Week-by-Week Regular Season and Preseason Games
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat | 1961-09-09 | Houston Oilers | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 55 | 0 | 482 | 1 | 99 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Sat | 1961-09-09 | New York Titans | @ | Boston Patriots | boxscore | 21 | 20 | 276 | 3 | 217 | 2 | |
| 1 | Sun | 1961-09-10 | Denver Broncos | @ | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 22 | 10 | 279 | 2 | 284 | 3 | |
| 1 | Sun | 1961-09-10 | San Diego Chargers | @ | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 26 | 10 | 365 | 2 | 292 | 6 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 2 | Sat | 1961-09-16 | Boston Patriots | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 45 | 17 | 392 | 1 | 270 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Sun | 1961-09-17 | Buffalo Bills | New York Titans | boxscore | 41 | 31 | 288 | 3 | 316 | 4 | ||
| 2 | Sun | 1961-09-17 | San Diego Chargers | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 44 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 106 | 6 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 3 | Sat | 1961-09-23 | Boston Patriots | @ | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 23 | 21 | 329 | 2 | 175 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sun | 1961-09-24 | San Diego Chargers | Houston Oilers | boxscore | 34 | 24 | 158 | 1 | 372 | 7 | ||
| 3 | Sun | 1961-09-24 | Dallas Texans | @ | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 42 | 35 | 462 | 2 | 307 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | 1961-09-24 | New York Titans | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 35 | 28 | 203 | 3 | 286 | 2 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 4 | Sat | 1961-09-30 | San Diego Chargers | @ | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 19 | 11 | 302 | 1 | 239 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sun | 1961-10-01 | Dallas Texans | Houston Oilers | boxscore | 26 | 21 | 528 | 0 | 353 | 5 | ||
| 4 | Sun | 1961-10-01 | Oakland Raiders | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 33 | 19 | 256 | 0 | 275 | 3 | ||
| 4 | Sun | 1961-10-01 | New York Titans | Boston Patriots | boxscore | 37 | 30 | 353 | 3 | 239 | 2 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 5 | Sat | 1961-10-07 | San Diego Chargers | @ | Boston Patriots | boxscore | 38 | 27 | 399 | 3 | 253 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | 1961-10-08 | Dallas Texans | @ | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 19 | 12 | 230 | 1 | 271 | 6 | |
| 5 | Sun | 1961-10-08 | Buffalo Bills | @ | Houston Oilers | boxscore | 22 | 12 | 382 | 5 | 194 | 3 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 6 | Fri | 1961-10-13 | Houston Oilers | @ | Boston Patriots | boxscore | 31 | 31 | 540 | 2 | 383 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | 1961-10-15 | San Diego Chargers | @ | New York Titans | boxscore | 25 | 10 | 422 | 5 | 202 | 5 | |
| 6 | Sun | 1961-10-15 | Denver Broncos | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 27 | 24 | 294 | 3 | 388 | 5 | ||
| 6 | Sun | 1961-10-15 | Buffalo Bills | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 27 | 24 | 362 | 3 | 193 | 3 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 7 | Sun | 1961-10-22 | San Diego Chargers | @ | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 41 | 10 | 334 | 3 | 58 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sun | 1961-10-22 | Houston Oilers | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 38 | 7 | 475 | 0 | 296 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Sun | 1961-10-22 | Denver Broncos | New York Titans | boxscore | 27 | 10 | 338 | 4 | 359 | 6 | ||
| 7 | Sun | 1961-10-22 | Boston Patriots | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 52 | 21 | 437 | 2 | 275 | 5 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 8 | Sun | 1961-10-29 | Boston Patriots | @ | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 18 | 17 | 312 | 2 | 236 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | 1961-10-29 | New York Titans | @ | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 14 | 6 | 287 | 1 | 137 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | 1961-10-29 | San Diego Chargers | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 37 | 0 | 312 | 5 | 304 | 7 | ||
