The 1961 YEAR IN FOOTBALL
New York Giants (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Allie Sherman
Passing Leader: Y.A. Tittle (2272)
Rushing Leader: Alex Webster (928)
Receiving Leader: Del Shofner (68-1125)
Green Bay Packers (11-3)
Head Coach: Vince Lombardi
Passing Leader: Bart Starr (2418)
Rushing Leader: Jim Taylor (1307)
Receiving Leader: Max McGee (51-883)
Philadelphia Eagles (10-4)
Head Coach: Nick Skorich
Passing Leader: Sonny Jurgensen (3723)
Rushing Leader: Clarence Peaks (471)
Receiving Leader: Tommy McDonald (64-1144)
Detroit Lions (8-5-1)
Head Coach: George Wilson
Passing Leader: Jim Ninowski (1921)
Rushing Leader: Nick Pietrosante (841)
Receiving Leader: Gail Cogdill (45-956)
Cleveland Browns (8-5-1)
Head Coach: Paul Brown
Passing Leader: Milt Plum (2416)
Rushing Leader: Jim Brown (1408)
Receiving Leader: Ray Renfro (48-834)
Baltimore Colts (8-6)
Head Coach: Weeb Ewbank
Passing Leader: Johnny Unitas (2990)
Rushing Leader: Joe Perry (675)
Receiving Leader: Raymond Berry (75-873)
St. Louis Cardinals (7-7)
Head Coach: Frank Ivy (5-7) and Chuck Drulis (2-0)
Passing Leader: Sam Etcheverry (1275)
Rushing Leader: Prentice Gautt (523)
Receiving Leader: Sonny Randle (44-591)
Chicago Bears (8-6)
Head Coach: George Halas
Passing Leader: Billy Wade (2258)
Rushing Leader: Willie Galimore (707)
Receiving Leader: Mike Ditka (56-1076)
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-8)
Head Coach: Buddy Parker
Passing Leader: Rudy Bukich (1253)
Rushing Leader: John Henry Johnson (787)
Receiving Leader: Buddy Dial (53-1047)
San Francisco 49ers (7-6-1)
Head Coach: Red Hickey
Passing Leader: John Brodie (2588)
Rushing Leader: J.D. Smith (823)
Receiving Leader: R.C. Owens (55-1032)
Dallas Cowboys (4-9-1)
Head Coach: Tom Landry
Passing Leader: Eddie LeBaron (1741)
Rushing Leader: Don Perkins (815)
Receiving Leader: Billy Howton (56-785)
Los Angeles Rams (4-10)
Head Coach: Bob Waterfield
Passing Leader: Zeke Bratkowski (1547)
Rushing Leader: Jon Arnett (609)
Receiving Leader: Jim Phillips (78-1092)
Washington Redskins (1-12-1)
Head Coach: Bill McPeak
Passing Leader: Norm Snead (2337)
Rushing Leader: Dick James (374)
Receiving Leader: Fred Dugan (53-817)
Minnesota Vikings (3-11)
Head Coach: Norm Van Brocklin
Passing Leader: Fran Tarkenton (1997)
Rushing Leader: Hugh McElhenny (570)
Receiving Leader: Jerry Reichow (50-859)
Houston Oilers (10-3-1)
Head Coach: Lou Rymkus (1-3-1) and Wally Lemm (9-0)
Passing Leader: George Blanda (3330)
Rushing Leader: Billy Cannon (948)
Receiving Leader: Charley Hennigan (82-1746)
Boston Patriots (9-4-1)
Head Coach: Lou Saban (2-3) and Mike Holovak (7-1-1)
Passing Leader: Butch Songin (1429)
Rushing Leader: Billy Lott (461)
Receiving Leader: Gino Capelletti (45-768)
San Diego Chargers (12-2)
Head Coach: Sid Gillman
Passing Leader: Jack Kemp (2686)
Rushing Leader: Paul Lowe (767)
Receiving Leader: Dave Kocourek (55-1055)
Dallas Texans (6-8)
Head Coach: Hank Stram
Passing Leader: Cotton Davidson (2445)
Rushing Leader: Abner Haynes (841)
