Super Bowl II
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| Date | January 14, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Bart Starr, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Packers by 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Jack Vest | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 75,546 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Packers: Vince Lombardi (head coach), Herb Adderley, Willie Davis, Forrest Gregg, Henry Jordan, Ray Nitschke, Dave Robinson, Bart Starr, Willie Wood. Raiders: Al Davis (owner/general manager), John Madden (linebackers coach), Fred Biletnikoff, George Blanda, Willie Brown, Jim Otto, Gene Upshaw. |
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| National anthem | Grambling State University Band | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Jack Vest | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Grambling State University Band | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Ray Scott, Pat Summerall, and Jack Kemp | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 36.8 (est. 39.12 million viewers) |
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| Market share | 68 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $54,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, known retrospectively as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Oakland Raiders by the score of 33–14.
Coming into this game, like during the first Super Bowl, many sports writers and fans believed that any team in the NFL was vastly superior to any club in the AFL. The Packers, the defending champions, posted a 9–4–1 record during the 1967 NFL season before defeating the Dallas Cowboys, 21–17, in the 1967 NFL Championship Game (also popularly known as the Ice Bowl). The Raiders finished the 1967 AFL season at 13–1, and defeated the Houston Oilers, 40–7, in the 1967 AFL Championship Game.
As expected, Green Bay dominated Oakland throughout most of Super Bowl II. The Raiders could only score two touchdown passes from quarterback Daryle Lamonica. Meanwhile, Packers kicker Don Chandler made four field goals, including three in the first half, while defensive back Herb Adderley had a 60-yard interception return for a touchdown. Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr was named the MVP for the second time for his 13 of 24 passes for 202 yards and one touchdown.
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