1965 NFL Season Recap

By Zane Miller

On Sunday, January 2nd, 1966, the Green Bay Packers defeated the Cleveland Browns 23-12 in the 1965 NFL Championship Game to win the 46th championship in NFL history. It was the ninth championship for the Packers franchise. The game was held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. This was also the final NFL Championship Game before the Super Bowl era.

The Baltimore Colts defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-3 in the 1965 Playoff Bowl on Sunday, January 9th, 1966 to claim third place in the overall standings. The game was held at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

Cleveland Browns fullback Jim Brown won the 1965 MVP Award with 17 rushing touchdowns and 1544 rushing yards for his third MVP selection.

Out of Playoffs: Chicago Bears (9-5), San Francisco 49ers (7-6-1), New York Giants (7-7), Minnesota Vikings (7-7), Detroit Lions (6-7-1), Washington Redskins (6-8), Philadelphia Eagles (5-9), St. Louis Cardinals (5-9), Los Angeles Rams (4-10), Pittsburgh Steelers (2-12)

Most passing touchdowns: #12 John Brodie (49ers)- 30 TD

Most rushing touchdowns: #32 Jim Brown (Browns)- 17 TD

Most receiving touchdowns: #81 Dave Parks (49ers)- 12 TD & 1344 yds

Most interceptions: #40 Bobby Boyd (Colts)- 9 INT

Best field goal percentage (min. 11 attempts): #25 Jim Bakken (Cardinals)- 21 for 31, 67.7%

Scoring Summary