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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 .
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK; New York Giants: 10 3 1 .769 9–2–1 368 220 T1 Philadelphia Eagles: 10 4 0 .714 8–4 361 297 W1 Cleveland Browns: 8 5 1 .615 8–3–1
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 National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States and the highest professional level of American football in the world. [1] It was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before adopting its current name for the 1922 season.
The 1961 Chicago Bears season was their 42nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–6 record under George Halas , which was an improvement over the 5–6–1 record of the previous season.
The 1961 Washington Redskins season was the team's 30th in the National Football League.The team tried to improve on their 1–9–2 record from 1960.However, under their first-year coach Bill McPeak, their 1–12–1 performance during the season placed the Redskins in last-place in the NFL Eastern Conference.
The 1961 St. Louis Cardinals season marked the team's 42nd year in the National Football League (NFL) and their second in St. Louis. The team improved on their previous year's 6–5–1 record, winning seven games. [ 1 ]
The Cowboys played in the NFL's Western Division for the 1960 season, but were a "swing team" and played each of the other 12 teams in the league that year. When the Minnesota Vikings joined the league for the 1961 season, the owners of the Eastern Division teams were allowed to vote on which expansion franchise they wanted to be permanently ...