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Yankee Stadium during a New York Giants - Cleveland Browns game in 1961. The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's founders declined to be charter members of the new American Football League. The schedule was ...
The 1961 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 24th year with the National Football League and the 16th season in Los Angeles.The team opened up losing 6 of its firs 7 games, en route to a 4–10 record and a sixth place finish in the NFL's Western Conference.
The 1961 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their second season under head coach Red Hickey. The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7-5 season from the previous season , and make the playoffs for the first time since 1957 .
The 1961 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, a half-game ahead of the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles .
The Packers ended the season by shutting out the New York Giants 37–0 in the NFL Championship Game, the first title game ever played in Green Bay. This was the Packers seventh NFL league championship. The 1961 Packers also featured 12 future Hall of Famers, the most on any single team in NFL history.
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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 11 at Detroit Lions: L 7–35 : 0–1 Tiger Stadium: 25,602 2 August 20 at San Francisco 49ers: W 27–24 : 1–1 ...
The 1961 season was the Minnesota Vikings' first in the National Football League (NFL) after being created as an expansion franchise to become the league's fourteenth team. . Their inaugural regular season game was a 37–13 victory at home to the Chicago Bears; rookie quarterback Fran Tarkenton came off the bench to toss four touchdown passes and run for another.