1965 Green Bay Packers season

1965 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Vince Lombardi
General manager	Vince Lombardi
Home field	Lambeau Field Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st NFL Western (playoff)
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship (Browns, 23–12)

The 1965 Green Bay Packers season was their 46th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–3–1 record under seventh-year head coach Vince Lombardi, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Baltimore Colts.

In the final regular season game at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, a late touchdown by the 49ers caused a tie and dropped Green Bay into a tie with the Colts.^[1][2] Although the Packers defeated Baltimore twice during the regular season, the rules at the time required a tiebreaker playoff, played in Green Bay on December 26. With backup quarterbacks playing for both teams, the Packers tied the Colts late and won in overtime, 13–10.^[3][4][5]

Green Bay then met the defending champion Cleveland Browns (11–3) in the NFL championship game, also at Green Bay. The Packers won, 23–12, for their ninth NFL title and third under Lombardi.^[6][7][8] It was the last NFL championship game before the advent of the Super Bowl and the first of three consecutive league titles for Green Bay.

Known as "New City Stadium" for its first eight seasons, the Packers' venue in Green Bay was renamed Lambeau Field in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau,^[9][10] who had died two months earlier.^[11][12]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 19	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 41–9	1–0	Pitt Stadium	38,383
2	September 26	Baltimore Colts	W 20–17	2–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,130
3	October 3	Chicago Bears	W 23–14	3–0	Lambeau Field	50,852
4	October 10	San Francisco 49ers	W 27–10	4–0	Lambeau Field	50,852
5	October 17	at Detroit Lions	W 31–21	5–0	Tiger Stadium	56,712
6	October 24	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–3	6–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,311
7	October 31	at Chicago Bears	L 31–10	6–1	Wrigley Field	45,664
8	November 7	Detroit Lions	L 12–7	6–2	Lambeau Field	50,852
9	November 14	Los Angeles Rams	W 6–3	7–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,485
10	November 21	at Minnesota Vikings	W 38–13	8–2	Metropolitan Stadium	47,426
11	November 28	at Los Angeles Rams	L 21–10	8–3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	39,733
12	December 5	Minnesota Vikings	W 24–19	9–3	Lambeau Field	50,852
13	December 12	at Baltimore Colts	W 42–27	10–3	Memorial Stadium	60,238
14	December 19	at San Francisco 49ers	T 24–24	10–3–1	Kezar Stadium	45,710

Game summaries

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Colts 3 7 0 7 17 • Packers 0 10 0 10 20 Date: September 26 Location: Milwaukee County Stadium • Milwaukee, Wisconsin Game weather: 47°F • Wind 16

Scoring summary 1 BAL Lou Michaels 26-yard field goal Colts 3–0 2 GB Don Chandler 17-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 GB Herb Adderley 44-yard interception return (Don Chandler kick) Packers 10–3 2 BAL Jerry Hill 1-yard run (Lou Michaels kick) Tie 10–10 4 GB Don Chandler 41-yard field goal Packers 13–10 4 BAL Raymond Berry 5-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) Colts 17–13 4 GB Max McGee 37-yard pass from Bart Starr (Don Chandler kick) Packers 20–17

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
Conference	December 26, 1965	Baltimore Colts	W 13–10	Lambeau Field	50,484
Championship	January 2, 1966	Cleveland Browns	W 23–12	Lambeau Field	50,777

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	3	1	.769	8–3–1	316	224	T1
Baltimore Colts	10	3	1	.769	8–3–1	389	284	W1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	7–5	409	275	L1
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	421	402	T1
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	.500	5–7	383	403	W2
Detroit Lions	6	7	1	.462	4–7–1	257	295	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	10	0	.286	2–10	269	328	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. Rollow, Cooper (December 20, 1965). "49ers tie Packers, 24-24; set playoff". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
2. Lea, Bud (December 20, 1965). "Packers tied 49ers; play Colts Sunday". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
3. "Packers win, 13 to 10, for NFL Western title". Milwaukee Sentinel. December 27, 1965. p. 1, part 1.
4. Lea, Bud (December 27, 1965). "Chandler 'kicks' Packers to title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
5. Strickler, George (December 27, 1965). "Packers win, 13-10, in 'sudden death'". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
6. Strickler, George (January 3, 1966). "Green Bay wins N.F.L. crown, 23 to 12". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
7. Lea, Bud (January 3, 1966). "Packers blast Browns for title". Milwaukee Sentinel. p. 2, part 2.
8. Hand, John (January 3, 1966). "Green Bay's ball-control tactics beat Browns for title, 23-12". Youngstown Vindicator (Ohio). Associated Press. p. 18.
9. "Packer board backs Lambeau Field idea". Milwaukee Journal. UPI. August 3, 1965. p. 18-part 2.
10. "'Lambeau Field' voted by council". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. August 5, 1965. p. 3-part 2.
11. "Curly Lambeau is stricken and dies of a heart attack". Lawrence (Kansas) Daily Journal World. Associated Press. June 2, 1965. p. 18.
12. "Lambeau, Packer founder, dies; led club to 6 pro league titles". Milwaukee Journal. June 2, 1965. p. 19.
13. Pro-Football-Reference.com

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