1967 Pittsburgh Steelers season
Encyclopedia

Week 1: Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Snow
  • Game attendance: 53,565
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     41 3–0
  • Chicago – Sayers 103 kickoff return (kick blocked) 3–6
  • Chicago – R. Taylor 37 fumble return (Percival kick)3–13
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton
    John Hilton (football player)
    John Hilton is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League.- Prep school and college :He played college football for the University of Richmond...

     43 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–13
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury
    Willie Asbury
    William Wesley Asbury is a former professional American football RB in the National Football League.-References:...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)17–13
  • Pittsburgh – Bivins
    Charlie Bivins
    Charles Louis Bivins is a retired American football running back who played for the NFL's Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers and the American Football League's Buffalo Bills. Bivins played college football at Morris Brown College....

     2 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)24–13
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     39 27–13
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury
    Willie Asbury
    William Wesley Asbury is a former professional American football RB in the National Football League.-References:...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)34–13
  • Pittsburgh – Compton 6 pass form Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)41–13

Week 2 (Sunday September 24, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 5:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 45,579
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 18 0–3
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 24 0–6
  • St. Louis – Hart 23 run (Bakken kick)0–13
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 33 0–16
  • Pittsburgh – Anderson
    Chet Anderson
    Chester Leonard "Chet" Anderson Jr. is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League.-External links:*...

     5 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick) 7–16
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 29 7–19
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury
    Willie Asbury
    William Wesley Asbury is a former professional American football RB in the National Football League.-References:...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–19
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 24 14–22
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 32 14–25
  • St. Louis – FG Bakken 23 14–28

Jim Bakken sets then NFL record with 7 field goals.

Week 3 (Sunday October 1, 1967): Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles
The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Franklin Field
Franklin Field
Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania's stadium for football, field hockey, lacrosse, sprint football, and track and field . It is also used by Penn students for recreation, and for intramural and club sports, including touch football and cricket, and is the site of Penn's graduation...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...


  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Windy
  • Game attendance: 60,335
  • Referee: Bud Brubaker
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Asbury
    Willie Asbury
    William Wesley Asbury is a former professional American football RB in the National Football League.-References:...

     25 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–0
  • Philadelphia – Lang 5 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–7
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 36 7–10
  • Philadelphia – Hawkins 29 pass from Snead (Baker kick)7–17
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     4 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–17
  • Philadelphia – Kelly 4 pass from Snead (Baker kick)14–24
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     24 17–24
  • Pittsburgh – Wilburn
    J.R. Wilburn
    Johnnie Richard "J. R." Wilburn, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers Biggest Badass to walk Salisbury Country Club.-References:...

     18 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)24–24
  • Philadelphia – Hawkins 8 pass from Snead (Baker kick)24–31
  • Philadelphia – FG Baker 35 24–34

Week 4 (Saturday October 7, 1967): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...


  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 82,949
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     43 3–0
  • Cleveland – Warfield 17 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)3–7
  • Cleveland – Smith 49 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)3–14
  • Pittsburgh – Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     8 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–14
  • Cleveland – E. Green 15 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)10–21

Week 5 (Sunday October 15, 1967): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 39,782
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • New York – Morrison 19 pass from Tarkenton (Mercein kick)0–7
  • Pittsburgh – Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–7
  • New York Giants – Morrall 1 run (Mercein kick)7–14
  • Pittsburgh – Shy
    Don Shy
    Donald Frederic Shy is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Cardinals....

     27 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–14
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     22 17–14
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton
    John Hilton (football player)
    John Hilton is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League.- Prep school and college :He played college football for the University of Richmond...

     8 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)24–14
  • New York Giants – Tarkenton 7 run (kick failed)24–20
  • New York Giants – Morrison 59 pass from Tarkenton (Harris kick)24–27

Week 6 (Sunday October 22, 1967): Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Calm
  • Game attendance: 39,641
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Dallas – Hayes 55 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)0–7
  • Dallas – Hayes – 35 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)0–14
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton
    John Hilton (football player)
    John Hilton is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League.- Prep school and college :He played college football for the University of Richmond...

     5 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–14
  • Pittsburgh – Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–14
  • Dallas – FG Villanueva 34 14–17
  • Pittsburgh – Wilburn
    J.R. Wilburn
    Johnnie Richard "J. R." Wilburn, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers Biggest Badass to walk Salisbury Country Club.-References:...

     11 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)21–17
  • Dallas – Norman 5 pass from Morton (Villanueva kick)21–24

Week 7 (Sunday October 29, 1967): New Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....

