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HOUSTON – The Houston Oilers won a second straight title with a 24-14 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the 1961 American Football League-National Football League Championship game.
After a scoreless opening period, the Oilers built a 17-0 advantage by halftime.
Billy Cannon scored twice for the Oilers in the second quarter.
The first touchdown came on a 30-yard pass from George Blanda. The second score was a 2-yard run that capped a 7-play, 70-yard drive at the 3:44 mark.
Houston’s defense stopped the Packers and then Blanda led a 9-play, 73-yard scoring drive in the final two minutes. Blanda’s 25-yard field goal added to Houston’s lead.
In the second half, Houston added its final score on a 9-yard run by Charley Tolar.
Trailing by 24 points, the Packers finally got some offense going as Jim Taylor scored in the third quarter and in the final stanza on 1-yard runs, but it wasn’t nearly enough as the Oilers coasted to the victory.
Houston 24, Green Bay 14
Scoring Summary
2 10:04 61 Houston TD Blanda 30 pass to Cannon (Blanda) (8-63-4:44) 0-7
2 3:44 61 Houston TD Cannon 2 run (Blanda) (7-70-4:48) 0-14
2 0:16 61 Houston FG Blanda 25 (9-73-1:58) 0-17
3 9:02 61 Houston TD Tolar 9 run (Blanda) (10-64-5:47) 0-24
3 2:21 61 Green Bay TD Taylor 1 run (Hornung) (10-80-6:30) 7-24
4 7:55 61 Green Bay TD Taylor 1 run (Hornung) (8-57-4:10) 14-24
Passing
GB: Starr 15/8 126 Yds Int
Hou: Blanda 18/12 241 Yds TD
Rushing
GB: Taylor 16/80 2 TDs, Hornung 7/20, Kramer 1/1
Hou: Tolar 22/103 TD, Cannon 22/54 TD, Blanda 3/2
Receiving
GB: Dowler 3/54, Taylor 3/50, Kramer 1/15, Hornung 1/7
Hou: Cannon 5/89 TD, Hennigan 3/66, Dewveall 2/41, Groman 2/45
Defense
GB: Currie FF 8-Tk, Kostelnik FF 7-Tk, Forester Sk 4-Tk, Gremminger FF 6-Tk
Hou: Cline Sk 6-Tk, Morris FF 7-Tk, Banfield Int 3-Tk
Super Bowl Schedule and Results
60 Houston Oilers 27, 60 Philadelphia Eagles 24
61 Houston Oilers 24, 61 Green Bay Packers 14
62 Dallas Texans at 62 Green Bay Packers
63 Chicago Bears at 63 San Diego Chargers
64 Buffalo Bills at 64 Cleveland Browns
65 Green Bay Packers at 65 Buffalo Bills