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FinalJanuary 11, 1970CBSTulane Stadium

Super Bowl IV

MVP: Len Dawson
Kansas City Chiefs

Game Story

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in Super Bowl IV at Tulane Stadium, sending the AFL into the merger with a second straight Super Bowl victory. Len Dawson earned MVP honors by throwing for a score and guiding a balanced offense, but the game turned on Kansas City's defense, which intercepted Joe Kapp three times and forced five turnovers overall. Hank Stram's club controlled the line of scrimmage and finished its title run with a convincing upset of the Vikings.

Game Ops

MVPLen Dawson
VenueTulane Stadium
LocationNew Orleans, LA
NetworkCBS
Broadcast TeamJack Buck, Pat Summerall, Frank Gifford
Broadcast Partners

Officiating Crew

RefereeJohn McDonough
UmpireLou Palazzi
Head LinesmanHarry Kessel
Line JudgeBill Schleibaum
Field JudgeCharley Musser
Back JudgeTom Kelleher

Rosters

Minnesota Vikings
Starting Lineup
Joe KappQB
Dave OsbornHB
Bill BrownFB
John HendersonWR
Gene WashingtonWR
John BeasleyTE
Grady AldermanLT
Jim VelloneLG
Mick TingelhoffC
Milt SundeRG
Ron YaryRT
Carl EllerLDE
Gary LarsenLDT
Alan PageRDT
Jim MarshallRDE
Roy WinstonLLB
Lonnie WarwickMLB
Wally HilgenbergRLB
Earsell MackbeeLCB
Ed SharockmanRCB
Karl KassulkeSS
Paul KrauseFS
Kansas City Chiefs
Starting Lineup
Len DawsonQB
Mike GarrettHB
Robert HolmesFB
Otis TaylorFL
Frank PittsSE
Fred ArbanasTE
Jim TyrerLT
Ed BuddeLG
E.J. HolubC
Mo MoormanRG
Dave HillRT
Jerry MaysLDE
Curley CulpLDT
Buck BuchananRDT
Aaron BrownRDE
Bobby BellLLB
Willie LanierMLB
Jim LynchRLB
Jim MarsalisLCB
Emmitt ThomasRCB
Jim KearneySS
Johnny RobinsonFS

Team Stats

StatMINKC
First Downs1318
Total Net Yards239273
Total Offensive Plays5062
Average Gain/Play4.84.4
Net Rushing Yards67151
Rushing Plays1942
Yards per Rush3.53.6
Net Passing Yards172122
Sacks-Yards Lost3-273-20
Gross Passing Yards199142
Pass Att-Comp-Int28-17-317-12-1
Yards per Pass Play5.56.1
Penalties-Yards6-674-47
Fumbles-Lost3-20-0
Turnovers51

Gamebook Detail

Kansas City Chiefs

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Len Dawson12171421134690.831101100000--
Mike Garrett00000-0-1139162250170--
Frank Pitts00000-0-3370193330200--
Wendell Hayes00000-0-83101313030--
Warren McVea00000-0-12260900000--
Robert Holmes00000-0-570700000--
Otis Taylor00000-0-00006811460--
Gloster Richardson------------000----

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Willie Lanier19090.04400000---
Emmitt Thomas16060.03300000---
Johnny Robinson19090.0---1200---
Buck Buchanan00001.05500000---
Jerry Mays00001.01100000---
Aaron Brown00001.0---0000---
Jim Kearney00000.05500000---
Jim Marsalis00000.04400000---
Curley Culp00000.03300000---
Bobby Bell00000.02200000---
Jim Lynch00000.02200000---
Remi Prudhomme00000.0---1000---

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Mike Garrett11818.0018100.000
Wendell Hayes11818.001800-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Jan Stenerud223300-0
Jerrel Wilson----419448.559
Minnesota Vikings

Skill Positions

PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Joe Kapp16251830232852.62907000011-
Gary Cuozzo13160101612.5000000000--
Bill Brown0000000-6260103110110--
Oscar Reed0000000-4170152160120--
Dave Osborn0000000-715142110100--
John Henderson0000000-0000711102811-
John Beasley0000000-00002410260--
Gene Washington0000000-000019090--
Bob Grim-----0------000----

Defense

PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Paul Krause10000.02200000---
Jim Marshall00001.05500000---
Roy Winston00001.04400000---
Carl Eller00001.02200000---
Wally Hilgenberg00000.09900000---
Lonnie Warwick00000.09900000---
Earsell Mackbee00000.06600000---
Alan Page00000.05500000---
Ed Sharockman00000.04400000---
Gary Larsen00000.03300000---
Jim Vellone00000.0---1000---
Paul Dickson-----110-------

Returns

PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Charlie West34615.30272189.0011
Clint Jones13333.003300-00

Kicking and Punting

PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Fred Cox11-100-0
Bob Lee----311137.050
Kansas City Chiefs Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1110:58KAN 1793:53-24Field Goal
216:47MIN 2083:29-30Punt
313:18KAN 20104:58-5Field Goal
4212:48MIN 4621:39-1Interception
5210:05MIN 4462:1327Field Goal
627:21MIN 1961:4719Touchdown
723:20KAN 2482:42-25Punt
820:38KAN 4610:150Punt
939:06MIN 31104:3431Touchdown
1034:24KAN 1883:0218Touchdown
11413:48KAN 4342:192Punt
12410:22KAN 4942:301Punt
1344:00KAN 3473:304End of Game
Minnesota Vikings Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1114:55MIN 2083:5741Punt
2213:10MIN 3220:2216Fumble
3211:09MIN 751:04-2Punt
425:19MIN 3251:5919Missed FG
520:23MIN 10126:1765Punt
631:09MIN 3752:2126Interception
7411:29MIN 2041:0727Interception
847:52MIN 1983:5235Interception

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