16. 1972 OAKLAND RAIDERS at. 1. 1962 NFL CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS
1. 1962 NFL CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS
Pythag: 13-1
Off: 1st
Def: 1st
d. Giants NFL Title 16-7
HC Vince Lombardi, DC Phil Bengston
Lambeau Field: 50 degrees
Ray Scott/Tony Canadeo
Offense
QB Bart Starr (28 )
RB Paul Hornung (27)
FB Jim Taylor (27) All Pro
WR Boyd Dowler (25)
WR Max McGee (30)
TE Ron Kramer (27) All Pro
LT Bob Skoronski (28)
LG Fuzzy Thurston (29)
C Jim Ringo (31) All Pro
RG Jerry Kramer (26) All Pro
RT Forrest Gregg (29) All Pro
Defense
LDE Willie Davis (28) All Pro
LDT Dave Hanner (32)
RDT Henry Jordan (27) All Pro
RDE Bill Quinlan (30)
LLB Dan Currie (27)
MLB Ray Nitschke (28)
RLB Bill Forester (30) All Pro
LCB Herb Adderley (23) All Pro
RCB Jesse Whittenton (28)
LS Hank Gremminger (29)
RS Willie Wood (26)
K Jerry Kramer (26)
P Boyd Dowler (25)
KR Herb Adderley (23)
PR Willie Wood (26)
The 5th overall seed in the tournament is our first Lombardi team; the '62 Pack was 1st in offense and defense. Bart Starr is 28, 13 scores and 9 picks. There are 5 All Pros on the offense - 27 year old Jim Taylor who rushed for over 1400 yards and scores 19 times; 27 year old Ron Kramer with 7 scores and 3 OLinemen, 31 year old Jim Ringo, 26 year old Jerry Kramer, 29 year old Forrest Gregg. And then 5 more on defense - 28 year old Willie Davis/27 year old Henry Jordan on the DLine. 27 year old Dan Currie and 30 year old Bill Forester in the LB corps and 23 year old corner Herb Adderley, with 7 picks. The Packers are ready to smash some mouths.
16. 1972 OAKLAND RAIDERS
Record: 10-3-1
Pythag: 10-4
Off: 3rd
Def: 8th
1st AFC West
Lost Div Rnd Steelers 13-7
d. 1991 Saints 37-23
HC: John Madden
Offense
QB Daryle Lamonica (31 N Dame)
RB Charlie Smith (26 Utah)
FB Marv Hubbard (26 Colgate)
WR Fred Biletnikoff (29 Florida St) All Pro
WR Mike Siani (22-R Villanova)
TE Raymond Chester (24 Morg St)
LT Art Shell (26 ME Shore)
LG Gene Upshaw (27 Tex A&M Kings)
C Jim Otto (34 Miami)
RG George Buehler (25 Stanford)
RT Bob Brown (31 Nebraska)
Defense
LDE Tony Cline (24 Miami)
LDT Otis Sistrunk (26-R Mars)
RDT Art Thoms (26 Syracuse)
RDE Horace Jones (23 Louisville)
LLB Phil Villapiano (23 B Green)
MLB Dan Conners (31 Miami)
RLB Gerald Irons (25 ME Shore)
LCB Nemiah Wilson (29 Grambling)
RCB Willie Brown (32 Grambling)
SS George Atkinson (25 M Brown)
FS Jack Tatum (24 Ohio St)
K George Blanda (45 Kentucky)
P Jerry DePoyster (26 Wyoming)
KR Clarence Davis (23 USC)
PR Cliff Branch (24 Colorado)
The '74 Raiders got boatraced by the '16 Falcons in Region 3 - back up 2 years and here's the '72 team, with the 3rd best offense in football; they ran all over the '91 Saints in the play in round, over 300 yards gained on the ground. The Mad Bomber is 31, 18 scores and a dozen picks. 26 year old Marv Hubbard ran for over a thousand yards. 29 year old Fred Biletnikoff is All Pro and, of course, the OL is stacked with Pro Bowlers. One Pro-Bowler on the okay/good enough defense, it's Willie Brown, 32, with 4 picks.
Let's go to Lambeau and watch a bunch of Hall of Famers. Region 5 is underway.
1st Qtr
Packers start at the 31.
1/10 - Jim Taylor starts us off with 2 yards.
