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1961 Green Bay Packers
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1961 NFL Champions
Scored 391 points (27.9/g), 1st of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 223 points (15.9/g), 2nd.
Differential of 168 points (12.0/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 11.1-2.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Vince Lombardi (11-3-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 17 | box | L | 0-1 | Detroit Lions | 13 | 17 | 17 | 294 | 162 | 132 | 2 | 15 | 266 | 138 | 128 | 1 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 1-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 10 | 19 | 275 | 151 | 124 | 1 | 15 | 233 | 96 | 137 | 3 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 2-1 | Chicago Bears | 24 | 0 | 18 | 281 | 83 | 198 | 3 | 16 | 255 | 131 | 124 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | W | 3-1 | Baltimore Colts | 45 | 7 | 25 | 357 | 146 | 211 | 1 | 18 | 289 | 136 | 153 | 8 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 49 | 17 | 23 | 482 | 266 | 216 | 2 | 20 | 290 | 165 | 125 | 3 |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 33 | 7 | 22 | 467 | 226 | 241 | 1 | 18 | 328 | 179 | 149 | 7 |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 6-1 | Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 10 | 24 | 467 | 310 | 157 | 3 | 13 | 263 | 121 | 142 | 2 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | L | 6-2 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 21 | 45 | 10 | 225 | 64 | 161 | 1 | 29 | 407 | 218 | 189 | 3 |
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | Chicago Bears | 31 | 28 | 20 | 322 | 160 | 162 | 1 | 15 | 242 | 169 | 73 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 8-2 | Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 17 | 17 | 249 | 173 | 76 | 1 | 19 | 312 | 201 | 111 | 1 | |
| 11 | Thu | November 23 | box | W | 9-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 9 | 13 | 277 | 151 | 126 | 2 | 18 | 279 | 172 | 107 | 5 |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | W | 10-2 | New York Giants | 20 | 17 | 25 | 404 | 134 | 270 | 3 | 18 | 262 | 193 | 69 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | L | 10-3 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 22 | 20 | 330 | 177 | 153 | 2 | 17 | 396 | 328 | 68 | 2 |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | W | 11-3 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 17 | 21 | 284 | 161 | 123 | 3 | 14 | 229 | 110 | 119 | 2 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 31 | box | W | 12-3 | New York Giants | 37 | 0 | ||||||||||||