Receiving Leader: Chris Burford (51-850)
New York Titans (7-7)
Head Coach: Sammy Baugh
Passing Leader: Al Dorow (2651)
Rushing Leader: Bill Mathis (846)
Receiving Leader: Art Powell (71-881)
Denver Broncos (3-11)
Head Coach: Frankie Filchock
Passing Leader: Frank Tripucka (1690)
Rushing Leader: Donnie Stone (505)
Receiving Leader: Lionel Taylor (100-1176)
Buffalo Bills (6-8)
Head Coach: Buster Ramsey
Passing Leader: M.C. Reynolds (1004)
Rushing Leader: Art Baker (498)
Receiving Leader: Glenn Bass (50-765)
Oakland Raiders (2-12)
Head Coach: Marty Feldman
Passing Leader: Tom Flores (2176)
Rushing Leader: Wayne Crow (490)
Receiving Leader: Doug Asad (42-592)
MOVED: LA Chargers to San Diego (AFL) ADDED: Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 9
A-HOUSTON 55, Oakland 0 A-NY Titans 21, BOSTON 20
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 10
A-Denver 22, BUFFALO 10 A-San Diego 26, DALLAS 10
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 37 22 San Diego 1 0 0 1.000 26 10
NY Titans 1 0 0 1.000 21 20 Denver 1 0 0 1.000 22 10
Boston 0 1 0 .000 20 21 Dallas Texans 0 1 0 .000 10 26
Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 10 22 Oakland 0 1 0 .000 0 55
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 16
A-BOSTON 45, Denver 17
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 17
MINNESOTA 37, Chicago 13 PHILADELPHIA 27, Cleveland 20
DALLAS 27, Pittsburgh 24 St. Louis 21, NY GIANTS 10
BALTIMORE 27, Los Angeles 24 SAN FRANCISCO 35, Washington 3
Detroit 17, Green Bay 13 at Mil A-SAN DIEGO 44, Oakland 0
A-BUFFALO 41, NY Titans 31
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 27 20 Detroit 1 0 0 1.000 17 13
St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 21 10 Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 27 24
Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 27 24 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 35 3
NY Giants 0 1 0 .000 10 21 Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 37 13
Cleveland 0 1 0 .000 20 27 GREEN BAY 0 1 0 .000 13 17
Washington 0 1 0 .000 3 35 Los Angeles 0 1 0 .000 24 27
Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 24 27 Chicago 0 1 0 .000 13 37
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 1 0 0 1.000 37 22 San Diego 2 0 0 1.000 70 10
NY Titans 1 1 0 .500 52 61 Denver 1 1 0 .500 39 55
Boston 1 1 0 .500 65 38 Dallas Texans 0 1 0 .000 10 26
Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 51 53 Oakland 0 2 0 .000 0 99
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 23
Chicago 21, LOS ANGELES 17 A-Boston 23, BUFFALO 21
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 24
Detroit 16, BALTIMORE 15 CLEVELAND 20, St. Louis 17
DALLAS COWBOYS 21, Minnesota 7 NY Giants 17, PITTSBURGH 14
GREEN BAY 30, San Francisco 10 PHILADELPHIA 14, Washington 7
A-SAN DIEGO 34, Houston 24 A-Dallas Texans 42, OAKLAND 35
A-NY TITANS 35, Denver 28
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 2 0 0 1.000 41 27 Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 33 28
