The inaugural AFL-NFL Championship Game, the first showdown between the two professional leagues since they agreed to merge pitted the Green Bay Packers – coached by Vince Lombardi and quarterbacked by Bart Starr – and the Kansas City Chiefs. It was played on January 15, 1967 in front of a star-studded Hollywood crowd at the Los Angeles Coliseum and in front of a TV audience of 65 million. The two conferences did not play head-to-head in the regular season and this first game between the two leagues wasn’t close. The Packers scored in the first quarter on a difficult 37-yard touchdown reception by veteran Max McGee, who had entered as a backup. After the teams traded points in the second quarter, the Packers outscored Kansas City, 21-0, in the second half as the Packers prevailed, 35-10. Starr, who completed 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards and two TDs, was named MVP – and each Green Bay player received $15,000 for winning the game.