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1961 New York Giants
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Record: 10-3-1, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 368 points (26.3/g), 2nd of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 220 points (15.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 148 points (10.6/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.8-3.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +11 (0.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Allie Sherman (10-3-1)
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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 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 21 | 12 | 157 | 74 | 83 | 5 | 15 | 239 | 76 | 163 | 2 | |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 14 | 18 | 278 | 136 | 142 | 1 | 19 | 252 | 128 | 124 | 4 |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 24 | 21 | 30 | 416 | 325 | 91 | 3 | 8 | 145 | 103 | 42 | 2 |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | W | 3-1 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 9 | 15 | 224 | 153 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 160 | 132 | 28 | 7 |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 10 | 21 | 375 | 117 | 258 | 6 | 15 | 331 | 139 | 192 | 7 |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | W | 5-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 14 | 21 | 375 | 171 | 204 | 4 | 15 | 372 | 154 | 218 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | L | 5-2 | Dallas Cowboys | 16 | 17 | 15 | 262 | 150 | 112 | 4 | 17 | 333 | 187 | 146 | 4 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 6-2 | Washington Redskins | 53 | 0 | 24 | 383 | 236 | 147 | 4 | 7 | 82 | 51 | 31 | 4 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 7-2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | 21 | 22 | 434 | 270 | 164 | 1 | 23 | 372 | 240 | 132 | 5 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | W | 8-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 21 | 21 | 425 | 304 | 121 | 2 | 20 | 305 | 187 | 118 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 9-2 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 37 | 21 | 24 | 369 | 253 | 116 | 2 | 20 | 334 | 268 | 66 | 2 |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 9-3 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 20 | 18 | 262 | 193 | 69 | 3 | 25 | 404 | 134 | 270 | 3 |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 10-3 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 24 | 17 | 371 | 228 | 143 | 3 | 16 | 455 | 331 | 124 | 4 |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | T | 10-3-1 | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 7 | 17 | 266 | 130 | 136 | 3 | 7 | 178 | 71 | 107 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 31 | box | L | 10-4-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 0 | 37 | |||||||||||