1964 Green Bay Packers season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 13 Chicago Bears W 23-12 1-0 City Stadium 42,327
2 September 20 Baltimore Colts L 21-20 1-1 City Stadium 42,327
3 September 28 at Detroit Lions W 14-10 2-1 Tiger Stadium 59,203
4 October 4 Minnesota Vikings L 24-23 2-2 City Stadium 42,327
5 October 11 San Francisco 49ers W 24-14 3-2 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,380
6 October 18 at Baltimore Colts L 24-21 3-3 Memorial Stadium 60,213
7 October 25 Los Angeles Rams L 27-17 3-4 Milwaukee County Stadium 47,617
8 November 1 at Minnesota Vikings W 42-13 4-4 Metropolitan Stadium 44,278
9 November 8 Detroit Lions W 30-7 5-4 City Stadium 42,327
10 November 15 at San Francisco 49ers L 24-14 5-5 Kezar Stadium 38,483
11 November 22 Cleveland Browns W 28-21 6-5 Milwaukee County Stadium 48,065
12 November 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 45-21 7-5 Cotton Bowl 44,975
13 December 5 at Chicago Bears W 17-3 8-5 Wrigley Field 43,636
14 December 13 at Los Angeles Rams T 24-24 8-5-1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 40,735
Regular season -- Schedule
The 1964 Green Bay Packers season was their 46th season overall and their 44th season in the National Football League. The club was led by sixth-year head coach Vince Lombardi, and tied for second place in the Western Conference at 8-5-1. The Packers opened the season in Green Bay with a promising win over the rival Chicago Bears, the defending NFL champions. They then lost four of six, including three home games, and were 3-4 midway through the season, falling twice to the Baltimore Colts. The first three losses were by a total of five points, but the fourth on October 25, to the Los Angeles Rams in Milwaukee, was by ten and came after building a 17-0 lead. In the season's latter half, Green Bay won five of six and tied the Rams in the finale to end 3½ games behind the Colts (12-2) in the West, tied for second with Minnesota. Baltimore clinched the Western title on November 22, with three games remaining. Based on point differential in the season split with the Vikings, the Packers were awarded the runner-up slot in the Playoff Bowl, the consolation third place game in Miami played three weeks after the regular season, on January 3. Green Bay had played in the previous season's Playoff Bowl and won decisively, which followed consecutive league titles in 1961 and 1962, and three straight appearances in the championship game. In the 1964 season's third-place game, the St. Louis Cardinals prevailed over the unmotivated Packers, 24-17. The 1964 season was arguably the most disappointing for Lombardi as a head coach. Consecutive appearances in the consolation Playoff Bowl, and the loss, keyed Lombardi and the Packers to win three consecutive NFL titles; the latter two followed by victories in the first two Super Bowls.