1
6 7 1
6 8 0
5 9 0
2 11 1
2 12 0
1966 NFL
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Baltimore
Green Bay
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
W L T
11 3 0
10 3 1
8 6 0
7 6 1
6 7 1
5 9 0
4 9 1
The Cowboys were the betting favorite over the Colts in the NFL Championship. Dallas had ratings of +4 run and +5 pass, while Baltimore is -6 run and +2 pass.
An unbelievable finish to the NFL Championship game. The Colts took a 20-10 lead with 8:03 left to play, on a Tom Matte draw. Then a Meredith bomb to Bob Hayes fo 57 yards made it 20-17 with only 3:42 left.
Dallas made the defensive stop and got the ball back at the two-minute warning. Meredith's mistake if you will, was to connect with Hayes again too quickly, on first down for a 66-yard game leading TD.
With 1:46 on the clock Unitas hit three passes in a row for 82 yards to the 2. With little time left a running play was out of the question. The first pass fell incomplete, but Jimmy Orr made the next one count to pull out the victory, 27 to 24.
SUPER BOWL I
1st - The Chiefs Mike Mercer kicks off, Haymond at the goal-line returns it to the 20. Matte 0, Matte 0, Unitas to Orr 19 FD at the 39, Matte for 10, Matte -3, Unitas to Matte for 30 FD at the KC 34, Hill 0, Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Orr for 6, Michaels from 35, no good, 10:25.
Garrett 2, Dawson to Taylor 34 FD at the Colt 44. Garrett 6, Garrett 18 FD at the 20. Dawson to Coan 0, Dawson to Arbanas 11 F&G at the 9. McClinton 4, McClinton 2, Dawson to Arbanas TD, KC 7-0, 6:10.
KC offside, Lorick 5 FD at the 30. KC offside, Unitas to Mackey 6 FD at the 41. Unitas throws 3 incompletes, Lee punts, Garrett at the 11 returns it 8.
Garrett 4-OB, Garrett 4, Garrett 1, Wilson punts, Haymond returns it 9 to the 37.
Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Berry 6, Unitas scramble for 4 FD at the 47. Moore 4.
2nd - Unitas to Raymond Berry 49 yards TD, tied at 7, 14:51. KO-TB.
Garrett 12 FD at the 32. Garrett 10 FD at the 42. Dawson incomplete, Garrett 3, Dawson to Taylor 8 FD at the Colt 47. McClinton 0, Garrett 6, Dawson to Taylor 4 FD at the 37. Dawson incomplete, McClinton 0, Dawson incomplete, Mercer from 44, good, KC 10-7, 10:11.
Haymond returns the KO to the 14. Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Berry 27 FD at the 41. Hill inside 7, Lorick 9 FD at the KC 43. Unitas to Matte 1, Unitas to Mackey 7, Unitas to Matte 7 FD at the 28. Hill inside 10 FD at the 18. Unitas scrambles for 2, Unitas to Berry 13 FD at the 3. Moore 0, Hill inside TD, Bal 14-10, 4:31. KO-TB,
Garrett 0, Dawson to Taylor 15 FD at the 35. Dawson incomplete, Dawson to Taylor 15 FD at mid-field, Dawson scrambles for 1-OB, McClinton inside 5, McClinton draw loses 4, 2-minute warning, Wilson punts, OB at the 16, 1:42.
Hill inside 14 FD at the 30, Hill inside 7 Bal-TO 1:07, Unitas to Orr 10 FD at the 47 Bal-TO, 0:57, Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Matte 20 FD at the KC 33, Bal-TO, 0:33, Unitas to Berry 21 FD at the 12, Colts rush the field-goal unit on, Michaels barely gets it off, its good, halftime Bal 17-10.
3rd - Michaels kicks off, Emmitt Thomas 3-yards deep, starts to run it out then changes his mind, teammate waves him out because he stepped out of the end-zone, Colts converge and take him down at the 3. McClinton inside 9, McClinton 0, McClinton 1 FD at the 13. Garrett 1, Dawson incomplete, Dawson to Burford 10 FD at the 24. Dawson incomplete, McClinton 0, Dawson incomplete, Wilson punts, Haymond at his 35, return of 1.
