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The AFL champion Kansas City Chiefs (14-3) defeated the NFL champion Minnesota Vikings
(14-3), 23–7. Even though the Vikings were 13-point favorites coming into
the game, the Chiefs defense dominated the game by limiting the Minnesota offense
to only 67 rushing yards, forcing 3 interceptions, and recovering 2 fumbles.
The victory by the AFL evened the Super Bowl series with the NFL at two games
apiece. Kansas City's Len Dawson became the fourth consecutive winning quarterback to be named Super Bowl MVP. He completed 12 of 17 passes for 142 yards and one touchdown, with 1 interception. Dawson also recorded 3 rushing attempts for 11 yards. The crowd of 80,562 was a Super Bowl record for attendance. |
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Super Bowl IV MVP |
On paper, the exploits of quarterback Len Dawson don't look like much. In directing
the Chiefs to a 23-7 victory over the Vikings, he completed only 12 of 17 passes
for 142 yards. But it was Dawson's determined and focused leadership that
drove Kansas City to its upset victory in the last game played between the AFL
and NFL (the merger of the two leagues was completed after the game). A series of Dawson-led drives took Kansas City to three Jan Stenerud field goals before Mike Garrett scored on a short run to give the Chiefs a 16-0 halftime lead. In the fourth quarter, Dawson delivered the clinching score at the end of an 82-yard drive, hitting wide receiver Otis Taylor with a 46-yard touchdown pass. |
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Doc Severinsen "faced off" during the pregame show in a "Battle of the Horns". A
planned hot-air balloon race fizzled when the balloon marked NFL and carrying a
"Viking" lifted off prematurely, failed to gain altitude, and crashed into the
stands in the end zone. Hirt later performed the national anthem, while actress
and singer Carol Channing was featured during the halftime show that paid tribute
to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. The NFL Films Super Bowl IV film is one of the best-known and most popular of the NFL Films Super Bowl films due to the constant chatter and wisecracking of Hank Stram. |
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The AFL squared the Super Bowl at two games apiece with the NFL, building a 16-0
halftime lead behind Len Dawson's superb quarterbacking and a powerful defense. Dawson, the fourth consecutive quarterback to be chosen the Super Bowl's top player, called an almost flawless game, completing 12 of 17 passes and hitting Otis Taylor on a 46-yard play for the final Chiefs touchdown. The Kansas City defense limited Minnesota's strong rushing game to 67 yards and had three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. The crowd of 80,562 set a Super Bowl record, as did the gross receipts of $3,817,872.69. |
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7 Chiefs 3 13 7 0 23 |
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Date January 11, 1970 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Len Dawson, Quarterback Favorite Vikings by 12½ National anthem Al Hirt Coin toss Game referee Referee John McDonough Halftime show "Mardi Gras" with Carol Channing Attendance 80,562 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Jack Buck, Frank Gifford and Pat Summerall Nielsen Ratings 39.4 Market share 69 Cost of 30-second commercial US$78,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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