League Champion: Houston Oilers
AP MVP: George Blanda
Passing Leader: George Blanda, 3330 Yds
Rushing Leader: Billy Cannon, 948 Yds
Receiving Leader: Charley Hennigan, 1746 Yds
Sep 30, 1961 | ||
San Diego Chargers | 19 | Final |
Buffalo Bills | 11 |
PassYds | Reynolds-BUF | 177 |
RushYds | Lowe-SDG | 128 |
RecYds | Rychlec-BUF | 57 |
Oct 1, 1961 | ||
Houston Oilers | 21 | Final |
Dallas Texans | 26 |
PassYds | Blanda-HOU | 275 |
RushYds | Spikes-DTX | 146 |
RecYds | Hennigan-HOU | 101 |
Oct 1, 1961 | ||
Boston Patriots | 30 | Final |
New York Titans | 37 |
PassYds | Dorow-NYT | 195 |
RushYds | Mathis-NYT | 109 |
RecYds | Maynard-NYT | 87 |
Oct 1, 1961 | ||
Denver Broncos | 19 | Final |
Oakland Raiders | 33 |
PassYds | Herring-DEN | 168 |
RushYds | Crow-OAK | 107 |
RecYds | Taylor-DEN | 118 |
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1961 Week Summaries