Dallas 2 0 0 1.000 48 31 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 42 40
St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 38 30 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 45 33
NY Giants 1 1 0 .500 27 35 Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 44 34
Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 40 44 GREEN BAY 1 1 0 .500 43 27
Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 38 44 Chicago 1 1 0 .500 34 54
Washington 0 2 0 .000 10 49 Los Angeles 0 2 0 .000 41 48
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Boston 2 1 0 .667 88 59 San Diego 3 0 0 1.000 104 34
NY Titans 2 1 0 .667 87 89 Dallas 1 1 0 .500 52 61
Houston 1 1 0 .500 61 56 Denver 1 2 0 .333 67 90
Buffalo 1 2 0 .333 72 76 Oakland 0 3 0 .000 35 141
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 30
A-San Diego 19, BUFFALO 11
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1
GREEN BAY 24, Chicago 0 BALTIMORE 34, Minnesota 33
CLEVELAND 25, Dallas 7 NY Giants 24, WASHINGTON 21
St. Louis 30, PHILADELPHIA 27 San Francisco 49, DETROIT 0
LOS ANGELES 24, Pittsburgh 14 A-OAKLAND 33, Denver 19
A-NY TITANS 37, Boston 30 A-DALLAS 26, Houston 21
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 68 57 GREEN BAY 2 1 0 .667 67 27
Dallas 2 1 0 .667 55 56 Baltimore 2 1 0 .667 76 73
St. Louis 2 1 0 .667 68 57 San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 94 33
NY Giants 2 1 0 .667 51 56 Detroit 2 1 0 .667 33 77
Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 65 51 Minnesota 1 2 0 .333 77 68
Pittsburgh 0 3 0 .000 52 68 Chicago 1 2 0 .333 34 78
Washington 0 3 0 .000 31 73 Los Angeles 1 2 0 .333 65 62
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Titans 3 1 0 .750 124 119 San Diego 4 0 0 1.000 123 45
Boston 2 2 0 .500 118 96 Dallas 2 1 0 .667 78 82
Houston 1 2 0 .333 82 82 Denver 1 3 0 .250 86 123
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 83 95 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 68 160
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7
A-San Diego 38, BOSTON 27
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8
GREEN BAY 45, Baltimore 7 Dallas 28, MINNESOTA 0
Chicago 31, DETROIT 17 SAN FRANCISCO 35, Los Angeles 0
NY Giants 24, ST. LOUIS 9 CLEVELAND 31, Washington 7
PHILADELPHIA 21, Pittsburgh 16 A-Dallas 19, DENVER 12
A-Buffalo 22, HOUSTON 12
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 3 1 0 .750 89 73 GREEN BAY 3 1 0 .750 112 34
Dallas 3 1 0 .750 83 56 San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 129 33
Cleveland 3 1 0 .750 86 58 Baltimore 2 2 0 .500 83 118
NY Giants 3 1 0 .750 75 65 Detroit 2 2 0 .500 50 108
St. Louis 2 2 0 .500 77 81 Chicago 2 2 0 .500 65 95
Pittsburgh 0 4 0 .000 68 89 Los Angeles 1 3 0 .250 65 97
Washington 0 4 0 .000 38 104 Minnesota 1 3 0 .250 77 96
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Titans 3 1 0 .750 124 119 San Diego 5 0 0 1.000 161 72
Boston 2 3 0 .400 145 134 Dallas 3 1 0 .750 97 94
