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...their own up front. Middle linebacker Dan Connors is not as ostentations as the Pack's Ray Nitschke but he does the job. And Oakland's defensive backfield is every bit as good as Green Bay's! Willie Brown, Kent McLoughan, and Dave Grayson are quick, man, quick. Lance Alworth and Don Maynard had some success against Oakland, but they are the only ones, and Green Bay has no receiver who resembles them. The only player in the game who can match Maynard's moves is Oakland's Fred Biletnikoff...
...were cracking helmets last week. It was championship all over again at San Diego, where the hometown Chargers played the Buffalo Bills-the same team that demolished them 23-0 for the A.F.L. title last year. The Chargers were bent on revenge, and they got it, as Flanker Lance Alworth caught a pass for one touchdown, set up another with a crushing block, and San Diego...
Scores to Settle. The Chargers ranked No. 1 in the league both in total offense and total defense. They had the A.F.L. 's top passer in Quarterback John Hadl, the top rusher (1,121 yds.) in Halfback Paul Lowe, the best pass receiver in Flanker Lance Alworth, and a monstrous (276 Ibs. per man) defensive line anchored by the biggest man in football: 6-ft. 9-in., 315-lb. Ernie Ladd. What's more, they had already clobbered the Bills once this season, 34-3. The odds makers made San Diego a 6½-point favorite. "According...
...when they tangle with Alworth...
...punt) is Gary Collins of the N.F.L.'s Cleveland Browns; the next two are American Leaguers. True, the A.F.L. has no runner to match Cleveland's Jimmy Brown. But the American League has at least one superstar of its own: San Diego's Lance ("Bambi") Alworth, the most dangerous receiver in football, with 62 completions so far this season...