2/8 - Taylor again, 6 more.
3/2 - Paul Hornung picks it up. 1st down at the 43.
1/10 - It's Taylor -- and he is Leveled - by Phil Villapiano coming off the edge - Fumble - the Raiders recover! Jim Taylor fumbles on the 4th play of the game and Oakland is at the Packer 45.
1/10 - Marv Hubbard was Player of the Game in the play in round - he goes for 10 here.
1/10 - 5 more for Hubbard.
2/5 - Charlie Smith pounding away - 27 yards -- the Raider offensive line had its way with the '91 Saints - and look here, first and goal.
1/goal - Clarence Davis is in the endzone - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - less than 5 minutes in, a fumble and 4 Oakland runs gives the Raiders the 7-0 lead.
Packers at the 25, first and 15.
1/15 - Taylor stacked up.
2/15 - The first pass of the game - Bart Starr to Tom Moore - 15 yards and the first.
1/10 - Hornung for 4.
2/6 - Taylor loses 3 yards and it's third and 9
3/9 - Starr picks it up - 19 yards to Lew Carpenter - that takes the Pack to the Oakland 40.
The next 3 plays net a yard - and Lombardi punts it away.
Raiders at the 16.
1/10 - Hubbard for 1
2/9 -Darryl Lamonica's first pass, it's to Mike Siani for 10.
1/10 - Smith for 6.
2/4 - Hubbard loses 1.
3/5 - Lamonica again - to Fred Biletnikoff for a dozen to the Raider 44.
The next 3 plays net 3 yards - time expires before the punt.
2nd Qtr
Oakland forced an early fumble and capitalized, it's 7-0 - Oakland punts it away, Pack to start at the 25.
3 and out. The Raider defense standing up here in Lambeau.
Raiders at the 28. 3 and out - they go back 10 yards on the big Willie Davis sack.
Packers starting at midfield.
3 and out - super impressive performance from the Raider defense - they have totally shut the Packers down today.
Oakland at the 12. 8:56.
1/10 - Hubbard for 15.
1/10 - Hubbard for 11.
1/10 - Smith for 2
2/8 - Smith goes for 20 - Raiders cross midfield -
1/10 - Hubbard for 13 - the Raider offensive line creating holes that the Packer OL hasn't found at all.
The next 3 plays gain 6 yards -- Blanda kicks the 38 yd FG and it's 10-0 Oakland. Packers to start at the 37. 3:35.
1/10 - Jim Taylor breaks one - Kramer and Gregg clear the road and Taylor busts out a 58 yard run all the way to the Oakland 5 yard line.
And then the Raiders stop them. The next 3 plays gain a yard, there's a Phil Villapiano sack - Lombardi chooses the chip shot and it's 10-3.
The Raiders start at their own 22. 1:42 left.
3 and out - Willie Wood comes in on a safety blitz for the sack.
Packers take over with 57 seconds left at their own 47.
1/10 - Starr to Jim Taylor, 10 yards and out of bounds.
1/10 - Starr to Boyd Dowler down the field - 20 yards - the Pack use their second timeout, 25 seconds left.
1/10 - Incomplete. Pack at the 22
2/10 - Incomplete -- that's it - Lombardi's not waiting another down. 39 year old Jerry Kramer FG is good -- we're gonna go into the locker room. Raiders 10 Packers 6
3rd Qtr
The Packers were getting shut out with less than 2 minutes left in the half, but they add 2 FGs and cut the deficit to 10-6.
Raiders at the 30 to open the 3rd qtr.
1/10 - Charlie Smith loses a yard.
2/11 - Clarence Davis gets 12, first down.
1/10 - Smith stopped at the line.
2/10 - Hubbard for 2
3/8 - Lamonica one of his few passes - it's to Hubbard - he goes for 11 and the Raiders have a first.
1/10 - Charlie Smith for 14- Oakland is at the GB 32.
The next 3 plays gain 6 yards ------ and then Blanda misses a 43 yard FG.
Oakland continues to have success on the ground - but they come up empty and the Pack takes over.
They get a first down, Starr to Max McGee for 8 the big play - but the drive ends around midfield, Oakland gets it back at the 27, 6:25 left in the third, leading 10-6.
3 and out.
Packers at the 30.