Buffalo 2 3 0 .400 105 107 Oakland 1 3 0 .250 68 160
Houston 1 3 0 .250 94 104 Denver 1 4 0 .200 98 142
FRIDAY OCTOBER 13
A-BOSTON 31, Houston 31 (T)
SUNDAY OCTOBER 15
CHICAGO 24, Baltimore 10 DETROIT 14, Los Angeles 13
Green Bay 49, CLEVELAND 17 NY Giants 31, DALLAS 10
San Francisco 38, MINNESOTA 24 PITTSBURGH 20, Washington 0
Philadelphia 20, ST. LOUIS 7 A-DENVER 27, Oakland 24
A-San Diego 25, NY TITANS 10 A-BUFFALO 27, Dallas 24
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 4 1 0 .800 109 80 GREEN BAY 4 1 0 .800 161 51
NY Giants 4 1 0 .800 106 75 San Francisco 4 1 0 .800 167 57
Cleveland 3 2 0 .600 103 107 Chicago 3 2 0 .600 89 105
Dallas 3 2 0 .600 93 87 Detroit 3 2 0 .600 64 121
St. Louis 2 3 0 .400 84 101 Baltimore 2 3 0 .400 93 142
Pittsburgh 1 4 0 .200 88 89 Los Angeles 1 4 0 .200 78 111
Washington 0 5 0 .000 38 124 Minnesota 1 4 0 .200 101 134
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Titans 3 2 0 .600 134 144 San Diego 6 0 0 1.000 186 82
Buffalo 3 3 0 .500 132 131 Dallas 3 2 0 .600 121 121
Boston 2 3 1 .400 176 165 Denver 2 4 0 .333 125 166
Houston 1 3 1 .250 125 135 Oakland 1 4 0 .200 92 187
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22
Baltimore 17, DETROIT 14 NY GIANTS 24, Los Angeles 14
Cleveland 30, PITTSBURGH 28 Philadelphia 43, DALLAS 7
Green Bay 33, MINNESOTA 7 St. Louis 24, WASHINGTON 0
CHICAGO 31, San Francisco 0 A-BOSTON 52, Buffalo 21
A-San Diego 41, OAKLAND 10 A-DENVER 27, NY Titans 10
A-HOUSTON 38, Dallas Texans 7
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 5 1 0 .833 152 87 GREEN BAY 5 1 0 .833 194 58
NY Giants 5 1 0 .833 130 89 Chicago 4 2 0 .667 120 105
Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 133 135 San Francisco 4 2 0 .667 167 88
St. Louis 3 3 0 .500 108 101 Detroit 3 3 0 .500 78 138
Dallas 3 3 0 .500 100 130 Baltimore 3 3 0 .500 110 156
Pittsburgh 1 5 0 .167 116 119 Los Angeles 1 5 0 .167 92 135
Washington 0 6 0 .000 38 148 Minnesota 1 5 0 .167 108 167
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Titans 3 3 0 .500 144 171 San Diego 7 0 0 1.000 227 92
Boston 3 3 1 .500 228 186 Dallas 3 3 0 .500 128 159
Buffalo 3 4 0 .429 153 183 Denver 3 4 0 .429 152 176
Houston 2 3 1 .400 163 142 Oakland 1 5 0 .167 102 228
SUNDAY OCTOBER 29
Green Bay 28, Minnesota 10 @ Mil Chicago 21, BALTIMORE 20
Cleveland 21, ST. LOUIS 10 Dallas 17, NY GIANTS 16
Detroit 28, LOS ANGELES 10 PITTSBURGH 20, San Francisco 10
Philadelphia 27, WASHINGTON 24 A-SAN DIEGO 37, Denver 0
A-NY Titans 14, OAKLAND 6 A-Houston 28, BUFFALO 16
A-Boston 18, DALLAS 17
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 6 1 0 .857 179 111 GREEN BAY 6 1 0 .857 222 68
NY Giants 5 2 0 .714 146 106 Chicago 5 2 0 .714 141 125
Cleveland 5 2 0 .714 154 145 San Francisco 4 3 0 .571 177 108
Dallas 4 3 0 .571 117 146 Detroit 4 3 0 .571 106 148
St. Louis 3 4 0 .429 118 122 Baltimore 3 4 0 .429 130 177
Pittsburgh 2 5 0 .286 136 129 Los Angeles 1 6 0 .143 102 163
Washington 0 7 0 .000 62 175 Minnesota 1 6 0 .143 118 195
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