 

at Tulane Stadium
Tulane Stadium
Tulane Stadium was an outdoor football stadium located in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1926 to 1980. Officially known as the Third Tulane Stadium, it replaced the "Second Tulane Stadium" where the Telephone Exchange Building is now located...

, New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...


  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 68,912
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • New Orleans – FG Durkee
    Charlie Durkee
    Charles Michael Durkee is a former professional American football player. In 1967, Durkee became the first kicker for the expansion New Orleans Saints....

     37 0–3
  • New Orleans – Taylor 2 run (Durkee kick)0–10
  • Pittsburgh – Wilburn
    J.R. Wilburn
    Johnnie Richard "J. R." Wilburn, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers Biggest Badass to walk Salisbury Country Club.-References:...

     5 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–10
  • Pittsburgh – Shy
    Don Shy
    Donald Frederic Shy is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Cardinals....

     33 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–10

Week 8 (Sunday November 5, 1967): Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 47,131
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Cleveland – Collins 3 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)0–7
  • Cleveland – Kelly 41 pass from Ryan (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)0–14
  • Cleveland – Davis 52 punt return (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)0–21
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson
    Roy Jefferson
    Roy Lee Jefferson is a former American football wide receiver who played twelve seasons in the National Football League...

     18 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–21
  • Cleveland – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     37 7–24
  • Cleveland – E. Green 27 run (Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     kick)7–31
  • Cleveland – FG Groza
    Lou Groza
    Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

     35 7–34
  • Pittsburgh – Wilburn
    J.R. Wilburn
    Johnnie Richard "J. R." Wilburn, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers Biggest Badass to walk Salisbury Country Club.-References:...

     13 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–34

Week 9 (Sunday November 12, 1967): St. Louis Cardinals 

at Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium
Busch Memorial Stadium, also known as Busch Stadium, was a multi-purpose sports facility in St. Louis, Missouri that operated from 1966 to 2005....

, St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...


  • Game time: 3:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 47,994
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Shy
    Don Shy
    Donald Frederic Shy is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Cardinals....

     4 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–0
  • St. Louis – Roland 2 run (Bakken kick)7–7
  • St. Louis – Smith 6 pass from Hart (Bakken kick)7–14
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson
    Roy Jefferson
    Roy Lee Jefferson is a former American football wide receiver who played twelve seasons in the National Football League...

     6 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–14

Week 10 (Sunday November 19, 1967): New York Giants
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 

at Yankee Stadium, The Bronx, New York
  • Game time: 12:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Snow
  • Game attendance: 62,892
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     44 0–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     10 0–6
  • New York Giants – Thomas 35 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)6–7
  • New York Giants – Minniear 6 pass from Tarkenton (Gogolak kick)6–14
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson
    Roy Jefferson
    Roy Lee Jefferson is a former American football wide receiver who played twelve seasons in the National Football League...

     58 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)13–14
  • New York Giants – Koy 1 run (Gogolak kick)13–21
  • New York Giants – Minniear 1 run (Gogolak kick)13–28
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton
    John Hilton (football player)
    John Hilton is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League.- Prep school and college :He played college football for the University of Richmond...

     10 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)20–28

Week 11 (Sunday November 26, 1967): Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings
The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 3:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Windy
  • Game attendance: 32,773
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Minnesota – FG Cox 44 0–3
  • Pittsburgh – Anderson
    Chet Anderson
    Chester Leonard "Chet" Anderson Jr. is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League.-External links:*...

     20 pass from Hoak
    Dick Hoak
    Richard John Hoak is a former running backs coach for the Pittsburgh Steelers — the longest tenured coach in the team's history...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–3
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     47 10–3
  • PIttsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     26 13–3
  • Minnesota – Osborn 27 pass from Kapp (Cox kick) 13–10
  • Minnesota – Beasley 2 pass from Kapp (Cox kick)13–17
  • Pittsburgh – Jefferson
    Roy Jefferson
    Roy Lee Jefferson is a former American football wide receiver who played twelve seasons in the National Football League...

     12 pass from Nelsen
    Bill Nelsen
    William Keith Nelsen was a former football player who played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally with both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. He was known for his leadership ability and ability to play with pain, having endured a series of knee...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)20–17
  • Minnesota – Hargrove blocked punt recovery (Cox kick)20–24
  • Minnesota – Mackbee
    Earsell Mackbee
    Earsell Mackbee was a professional American football player.Mackbee was born in Brookhaven, Mississippi, and graduated from Utah State University, where he starred as a cornerback. He played 5 seasons in the National Football League, all with the Minnesota Vikings...

