Originally Posted by
brdempsey69
Today's game was the same type of relentless Defensive struggle that occurred in the last AFL Championship game on Jan 4, 1970 when the Chiefs beat the Raiders 17-7 and headed off to Super Bowl IV. They won ugly, but the Defense was a thing of beauty to watch. The Raiders got out to a 7-0 lead in that game, as well. But, same as today, the 7-0 lead was the Raiders last look at the sun before the coming storm.
One difference, though, was the Chiefs didn't have the home crowd behind them in that last AFL Championship game.
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