Editing Super Bowl I (section)

===Second quarter===
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 15 - Willie Davis (Willie Davis crop).jpg|thumb|Defensive linemen [[Willie Davis (defensive end)|Willie Davis]] (left) and [[Henry Jordan]] (right) sacking quarterback [[Len Dawson]]]]
Kansas City forced a three-and-out to start the second quarter, then got on the board with a six-play, 66-yard scoring drive, featuring passes by Dawson to Garrett for 15 yards, and to wide receiver [[Otis Taylor (American football)|Otis Taylor]] for 31 yards, which set up 1st-and-goal for the Chiefs at the Packers' 7-yard line. Dawson then threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to fullback [[Curtis McClinton]] to tie the game, 7–7. But the Packers responded with a 73-yard scoring drive on their next possession, which was again highlighted by Starr's key passes. On the third play of the drive, Starr appeared to complete a 64-yard touchdown pass to Dale, but this was nullified by a false start penalty against Green Bay. As the drive continued, however, Starr converted four straight third downs; he hit McGee for 10 yards on 3rd-and-6, then Dale for 15 on 3rd-and-10, then Fleming for 11 on 3rd-and-5, and then Pitts for 10 on 3rd-and-7 to set up fullback [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]]'s 14-yard touchdown run with the team's famed [[Packers sweep]] play. Taylor's rushing touchdown was the first in Super Bowl history.

On the first play of the Chiefs' next drive, defensive end [[Lionel Aldridge]] and defensive tackle [[Henry Jordan]] shared a sack on Dawson for an 8-yard loss, but he followed it up with four consecutive completions for 58 yards, including a 27-yard pass to wide receiver [[Chris Burford]]. This set up Mercer's 31-yard field goal to cut the Chiefs' deficit to 14–10 at the end of the half.

At halftime, the Chiefs appeared to have a chance to win. Many people watching the game were surprised at how close the score was and how well the AFL's champions were playing. Kansas City outgained Green Bay in total yards, 181–164, and had 11 first downs compared to the Packers' nine. The Chiefs were exuberant at halftime. [[Hank Stram]] said later, "I honestly thought we would come back and win it."<ref name=Herskowitz/> The Packers were disappointed with the quality of their play in the first half. "The coach was ''concerned''", said defensive end Willie Davis later.<ref name=Herskowitz/> Lombardi told them the game plan was sound, but that they had to tweak some things and execute better.<ref name=Favre>{{cite news |title=Packers trade Favre to Jets |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934/Favre-out:-Packers-trade-legend-to-Jets |last=Glazer |first=Jay |author-link=Jay Glazer |work=[[Fox Sports (USA)|Fox Sports]] |date=August 7, 2008 |access-date=August 7, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080822105733/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/8381934/Favre-out%3A-Packers-trade-legend-to-Jets |archive-date=August 22, 2008 }}</ref>