     32 interception return (Cox kick)20–31
  • Minnesota – Kapp 11 run (Cox kick)20–38
  • Minnesota – FG Cox 34 20–41
  • Pittsburgh – Kortas 5 fumble return (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)27–41

Week 12 (Sunday December 3, 1967): Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions
The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...

 

at Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...


  • Game time: 6:45 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Snow
  • Game attendance: 47,713
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – Shy
    Don Shy
    Donald Frederic Shy is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Cardinals....

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–0
  • Pittsburgh – Shy
    Don Shy
    Donald Frederic Shy is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers, the New Orleans Saints, the Chicago Bears, and the St. Louis Cardinals....

     1 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–0
  • Pittsburgh – Wilburn
    J.R. Wilburn
    Johnnie Richard "J. R." Wilburn, Jr. is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for five seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers Biggest Badass to walk Salisbury Country Club.-References:...

     66 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)21–0
  • Detroit – Farr 3 pass from Plum (Walker kick)21–7
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     17 24–7
  • Detroit – Nowatzke 3 run (Yepremian kick)24–14

Week 13 (Sunday December 10, 1967): Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

 

at Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium
Pitt Stadium was a stadium located on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in the Oakland section of Pittsburgh in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania from 1925 to 1999. It served primarily as the home of the University of Pittsburgh's football team, the Pittsburgh Panthers...

, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...


  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Fair
  • Game attendance: 22,251
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Washington – Whitfield 2 run (Alford kick)0–7
  • Washington – Safety, Breding blocked punt in end zone 0–9
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     20 3–9
  • Pittsburgh – Hilton
    John Hilton (football player)
    John Hilton is a former American football tight end who played nine seasons in the National Football League.- Prep school and college :He played college football for the University of Richmond...

     3 pass from Nix
    Kent Nix
    Alvin Kent Nix is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League. Nix played football collegiately at Texas Christian University . He is the son of Emery Nix, New York Giants quarterback who played for the New York Giants in 1943 and 1946...

     (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)10–9
  • Washington – Taylor 33 pass from Jurgensen (kick blocked)10–15

Week 14 (Sunday December 17, 1967): Green Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 

at Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field is an outdoor football stadium in Green Bay, Wisconsin, the home of the NFL's Green Bay Packers. Opened in 1957 as City Stadium, it replaced the original City Stadium as the Packers' home field...

, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Green Bay is a city in and the county seat of Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin, located at the head of Green Bay, a sub-basin of Lake Michigan, at the mouth of the Fox River. It has an elevation of above sea level and is located north of Milwaukee. As of the 2010 United States Census,...


  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Snow
  • Game attendance: 50,861
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:


Scoring Drives:
  • Pittsburgh – McGee
    Ben McGee
    Ben McGee is a former American football defensive end who played nine seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went to Jackson State University....

     21 interception return (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)7–0
  • Green Bay – FG Chandler 25 7–3
  • Pittsburgh – Gros
    Earl Gros
    Earl Roy Gros is a former American football running back who played college football at Louisiana State University and played in the National Football League from 1962 to 1970....

     22 run (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)14–3
  • Green Bay – WIlliams 29 pass from Horn (Chandler kick)14–10
  • Pittsburgh – FG Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     27 17–10
  • Pittsburgh – Hinton
    Chuck Hinton
    Charles Edward Hinton, Jr. is a former utility in Major League Baseball who played for the Washington Senators , Cleveland Indians and California Angels...

     27 fumble return (Clark
    Mike Clark (placekicker)
    Michael Vincent Clark was an American football placekicker in the National Football League from . He was a part of the Dallas Cowboys' Super Bowl VI winning team. Clark died of a heart attack at Baylor University Medical Center. He was diagnosed with advanced melanoma in 1998....

     kick)24–10
  • Green Bay – Williams 25 run (Chandler kick)24–17

Standings

Century Division
TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Cleveland Browns
1967 Cleveland Browns season
The 1967 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 18th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1967 NFL Draft.-Exhibition schedule:-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Playoffs:-References:...

9 5 0 .643 334 297
New York Giants
1967 New York Giants season
The 1967 New York Giants season was the 43rd season for the club in the National Football League.-Offseason:On August 5, Emlen Tunnell, formerly of the Giants, became the first African-American to be inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame.-Notable transactions:...

7 7 0 .500 369 379
St. Louis Cardinals
1967 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season
The 1967 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 46th year with the National Football League and the 6th season in St. Louis.-Schedule:-Standings: -Roster:-References:**...

6 7 1 .462 333 356
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 9 1 .308 281 320
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