Philadelphia Eagles 27 at Detroit Lions 24
Sunday, December 17, 1961
Philadelphia Eagles 27, Detroit Lions 24
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia Eagles (10-4-0) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Detroit Lions (8-5-1) | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| | PHI | DET |
| PHI | Bobby Walston 21 yard field goal | 3 | 0 |
| DET | Jim Martin 49 yard field goal | 3 | 3 |
| PHI | Tommy McDonald 1 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 10 | 3 |
| DET | Gail Cogdill 84 yard pass from Jim Ninowski (Jim Martin kick) | 10 | 10 |
| PHI | Pete Retzlaff 11 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 17 | 10 |
| DET | Jim Ninowski 14 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 17 | 17 |
| DET | Nick Pietrosante 1 yard rush (Jim Martin kick) | 17 | 24 |
| PHI | Dick Lucas 16 yard pass from Sonny Jurgensen (Bobby Walston kick) | 24 | 24 |
| PHI | Bobby Walston 10 yard field goal | 27 | 24 |
| PHI | DET |
| First downs | 27 | 18 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 33-91-0 | 23-130-2 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 27-42-403-3-2 | 16-26-285-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 1-9 | 2-19 |
| Net pass yards | 394 | 266 |
| Total yards | 485 | 396 |
| Fumbles-lost | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-41 | 3-50 |