The calendar year 1967 started with some unfinished business from the 1966 NFL season. The Dallas Cowboys hosted the Green Bay Packers for the NFL Championship Game on New Year’s Day. It would close in similar fashion as the Packers took their turn to host the Cowboys for the rematch on New Years Eve.
The 1966 affair had offered excitement as the game remained competitive throughout the afternoon. The final outcome had been in some doubt until the Cowboys final possession. It was a game that would be remembered for living up to what a championship match should be and seldom is.