NY Titans 4 3 0 .571 158 177 San Diego 8 0 0 1.000 264 92
Boston 4 3 1 .571 246 203 Dallas 3 4 0 .429 145 177
Houston 3 3 1 .500 191 158 Denver 3 5 0 .375 152 213
Buffalo 3 5 0 .375 169 211 Oakland 1 6 0 .143 108 242
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3
A-BOSTON 28, Dallas Texans 21
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5
PHILADELPHIA 16, Chicago 14 St. Louis 31, DALLAS 17
SAN FRANCISCO 20, Detroit 20 (T) BALTIMORE 45, Green Bay 21
NY GIANTS 53, Washington 0 LOS ANGELES 31, Minnesota 17
Pittsburgh 17, CLEVELAND 13 A-Houston 55, DENVER 14
A-SAN DIEGO 48, NY Titans 13 A-Oakland 31, BUFFALO 22
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Philadelphia 7 1 0 .875 195 125 GREEN BAY 6 2 0 .750 243 113
NY Giants 6 2 0 .750 199 106 Chicago 5 3 0 .625 155 142
Cleveland 5 3 0 .625 167 162 San Francisco 4 3 1 .571 197 128
St. Louis 4 4 0 .500 149 139 Detroit 4 3 1 .571 126 168
Dallas 4 4 0 .500 134 177 Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 175 198
Pittsburgh 3 5 0 .375 153 142 Los Angeles 2 6 0 .250 133 180
Washington 0 8 0 .000 62 228 Minnesota 1 7 0 .125 135 226
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Boston 5 3 1 .625 274 224 Y-San Diego 9 0 0 1.000 312 105
Houston 4 3 1 .571 246 172 Dallas 3 5 0 .375 166 205
NY Titans 4 4 0 .500 171 225 Denver 3 6 0 .333 166 268
Buffalo 3 6 0 .333 191 242 Oakland 2 6 0 .250 139 264
Y-Clinched Tie for Division Title
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 11
A-NY TITANS 23, Oakland 12
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 12
MINNESOTA 28, Baltimore 20 Detroit 45, ST. LOUIS 14
Cleveland 17, WASHINGTON 6 Green Bay 31, CHICAGO 28
PITTSBURGH 37, Dallas 7 NY GIANTS 38, Philadelphia 21
LOS ANGELES 17, San Francisco 7 A-San Diego 19, DENVER 16
A-Buffalo 30, DALLAS 20 A-HOUSTON 27, Boston 15
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
NY Giants 7 2 0 .778 237 127 GREEN BAY 7 2 0 .778 274 141
Philadelphia 7 2 0 .778 216 163 Detroit 5 3 1 .625 171 182
Cleveland 6 3 0 .667 184 168 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 183 173
St. Louis 4 5 0 .444 163 184 San Francisco 4 4 1 .500 204 145
Dallas 4 5 0 .444 141 214 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 195 216
Pittsburgh 4 5 0 .444 190 149 Los Angeles 3 6 0 .333 150 187
Washington 0 9 0 .000 68 245 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 163 246
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 5 3 1 .625 273 187 X-San Diego 10 0 0 1.000 331 121
NY Titans 5 4 0 .556 194 237 Dallas 3 6 0 .333 186 235
Boston 5 4 1 .556 289 251 Denver 3 7 0 .300 182 287
Buffalo 4 6 0 .400 221 262 Oakland 2 7 0 .222 151 287
X-Clinched Division Title
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 17
A-BOSTON 20, Oakland 17
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 19
BALTIMORE 16, St. Louis 0 DALLAS 28, Washington 28 (T)
SAN FRANCISCO 41, Chicago 31 Detroit 37, MINNESOTA 10
GREEN BAY 35, Los Angeles 17 CLEVELAND 45, Philadelphia 24
