League Champion: Green Bay Packers
AP MVP: Paul Hornung
AP Rookie of the Year: Mike Ditka
Passing Leader: Sonny Jurgensen, 3723 Yds
Rushing Leader: Jim Brown, 1408 Yds
Receiving Leader: Tommy McDonald, 1144 Yds
Dec 9, 1961 | ||
Baltimore Colts | 17 | Final |
Los Angeles Rams | 34 |
PassYds | Bratkowski-RAM | 211 |
RushYds | Moore-BAL | 68 |
RecYds | Dale-RAM | 118 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Cleveland Browns | 14 | Final |
Chicago Bears | 17 |
PassYds | Plum-CLE | 281 |
RushYds | Galimore-CHI | 67 |
RecYds | Brown-CLE | 99 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Dallas Cowboys | 13 | Final |
St. Louis Cardinals | 31 |
PassYds | Etcheverry-STL | 265 |
RushYds | Perkins-DAL | 73 |
RecYds | Randle-STL | 116 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | Final |
Detroit Lions | 13 |
PassYds | Ninowski-DET | 157 |
RushYds | Triplett-MIN | 53 |
RecYds | Gibbons-DET | 84 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
New York Giants | 28 | Final |
Philadelphia Eagles | 24 |
PassYds | Jurgensen-PHI | 367 |
RushYds | Webster-NYG | 86 |
RecYds | McDonald-PHI | 237 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Green Bay Packers | 21 | Final |
San Francisco 49ers | 22 |
PassYds | Brodie-SFO | 328 |
RushYds | Taylor-GNB | 122 |
RecYds | Owens-SFO | 127 |
Dec 10, 1961 | ||
Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | Final |
Washington Redskins | 14 |
PassYds | Layne-PIT | 226 |
RushYds | James-WAS | 68 |
RecYds | Carpenter-PIT | 96 |
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1961 Week Summaries