1966 Buffalo Bills season

The 1966 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s seventh season. It ended with a loss in the AFL Championship Game to the Kansas City Chiefs, ending the team's two-year reign as AFL Champions.

AFL Championship Game
Kansas City Chiefs 31, Buffalo Bills 7
 * January 1, 1967 at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York Attendance: 42,080

The Bills went into the 1966 AFL Championship having already won the game the previous two years. Though the game was to be played in Buffalo, the visiting Kansas City Chiefs were three-point favorites, mainly because of their explosive and innovative offense led by Head Coach Hank Stram. The Bills were a more conventional team with a solid defensive line and a running mindset on offense.

Buffalo found no offensive rhythm in the second half, and the Chiefs closed the game out in the fourth quarter with Dawson found Chris Burford for a 45 yard gain, setting up a one foot touchdown run by rookie Mike Garrett. Garrett scored his second touchdown less than two minutes later following another Bills fumble.

Scoring
 * KC – Arbanas 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
 * BUF – Dubenion 69 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick)
 * KC – Taylor 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
 * KC – Field goal Mercer 32
 * KC – Garrett 1 run (Mercer kick)
 * KC – Garrett 18 run (Mercer kick)

Awards and Records

 * Bobby Burnett, Rookie of the Year