NY GIANTS 42, Pittsburgh 21 A-SAN DIEGO 24, Dallas 14
A-HOUSTON 49, NY Titans 13 A-Buffalo 23, DENVER 10
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
NY Giants 8 2 0 .800 279 148 GREEN BAY 8 2 0 .800 309 158
Philadelphia 7 3 0 .700 240 208 Detroit 6 3 1 .667 208 192
Cleveland 7 3 0 .700 229 192 San Francisco 5 4 1 .556 245 276
Dallas 4 5 1 .444 169 242 Chicago 5 5 0 .500 214 214
St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 163 200 Baltimore 5 5 0 .500 211 216
Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 211 191 Los Angeles 3 7 0 .300 167 222
Washington 0 9 1 .000 96 273 Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 173 283
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 6 3 1 .667 322 200 X-San Diego 11 0 0 1.000 355 135
Boston 6 4 1 .600 309 268 Dallas 3 7 0 .300 200 259
NY Titans 5 5 0 .500 207 286 Denver 3 8 0 .273 192 310
Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 244 272 Oakland 2 8 0 .200 168 307
X-Clinched Division Title
THURSDAY NOVEMBER 23
Green Bay 17, DETROIT 9 A-NY TITANS 21, Buffalo 14
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27
Giants 37, CLEVELAND 21 PITTSBURGH 30, St.Louis 27
Baltimore 27, WASHINGTON 6 PHILADELPHIA 35, Dallas 13
SAN FRANCISCO 38, Minnesota 28 CHICAGO 28, Los Angeles 24
A-HOUSTON 45, Denver 14 A-DALLAS 43, Oakland 11
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
NY Giants 9 2 0 .818 316 169 GREEN BAY 9 2 0 .818 326 167
Philadelphia 8 3 0 .727 275 221 Detroit 6 4 1 .600 217 209
Cleveland 7 4 0 .636 250 229 San Francisco 6 4 1 .600 283 304
Pittsburgh 5 6 0 .455 241 218 Chicago 6 5 0 .545 242 238
Dallas 4 6 1 .400 182 277 Baltimore 6 5 0 .545 238 222
St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 190 230 Los Angeles 3 8 0 .273 191 250
Washington 0 10 1 .000 102 300 Minnesota 2 9 0 .182 201 321
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 7 3 1 .700 367 214 X-San Diego 11 0 0 1.000 355 135
Boston 6 4 1 .600 309 268 Dallas 4 7 0 .364 243 270
NY Titans 6 5 0 .545 228 300 Denver 3 9 0 .250 206 355
Buffalo 5 7 0 .417 258 293 Oakland 2 9 0 .182 179 350
X-Clinched Division Title
SUNDAY DECEMBER 3
Green Bay 20, NY Giants 17 @ Mil Cleveland 38, DALLAS 17
Detroit 16, CHICAGO 15 ST. LOUIS 38, Washington 24
MINNESOTA 42, Los Angeles 21 Philadelphia 35, PITTSBURGH 24
BALTIMORE 20, San Francisco 17 A-HOUSTON 33, San Diego 13
A-Buffalo 26, OAKLAND 21 A-Boston 28, DENVER 24
A-NY TITANS 28, Dallas 7
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
NY Giants 9 3 0 .750 333 189 X-GREEN BAY 10 2 0 .833 346 183
Philadelphia 9 3 0 .750 310 245 Detroit 7 4 1 .636 233 224
Cleveland 8 4 0 .667 288 246 Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 258 239
Pittsburgh 5 7 0 .417 265 253 San Francisco 6 5 1 .545 300 324
St. Louis 5 7 0 .417 228 254 Chicago 6 6 0 .500 206 266
Dallas 4 7 1 .364 199 315 Los Angeles 3 9 0 .250 212 292
Washington 0 11 1 .000 126 338 Minnesota 3 9 0 .250 243 342
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Houston 8 3 1 .727 400 227 X-San Diego 11 1 0 .917 368 168
