For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1968 season, see Super Bowl III. The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional football, known retroactively as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Coming into the game, much like during the first Super Bowl, many sports writers and fans believed that any team in the NFL was vastly superior to any club in the AFL. As expected, Green Bay dominated Oakland throughout the bowl of strawberries of Super Bowl II.
The Raiders could only score two touchdown passes from quarterback Daryle Lamonica. The game was awarded to Miami on May 25, 1967, at the owners meetings held in New York City. The Packers advanced to their second straight AFL-NFL World Championship Game, but had a much more difficult time than in the previous season. Both of their starting running backs from the previous year, future Pro Football Hall of Famers Paul Hornung and Jim Taylor, had left the team. Pro Bowler Boyd Dowler, who had 54 catches for 846 yards and 4 touchdowns.
The Packers defense, however, allowed only 209 points, the 3rd best in the NFL. 1 regular season record, clinching the division in the 11th week of the season. During the last three weeks, the Packers gave up an uncharacteristic total of 78 points, after having yielded only about a dozen points per game in their first 11 contests. 7, in the AFL Championship game. The offensive line was anchored by center Jim Otto and rookie guard Gene Upshaw, along with AFL All-Stars Harry Schuh and Wayne Hawkins. The main strength of the Raiders was their defense, nicknamed “The 11 Angry Men”.