1/10 - Taylor stopped at the line
2/10 - Incomplete
3/10 - Starr goes to Jim Taylor -- he rumbles for 24 and the Packers are at the Oakland 44.
1/10 - Jim Taylor breaks one -- 44 yards right up the gut - Ringo/Kramer clearing the way - Taylor is gonna go - Taylor goes all the way into the end zone - TOUCHDOWN PACKERS - Jim Taylor goes 44 yards for the Packers first TD of the day and GB takes its first lead.
Raiders at the 15.
1/10 - Lamonica throwing - Biletnikoff for 9.
2/1 - Clarence Davis goes around left end -- outstanding Shell block -- and Davis is running! Clarence Davis is running! Clarence Davis 63 yards all the way to the Packer 13 yard line! Davis to the Packer 13 yard line!
1/10 - Hubbard goes for 9 - it's the last play of the third quarter.
4th Qtr
Jim Taylor's 44 yard run gives the Pack the 13-10 lead, the Raiders have a 2nd and 1 at the GB 4 after the huge Clarence Davis run.
2/1 Incomplete
3/1- Charlie Smith is into the endzone - TOUCHDOWN RAIDERS - and Oakland regains the lead -- the 16th seeded Raiders have the 17-13 lead on the top seeds in Region 5, 17-13. The Raiders are up 17-13 on the top seeded Packers, 14:42 left with GB at the 47 after the big Herb Adderley return.
3 and out. The Oakland defense standing up and the Raiders get the ball back at the 17. 12:38 to go. Can they run some clock?
3 and out. The Packer defense keeps them alive. Henry Jordan gets a third down sack, Raiders punting from deep in their own end - it's a short kick and GB will take possession at the Oakland 30 yard line. 11:02.
1/10 - Tom Moore gets 5.
2/5 - Jim Taylor gets 9 and the Pack is at the Oakland 16.
1/10 - Moore stopped at the line.
2/10 - Moore gets a yard. Well, here we are with this play. Third and 9 at the Oakland 15 --- Green Bay down 4, 8:25 to go.
3/9 - Starr to pass - we expected a run filled game and we got one - Starr to pass - over the middle to Max McGee.....it's caught....McGee has the first down....McGee all the way to the 2 yard line! Starr finds Max McGee for the huge 3rd down reception and the Packers have first and goal.
1/goal - Hornung plunges into the end zone. TOUCHDOWN PACKERS. Green Bay regains the lead - the Green Bay Packers go up 20-17 and the Raiders will start at the 34 with 7:32 left.
Now its Lamonica and the Raiders. Can they put a drive together?
1/10 - Charlie Smith goes for 3.
2/7 - Incomplete. Oakland with the third down.
3/7 - Lamonica to pass - he goes to Hubbard out of the backfield -- Hubbard for 13 yards and the Oakland first down at midfield.
The next 3 plays net 2 yards. Punt. Packers at the 19.
They get a first down on a Jim Taylor 12 yard run. But that's it - and with 1:52 to go Oakland gets one more shot, at their own 26. They need a FG to force OT.
1/10 - Lamonica goes downfield. Big shot. Raymond Chester. 32 yards! Huge play for the Raiders - they stop the clock at 1:38 at the Packer 42 yard line!
The next 3 plays gain one yard. The Packer defense refusing to yield.
Madden sends Blanda out. In the play in game, Blanda hit a 55 yard FG.
This one would be 58. Just a tick over a minute to go. Raiders are either going to tie this game here or lose it.
Here's Blanda's kick....it's up......
Wide Left.
Blanda misses the 58 yard FG - the Pack regains possession, they pick up a first down on a Taylor 12 yard run and that is the end of the game.
Final: Packers 20 Raiders 17
All 5 top seeds have won, but we've seen some really close contests with the '07 Patriots and '85 Bears - this was that, the Raiders gave every inch of it today, but fell at the end.
Starr: 7 for 13, 109 yds
Lamonica: 6 for 18, 87 yds
Taylor: 20 carries, 158 yds, 1 TD
Hubbard: 15 carries, 86 yds
Davis: 6 carries, 84 yds 1 TD
Smith: 14 carries, 80 yds 1 TD
McGee: 2 receptions, 21 yds
Biletnikoff: 2 receptions, 21 yds
Player of the Game: Jim Taylor