Boston 7 4 1 .636 337 292 Dallas 4 8 0 .333 250 298
NY Titans 7 5 0 .583 256 307 Denver 3 10 0 .231 230 383
Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 284 314 Oakland 2 10 0 .167 200 376
X-Clinched Conference/Division Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 9
LOS ANGELES 34, Baltimore 17 A-SAN DIEGO 28, Buffalo 10
A-Boston 35, OAKLAND 21
SUNDAY DECEMBER 10
CHICAGO 17, Cleveland 14 SAN FRANCISCO 22, Green Bay 21
ST. LOUIS 31, Dallas 13 DETROIT 13, Minnesota 7
NY Giants 28, PHILADELPHIA 24 Pittsburgh 30, WASHINGTON 14
A-Houston 48, NY TITANS 21 A-DALLAS TEXANS 49, Denver 21
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Y-NY Giants 10 3 0 .769 361 213 X-GREEN BAY 10 3 0 .769 367 205
Philadelphia 9 4 0 .692 334 273 Detroit 8 4 1 .667 246 231
Cleveland 8 5 0 .615 302 263 San Francisco 7 5 1 .583 322 345
Pittsburgh 6 7 0 .462 295 267 Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 275 273
St. Louis 6 7 0 .462 259 267 Chicago 7 6 0 .538 223 280
Dallas 4 8 1 .333 212 346 Los Angeles 4 9 0 .308 246 309
Washington 0 12 1 .000 140 368 Minnesota 3 10 0 .231 250 355
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Y-Houston 9 3 1 .750 448 248 X-San Diego 12 1 0 .923 396 178
Boston 8 4 1 .667 372 313 Dallas 5 8 0 .385 299 319
NY Titans 7 6 0 .538 277 355 Denver 3 11 0 .214 251 432
Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 294 342 Oakland 2 11 0 .154 221 411
X-Clinched Conf/Division Title Y-Clinched Tie for Conf/Div Title
SATURDAY DECEMBER 16
Baltimore 27, SAN FRANCISCO 24
SUNDAY DECEMBER 17
NY GIANTS 7, Cleveland 7 (T) WASHINGTON 34, Dallas 24
Green Bay 24, LOS ANGELES 17 CHICAGO 52, Minnesota 35
Philadelphia 27, DETROIT 24 ST. LOUIS 20, Pittsburgh 0
A-Boston 41, SAN DIEGO 0 A-DALLAS 35, NY Titans 24
A-Houston 47, OAKLAND 16
NFL EASTERN CONFERENCE NFL WESTERN CONFERENCE
Y-NY Giants 10 3 1 .769 368 220 X-GREEN BAY 11 3 0 .786 391 223
Philadelphia 10 4 0 .714 361 297 Detroit 8 5 1 .615 270 258
Cleveland 8 5 1 .615 319 270 Chicago 8 6 0 .571 326 302
St. Louis 7 7 0 .500 279 267 Baltimore 8 6 0 .571 302 307
Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 295 287 San Francisco 7 6 1 .538 346 272
Dallas 4 9 1 .308 236 380 Los Angeles 4 10 0 .286 263 333
Washington 1 12 1 .077 174 392 Minnesota 3 11 0 .214 285 407
AFL EASTERN DIVISION AFL WESTERN DIVISION
Y-Houston 10 3 1 .769 513 242 X-San Diego 12 2 0 .857 396 219
Boston 9 4 1 .692 413 313 Dallas 6 8 0 .429 334 343
NY Titans 7 7 0 .500 301 390 Denver 3 11 0 .214 251 432
Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 294 342 Oakland 2 12 0 .143 237 458
X-Clinched Conference/Division Title
1961 AFL TITLE (December 24 at San Diego)
HOUSTON OILERS (10-3-1) 10, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (12-2) 3
1961 NFL TITLE (December 31 at Green Bay)
GREEN BAY PACKERS (11-3) 37, NEW YORK GIANTS (10-3-1) 0
NFL PLAYOFF BOWL (January 6, 1962 at Miami)
DETROIT LIONS (8-5-1) 38, PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-4) 10