| 8 | Sun | 1961-10-29 | Houston Oilers | @ | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 28 | 16 | 510 | 4 | 351 | 4 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 9 | Fri | 1961-11-03 | Boston Patriots | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 28 | 21 | 229 | 2 | 364 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Sun | 1961-11-05 | San Diego Chargers | New York Titans | boxscore | 48 | 13 | 353 | 4 | 201 | 6 | ||
| 9 | Sun | 1961-11-05 | Oakland Raiders | @ | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 31 | 22 | 381 | 1 | 365 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | 1961-11-05 | Houston Oilers | @ | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 55 | 14 | 582 | 2 | 204 | 6 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 10 | Sat | 1961-11-11 | New York Titans | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 23 | 12 | 353 | 6 | 310 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Sun | 1961-11-12 | Buffalo Bills | @ | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 30 | 20 | 169 | 3 | 280 | 6 | |
| 10 | Sun | 1961-11-12 | Houston Oilers | Boston Patriots | boxscore | 27 | 15 | 346 | 2 | 252 | 3 | ||
| 10 | Sun | 1961-11-12 | San Diego Chargers | @ | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 19 | 16 | 209 | 3 | 358 | 5 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 11 | Fri | 1961-11-17 | Boston Patriots | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 20 | 17 | 225 | 2 | 203 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Sun | 1961-11-19 | Houston Oilers | New York Titans | boxscore | 49 | 13 | 555 | 1 | 347 | 4 | ||
| 11 | Sun | 1961-11-19 | San Diego Chargers | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 24 | 14 | 338 | 3 | 288 | 3 | ||
| 11 | Sun | 1961-11-19 | Buffalo Bills | @ | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 23 | 10 | 235 | 0 | 273 | 9 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 12 | Thu | 1961-11-23 | New York Titans | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 21 | 14 | 216 | 2 | 277 | 3 | ||
| 12 | Sun | 1961-11-26 | Dallas Texans | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 43 | 11 | 495 | 4 | 254 | 5 | ||
| 12 | Sun | 1961-11-26 | Houston Oilers | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 45 | 14 | 311 | 6 | 159 | 8 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 13 | Sun | 1961-12-03 | Houston Oilers | San Diego Chargers | boxscore | 33 | 13 | 473 | 3 | 306 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Sun | 1961-12-03 | New York Titans | Dallas Texans | boxscore | 28 | 7 | 393 | 2 | 357 | 7 | ||
| 13 | Sun | 1961-12-03 | Buffalo Bills | @ | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 26 | 21 | 269 | 1 | 317 | 2 | |
| 13 | Sun | 1961-12-03 | Boston Patriots | @ | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 28 | 24 | 244 | 2 | 281 | 4 | |
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 14 | Sat | 1961-12-09 | Boston Patriots | @ | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 35 | 21 | 407 | 2 | 213 | 2 | |
| 14 | Sun | 1961-12-10 | Houston Oilers | @ | New York Titans | boxscore | 48 | 21 | 573 | 1 | 304 | 3 | |
| 14 | Sun | 1961-12-10 | Dallas Texans | Denver Broncos | boxscore | 49 | 21 | 413 | 3 | 219 | 5 | ||
| 14 | Sun | 1961-12-10 | San Diego Chargers | Buffalo Bills | boxscore | 28 | 10 | 237 | 2 | 279 | 4 | ||
| Week | Day | Date | Time | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||
| 15 | Sun | 1961-12-17 | Boston Patriots | @ | San Diego Chargers | boxscore | 41 | 0 | 295 | 3 | 192 | 6 | |
| 15 | Sun | 1961-12-17 | Dallas Texans | New York Titans | boxscore | 35 | 24 | 325 | 4 | 255 | 4 | ||
| 15 | Sun | 1961-12-17 | Houston Oilers | @ | Oakland Raiders | boxscore | 47 | 16 | 522 | 2 | 256 | 1 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||
| Champ | Sun | 1961-12-24 | Houston Oilers | @ | San Diego Chargers | boxscore | 10 | 3 | 256 | 7 | 256 | 6 |
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