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1961 Pittsburgh Steelers
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Record: 6-8-0, Finished 5th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 295 points (21.1/g), 8th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 7th.
Differential of 8 points (0.6/g), 9th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.8/g), 13th.
Coached by Buddy Parker (6-8-0)
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1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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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 | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 24 | 27 | 15 | 342 | 237 | 105 | 4 | 20 | 403 | 307 | 96 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | September 24 | box | L | 0-2 | New York Giants | 14 | 17 | 19 | 252 | 128 | 124 | 4 | 18 | 278 | 136 | 142 | 1 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 1 | box | L | 0-3 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 24 | 14 | 218 | 124 | 94 | 8 | 17 | 258 | 216 | 42 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | October 8 | box | L | 0-4 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 16 | 21 | 19 | 281 | 140 | 141 | 1 | 14 | 227 | 103 | 124 | 5 |
| 5 | Sun | October 15 | box | W | 1-4 | Washington Redskins | 20 | 0 | 12 | 185 | 90 | 95 | 5 | 13 | 191 | 126 | 65 | 7 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 22 | box | L | 1-5 | Cleveland Browns | 28 | 30 | 17 | 309 | 222 | 87 | 3 | 21 | 378 | 149 | 229 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | October 29 | box | W | 2-5 | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 10 | 8 | 204 | 48 | 156 | 1 | 12 | 216 | 164 | 52 | 3 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 5 | box | W | 3-5 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 13 | 18 | 356 | 196 | 160 | 2 | 14 | 252 | 104 | 148 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 12 | box | W | 4-5 | Dallas Cowboys | 37 | 7 | 22 | 371 | 204 | 167 | 1 | 8 | 185 | 122 | 63 | 2 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 19 | box | L | 4-6 | @ | New York Giants | 21 | 42 | 20 | 305 | 187 | 118 | 4 | 21 | 425 | 304 | 121 | 2 |
| 11 | Sun | November 26 | box | W | 5-6 | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 27 | 19 | 347 | 187 | 160 | 7 | 12 | 224 | 165 | 59 | 7 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 3 | box | L | 5-7 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 35 | 20 | 361 | 200 | 161 | 7 | 12 | 284 | 192 | 92 | 3 | |
| 13 | Sun | December 10 | box | W | 6-7 | @ | Washington Redskins | 30 | 14 | 20 | 324 | 214 | 110 | 3 | 21 | 343 | 247 | 96 | 3 |
| 14 | Sun | December 17 | box | L | 6-8 | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 20 | 16 | 238 | 155 | 83 | 6 | 15 | 245 | 111 | 134 | 1 |