Lorick 10 FD at the 46. Moore 6, Moore 3-OB, Matte inside for 4 FD at the KC 41. Moore 1, Unitas scrambles for 16 FD at the 24. Lorick picks up 7, KC offside FD at the 12, Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Matte 11 yards to the 1, penalty flag, KC holding declined, Matte sweeps to the outside TD, Bal 24-10, 6:01.
Thomas returns the KO 23 to the 24. McClinton 7, Dawson incomplete, McClinton draw 9-OB FD at the 40. Dawson to Burford 60 yards TD, Bal 24-17, 4:34.
Moore returns the KO to the 16. Moore 18 FD at the 34. Hill inside 16 to mid-field, Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Berry for 4, Unitas incomplete, Lee punts TB.
Garrett 5, Dawson to Taylor 15 FD at the 40, penalty, KC holding back to the 12, Dawson 2 incompletes, Wilson punts, Haymond returns it 6 to the KC 47, 0:00
4th - Lorick 4, Matte 1, Unitas scrambles for 5 ball comes out, Stover recovers for KC. Dawson strikes on first down 27 to Burford to the Colt 36. Garrett 0, Dawson to Taylor 2, Dawson to Arbanas 3, Mercer kicks from the 38, no good, 11:53.
Matte for 8, Hill inside 4 FD at the 32, Matte 2, Hill loses 3, Unitas to Orr for 29 FD at the KC 40. KC offside again, Bal holding back to the 50, Unitas to Matte for 16, Matte outside for 11 FD at the 23. Hill 3, Matte 0, Unitas incomplete, Michaels from the 27, no good, 6:53.
Dawson to Taylor for 9, McClinton inside 10 FD at the 39. Dawson 15 to Arbanas FD at the Colt 46, 5:21. Dawson to Taylor, picked off by Bobby Boyd at the 19, returned to the Colt 40, 5:03.
Hill 1, Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Mackey 4, Lee punts, bounces into the end-zone, 3:26.
Dawson scrambles for 6, Dawson incomplete, Dawson to Carolan 31 FD at the Colt 47, 2:11. Dawson incomplete, Dawson sacked by Miller back to the KC 49, 3rd & 19, 2-minute warning. Dawson incomplete, Dawson to Taylor 22 yards FD at the 29,KC-TO 1:22. Dawson to Arbanas 27 to the 2, Garrett inside 0, KC-TO 0:44, Dawson to Burford incomplete, Dawson to Arbanas TD, tied at 24, 0:20.
Moore returns the KO to the 43, 0:02. Unitas to Jimmy Orr incomplete, OVERTIME.
OT - Colts win the toss, Mercer kicks off TB. Matte 4, Hill 7 FD at the 31, Unitas to Mackey 10, penalty, offensive pass interference, Unitas to Berry, KC flagged for pass interference, FD at the 25, Lorick 1, Unitas incomplete, Unitas to Orr 7, 4th & 2, Lee punts, Garrett at the 25 gains nothing.
McClinton 2, Dawson sacked by Hilton back to the 20, Dawson to Taylor incomplete, Wilson punts, Haymond at his 32 loses 2, 9:49. Unitas scrambles for 7, Hill inside 7 FD at the 43, Unitas scrambles for 3, Unitas to Lorick 2, Unitas to Mackey 0, Lee punts into the end-zone, 7:42.
Dawson to Burford 5, Burford again 5 FD at the 30, McClinton loses 4, Dawson to Taylor 8-OB, Dawson to Burford incomplete, Wilson punts, Haymond returns it 6 to the 32.
Unitas inc, inc, 14 to Mackey FD at the 46, 4:25, Unitas to Matte for 27 to the KC 27, Matte 4, Unitas to Berry incomplete, Unitas to Mackey 17 1st & goal at the 6, Matte outside no gain, Michaels comes in, kick is good.