1967 NFL Electric Football matchup — 1967 Raiders vs. 1967 Steelers

Back when these two teams were first available from Tudor, the real life AFL Raiders would have easily handled the NFL Steelers. The Steelers in 1967 were worse than my Eagles, going 4-9-1 while finishing at the bottom of the NFL Century Division. The Raiders, on the other hand, were AFL Champions with a 13-1 regular season record. Their second loss of the season came against the Packers in Super Bowl II.

Franco Harris runs into football lore…

Once the NFL and AFL merged in 1970, these two teams had some epic playoff contests, including the “Immaculate Reception” game in December 1972. So this matchup, in real life, is a historical one.

This 1967 electric football matchup is pretty historical too. Both teams are “large” and the Steelers are wearing their yellow yolk uniforms, which Tudor only painted during 1967 and 1968. And the Raider team, which was only available in “Dark,” does not have a black stripe on its helmet. Although the Raiders’ player pictured in the 1967 Tudor catalog is wearing a helmet with a stripe, the stripe was left off at least some of the production Raiders (these are my original Raiders – they came straight from Brooklyn to me.) And there’s something unique about the silver paint that was used. It really says “Raiders.”

Anyway you look at it, it’s a classic matchup. Hopefully the real game upholds the Steelers-Raiders legacy.