Super Bowl IV

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When the Chiefs won SB LIV, many references were made to SB IV, since that was the only other time the Chiefs won the NFL championship. Few were around to remember it, which is a shame. This was an historically significant game. Here is a recent article on why. The short version is that the Joe Namath win in SB III was considered a fluke. In SB IV, the Chiefs kicked around what many considered a much better team. A sidelight, which is rarely mentioned, is that QB Len Dawson was under intense off-field pressure relating to a gambler. 
https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2021/6/24/22548792/chiefs-super-bowl-iv-win-ranked-among-most-underappreciated

The ‘68 Jets live in infamy as the first AFL team to defeat the NFL in the Super Bowl. But the Chiefs’ 23-7 victory over the mighty Vikings in Super Bowl IV (the final game before the two leagues merged) was equally impressive. After dethroning Broadway Joe and the rest of the Jets in the playoffs, the Chiefs edged John Madden’s Raiders to capture their second AFL title in four years. Against the NFL champion Vikings, Kansas City forced five turnovers while holding Minnesota to just 239 yards. Mike Garrett and Frank Pitts led a Chiefs rushing attack that churned out 151 yards on a muddy track, while Len Dawson’s 46-yard touchdown pass to Otis Taylor put the Chiefs’ first Super Bowl win on ice.

In addition to owner Lamar Hunt and coach Hank Stram, the ‘69 Chiefs boasted eight other Hall of Famers in Dawson, linebackers Willie Lanier and Bobby Bell, defensive tackles Buck Buchanan and Curley Culp, cornerback Emmitt Thomas, safety Johnny Robinson and kicker Jan Stenerud. Kansas City’s star-studded defense allowed just 19 points in three playoff games after allowing an average of less than 13 points per game during the regular season.

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