1967 NFL season (Jayverse)

The 1967 NAFL Season was the 8th Regular Season of the North American Football League, The League has expanded to 28 Teams with the addition of the Houston Oilers and the Seattle Jets as league will have 30 Teams by the start of the 1969 NAFL Season

New Rules

 * The "slingshot" or "tuning fork" goalpost, with one curved support from the ground and offset behind the crossbar, was made standard in the NFL. This replaced the previous year's offset goalpost, which had two non-curved supports from the ground. Before the introduction of the offset goalpost, the supports were directly on the goal line. Posts also had to be painted bright gold.
 * A 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) border around the field was also made standard in the league. Its outer edge designates the closest that non-participants can be to the field, and thus enables the game officials to have a running lane to work in.

Draft
March 14-15, 1967, The 1967 NAFL Draft taken place at the Gotham Hotel in New York City, The Winnipeg Blue Bombers made their first selection and Selected Michigan State DE Bubba Smith, The 2nd Pick went to the Washington Redskins and got LB Willie Lanier from Morgan State also chosen are Purdue QB Bob Griese to the San Francisco 49ers, Idaho LB Ron Porter to the Philadelphia Eagles, Syracuse RB Floyd Little to the Houston Oilers, Michigan Tech DT Bob Lurtsema to the New York Jets, Jackson State CB Lem Barney to the Montreal Alouettes, Texas A&I G Gene Upshaw to the Seattle Jets, Prairie View SS Ken Houston to the Los Angeles Rams, Arizona State RB Travis Williams to the Green Bay Packers, UCLA RB Mel Farr to the Detroit Lions, Notre Dame DE Alan Page to the Denver Broncos, Ft. Valley State T Rayfield Wright to the Chicago Bears, Notre Dame LB Jim Lynch to the Calgary Stampeders, Houston RB Dickie Post to the British Columbia Cardinals, Bethune-Cookman G Larry Little to the Toronto Argonauts, Oregon State FS Scott Eaton to the New York Giants, Montana State DT Ron East to the Dallas Cowboys and Michigan FS Rick Volk to the Baltimore Colts

Final Standings
Continental Conference

East: Ottawa Northmen (12-2), Hamilton Tiger-Cats (11-3), Montreal Alouettes (9-5), Boston Patriots (5-9), New York Jets (2-12)

Central: Toronto Argonauts (10-4), Winnipeg Blue Bombers (7-7), Detroit Lions (6-8), Buffalo Bills (3-11)

West: Saskatchewan Roughriders (8-6), Seattle Jets (8-6), British Columbia Cardinals (7-7), Edmonton Eskimos (7-7), Calgary Stampeders (4-10)

National Conference

East: Washington Redskins (11-3), Atlanta Falcons (6-8), New York Giants (5-9), Philadelphia Eagles (5-9), Baltimore Colts (4-10)

Central: Cleveland Browns (11-3), Houston Oilers (7-7), Pittsburgh Steelers (7-7), Green Bay Packers (6-8), Chicago Bears (6-8)

West: Dallas Cowboys (10-4), Los Angeles Rams (8-6), San Francisco 49ers (6-8), Denver Broncos (5-9)

Playoffs
Halas Cup Semi-Finals

Washington Redskins 27, Los Angeles Rams 3

Dallas Cowboys 16, Cleveland Browns 6

Grey Cup Semi-Finals

Ottawa Northmen 24, Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12

Toronto Argonauts 31, Saskatchewan Roughriders 13

Halas Cup Final

Washington Redskins 23, Dallas Cowboys 9

Grey Cup Final

Toronto Argonauts 38, Ottawa Northmen 23

8th World Series of Pro Football (at Exhibition Stadium - Toronto, ON)

Toronto Argonauts 20, Washington Redskins 14 (MVP: Ted Watkins - WR)

NAFL All-Star Game (at Gator Bowl - Jacksonville, FL)

Continental All-Stars 26, National All-Stars 13 (MVP: David Avery - Hamilton Tiger-Cats K)

End of Season Awards
League MVP: Johnny Unitas (QB - Ottawa Northmen)

Playoff MVP: John Hadl (QB - Toronto Argonauts)

Offensive POTY: Johnny Unitas (QB - Ottawa Northmen)

Defensive POTY: Dick Butkus (LB - Washington Redskins)

Offensive ROTY: Bob Griese (QB - San Francisco 49ers)

Defensive ROTY: Jim Lynch (LB - Calgary Stampeders)