New York Giants 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers 14
Sunday, September 24, 1961
New York Giants 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 14
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| New York Giants (1-1-0) | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (0-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| | NYG | PIT |
| PIT | John Henry Johnson 1 yard rush (Tom Tracy kick) | 0 | 7 |
| NYG | Del Shofner 16 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick) | 7 | 7 |
| NYG | Pat Summerall 19 yard field goal | 10 | 7 |
| NYG | Joe Morrison 5 yard pass from Y.A. Tittle (Pat Summerall kick) | 17 | 7 |
| PIT | Buddy Dial 4 yard pass from Bobby Layne (Tom Tracy kick) | 17 | 14 |
| NYG | PIT |
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-142-0 | 38-124-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 16-28-170-2-0 | 10-24-158-1-2 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-34 | 3-30 |
| Net pass yards | 136 | 128 |
| Total yards | 278 | 252 |
| Fumbles-lost | 2-1 | 2-2 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties-yards | 4-65 | 7-51 |