- NFL Championship Game, 1969
Infobox NFLChamp
year=1969
caption=
visitor=Cleveland Browns
home=Minnesota Vikings
visitor_qtr1=0
visitor_qtr2=0
visitor_qtr3=0
visitor_qtr4=7
visitor_total=7
home_qtr1=14
home_qtr2=10
home_qtr3=3
home_qtr4=0
home_total=27
date=January 4 ,1970
stadium=Metropolitan Stadium
city=Bloomington, MN
referee=
attendance=
odds=
network=CBS
announcers=The 1969 NFL Championship Game was the 37th and final championship game played prior toAFL-NFL Merger . The winner of the game would go on to play inSuper Bowl IV against the champion of theAmerican Football League . TheMinnesota Vikings were making their first appearance in the NFL championship game, their opponent, theCleveland Browns who were making their second straight appearance and fourth in the 1960s. The game was playedJanuary 4 ,1970 atMetropolitan Stadium ,Bloomington, Minnesota .Although not as severe as the "Ice Bowl" (
NFL Championship Game, 1967 ) the weather conditions were bitterly cold with a temperature of 8 degrees F. Cleveland LBJim Houston suffered frostbite during the game and was hospitalized.Minnesota had gone 12-2 during the regular season, including a 51-3 defeat of the Browns, and had defeated the
Los Angeles Rams in the Western Conference championship a week earlier at Met Stadium. The Vikings were coached byBud Grant and led on offense by quarterbackJoe Kapp and WR Gene Washington. The defense allowed only 133 points (9.50 per game) during the regular season and was led by the front four line known as thePurple People Eaters .Cleveland had gone 10-3-1 during regular season and had defeated the
Dallas Cowboys for the Eastern Conference title. The Browns were coach byBlanton Collier .Bill Nelsen was the starting quarterback andGary Collins andPaul Warfield were star wide receivers for the team.coring summary
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Road=Browns
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=7
RT=7
Home=Vikings
H1=14
H2=10
H3=3
H4=0
HT=27Scoring
*MIN - TD:Joe Kapp 7 yard run (Fred Cox kick)
*MIN - TD:Gene Washington 75 yard pass from Joe Kapp (Fred Cox kick)
*MIN - FG:Fred Cox 30 yards
*MIN - TD:Osborn 20 run (Cox kick)
*MIN - FG:Fred Cox 32 yards
*CLE - Collins 3 yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Cockroft kick)References
[http://www.cleveland.com/brownshistory/plaindealer/index.ssf?/browns/more/history/19700104BROWNS.html] Chuck Heaton, "Vikings Repulse Browns, 27-7", Cleveland Plain Dealer, January 4, 1970, Browns history database retrieved December 12, 2007
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