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...Raiders' youth and enthusiasm. Coolly and methodically, Green Bay ground the challengers down, capitalizing on Oakland's mistakes while making practically none of its own. Not once did Green Bay draw an offside or illegal motion penalty-while Oakland, baffled by the staggered cadence counts of Packer Quarterback Bart Starr, twice jumped the center snap. The Packers never fumbled; the Raiders did three times. The only interception came when Green Bay's Herb Adderley picked off a sideline pass thrown by Oakland Quarterback Daryle Lamonica and scampered 60 yds. for a touchdown. Oakland Safetyman Rodger Bird...
Even so, the game hinged less on what Oakland did wrong than on what Green Bay did surpassingly right. "Execution," according to Oakland Coach Johnny Rauch, was the key to the Packer victory. Quarterback Starr read the stunting Raider defenses as if he had written the book, completed 13 out of 24 passes behind impregnable blocking that virtually nullified Oakland's vaunted pass rush. Packer Tackle Bob Skoronski, assigned to hold off Oakland's mammoth (6 ft. 8 in., 280 lbs.) Defensive End Ben Davidson, did his job so well that Davidson only once all game...
Real Hard Look. The Raiders took their defeat-and their $7,500 perman loser's share-gracefully. Said Quarterback Lamonica: "It was a day of learning." The Packers, richer by $15,000 a man, were already thinking about the future. Talk had it that several oldtimers would retire, among them Flanker McGee, a star for twelve years. But the biggest conjecture of all concerned Coach Lombardi, who in nine years has turned the Packers from the patsies of the N.F.L. into the most successful team in pro football history. One report had Lombardi giving up coaching but retaining...
...cocky cornerbacks have developed the habit of playing opposing pass receivers extremely tight to cut off the short pass, assuming that there won't be a long one. It is a tactic that could backfire against Oakland, considering the caliber of the Packers' offensive blockers. If Quarterback Starr gets the protection he needs to throw the bomb to such adept maneuverers as Split End Boyd Dowler and Flanker Carroll Dale, Jimmy the Greek could turn out to be a conservative...
...quarterback, Daryle Lamonica personifies Oakland's humble, inconspicuous approach to this game. If there is another man as cagey as Lombardi, it is Raider boss Al Davis, and he has his team laying low. They will be psychologically ready when the time comes. In any case, Lamonica couldn't play worse than Dallas's Don Meredith did two weeks ago. We are betting he will be spectacular. If the game is close and low-scoring, as it should be, then Oakland's edge in both punting and place-kicking will also be important...