1967 NFL season

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The 1967 NFL season was the National Football League campaign that introduced the first Super Bowl era structure, culminating in the NFL Championship Game whose winner advanced to face the AFL champion.

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instanceOf NFL season
sports season
champion Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED
championshipGame 1967 NFL Championship Game NERFINISHED
championshipGameCity Green Bay, Wisconsin NERFINISHED
championshipGameDate 1967-12-31
championshipGameNickname Ice Bowl NERFINISHED
championshipGameScore Green Bay Packers 21–17 Dallas Cowboys
championshipGameSite Lambeau Field NERFINISHED
commissioner Pete Rozelle NERFINISHED
conferenceChampionEastern Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED
conferenceChampionWestern Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED
conferenceStructure Eastern Conference NERFINISHED
Western Conference NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
defensivePlayerOfTheYear Deacon Jones NERFINISHED
defensivePlayerOfTheYearTeam Los Angeles Rams NERFINISHED
divisionStructure Capitol Division NERFINISHED
Central Division NERFINISHED
Century Division NERFINISHED
Coastal Division NERFINISHED
endTime 1967-12-23
expansionOrRelocationStatus no team expansion; realignment into four divisions
followedBy 1968 NFL season
introducedFeature NFL–AFL World Championship Game qualification format
Super Bowl era structure
league National Football League
MVP Johnny Unitas NERFINISHED
MVPTeam Baltimore Colts NERFINISHED
notableRuleChange introduction of divisional playoffs
numberOfGamesPerTeam 14
numberOfTeams 16
playoffFormat four-team playoff (two conference championship games)
playoffsStartDate 1967-12-23
precededBy 1966 NFL season
regularSeasonEndDate 1967-12-17
regularSeasonStartDate 1967-09-17
relatedCompetition 1967 AFL season NERFINISHED
rookieOfTheYear Mel Farr NERFINISHED
rookieOfTheYearTeam Detroit Lions NERFINISHED
runnerUp Dallas Cowboys NERFINISHED
seasonNumberInNFLHistory 48
sport American football
startTime 1967-09-17
superBowlForSeason Super Bowl II NERFINISHED
superBowlForSeasonLoser Oakland Raiders NERFINISHED
superBowlForSeasonScore Green Bay Packers 33–14 Oakland Raiders
superBowlForSeasonWinner Green Bay Packers NERFINISHED

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1966 NFL season followedBy 1967 NFL season
Century Division startSeason 1967 NFL season