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In Week 11 (December 3), New York lost 20–17 to Green Bay, while the Eagles won 35–24 at Pittsburgh, tying the race again. The Giants and Eagles, both at 9–3, met the following week in Philadelphia (December 10). After New York trailed 10–7, Coach Allie Sherman replaced Y. A. Tittle with Charlie Conerly, who at 40 was the NFL's oldest ...
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 17 at Dallas Cowboys: L 24–27 : 0–1 2 September 24 New York Giants: L 14–17 : 0–2 3 October 1 at Los Angeles Rams
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 .
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings: W 38–13 1–0 Howard Wood Field: 4,954 2 August 11: Green Bay Packers: L 7–30 1–1 Cotton Bowl: 30,000 3 August 26: vs. New York Giants: L 10–28 1–2 University Stadium: 21,520 4 September 1: vs. Baltimore Colts: W 35–24 2–2 Oklahoma Memorial ...
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.
The 1961 NFL draft and the 1961 AFL Draft were separate drafts, and players could end up being drafted by both leagues. The 1961 NFL Draft, which involved fourteen teams choosing college players during twenty rounds, took place on December 27 and 28, 1960. It occurred after the Eagles' win in the NFL Championship Game on December 26.
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.
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