Post by Lithfan on Nov 5, 2015 7:53:27 GMT -5
November 5, 1967
A young Jets team was trying to establish itself as the team to beat in the AFL in the 67 season. They had a 5-1-1 record, with a win over AFL contender Oakland and their tie coming against eventual AFL East Champion, Houston Oilers. A November 5 visit to KC would give them a chance to establish themselves as the team to beat if they could top the defending AFL Champion Chiefs.
The Chiefs, of course, were coming off of an appearance in the first AFL-NFL Championship game, a 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Despite a 4-3 record, the Chiefs were still seen as the team to beat in the AFL.
The Chiefs, behind Mike Garrett’s franchise record 192 yard rushing game and Super Bowl goat CB Willie Mitchell, showed the Jets that they still had a ways to go before they could be considered one of the elite teams in the League, as they rolled over the Jets 42-18. Mitchell, who was picked on repeatedly by Bart Starr and Max Mcgee in the Super Bowl, came away with 2 interceptions of Joe Namath passes, including 1 that was returned 27 yards for a TD.
The Jets came into the game without Matt Snell, who had been out with a knee injury since week 1, and would leave the game even more banged up at the RB position. Emerson Boozer, who came into the game with 13 TDs in the first 7 games of the season, tore ligaments in his knee in the 4th quarter and was lost for the season. Prior to the injury, he was on pace to challenge Abner Haynes league record of 19 TDs in a season.
The Chiefs opened up a 10-3 lead late in the first quarter on a 24 yard TD pass from Len Dawson to Gloucester Richardson. Namath and the Jets responded with a 6 play 70 yard drive to even the score at 10 on a 4-yard Namath to Bill Mathis connection. Namath finished the day at 28-52 passing for over 300 yards, but only the 1 TD and he did throw 3 costly interceptions.
After taking a 13-10 halftime lead, the Chiefs broke it open in the 2nd half. They opened up the 3rd quarter with a 69 yard drive that was capped off by Garrett’s 3 yard run. On the Jets next possession, Mitchell got his pick 6. The 2 point conversion pass was successful and KC had a 28-10 lead. They extended their lead to 35-10 when Dawson hit Taylor for 14 yards late in the 3rd and the rout was on.
Both team ultimately fell short of their goal that season, the Chiefs finishing second to Oakland with a 9-5 record. Oakland was 13-1 that season and fell to GB in Super Bowl II, their only regular season loss at the hands of the Jets, who finished 8-5-1, in second place in the East behind the Houston Oilers.
Boozer would undergo surgery the following morning and be lost to the Jets for the rest of the season.
Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
A young Jets team was trying to establish itself as the team to beat in the AFL in the 67 season. They had a 5-1-1 record, with a win over AFL contender Oakland and their tie coming against eventual AFL East Champion, Houston Oilers. A November 5 visit to KC would give them a chance to establish themselves as the team to beat if they could top the defending AFL Champion Chiefs.
The Chiefs, of course, were coming off of an appearance in the first AFL-NFL Championship game, a 35-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Despite a 4-3 record, the Chiefs were still seen as the team to beat in the AFL.
The Chiefs, behind Mike Garrett’s franchise record 192 yard rushing game and Super Bowl goat CB Willie Mitchell, showed the Jets that they still had a ways to go before they could be considered one of the elite teams in the League, as they rolled over the Jets 42-18. Mitchell, who was picked on repeatedly by Bart Starr and Max Mcgee in the Super Bowl, came away with 2 interceptions of Joe Namath passes, including 1 that was returned 27 yards for a TD.
The Jets came into the game without Matt Snell, who had been out with a knee injury since week 1, and would leave the game even more banged up at the RB position. Emerson Boozer, who came into the game with 13 TDs in the first 7 games of the season, tore ligaments in his knee in the 4th quarter and was lost for the season. Prior to the injury, he was on pace to challenge Abner Haynes league record of 19 TDs in a season.
The Chiefs opened up a 10-3 lead late in the first quarter on a 24 yard TD pass from Len Dawson to Gloucester Richardson. Namath and the Jets responded with a 6 play 70 yard drive to even the score at 10 on a 4-yard Namath to Bill Mathis connection. Namath finished the day at 28-52 passing for over 300 yards, but only the 1 TD and he did throw 3 costly interceptions.
After taking a 13-10 halftime lead, the Chiefs broke it open in the 2nd half. They opened up the 3rd quarter with a 69 yard drive that was capped off by Garrett’s 3 yard run. On the Jets next possession, Mitchell got his pick 6. The 2 point conversion pass was successful and KC had a 28-10 lead. They extended their lead to 35-10 when Dawson hit Taylor for 14 yards late in the 3rd and the rout was on.
Both team ultimately fell short of their goal that season, the Chiefs finishing second to Oakland with a 9-5 record. Oakland was 13-1 that season and fell to GB in Super Bowl II, their only regular season loss at the hands of the Jets, who finished 8-5-1, in second place in the East behind the Houston Oilers.
Boozer would undergo surgery the following morning and be lost to the Jets for the rest of the season.
Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune
