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1961 Washington Redskins

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Record: 1-12-1, Finished 7th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 174 points (12.4/g), 14th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 392 points (28.0/g), 13th.
 Differential of -218 points (-15.6/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 1.8-12.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 6th.

Coached by Bill McPeak (1-12-1)

1961 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box L 0-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 3 35 9 135 98 37 3 23 399 287 112 3
2 Sun September 24 box L 0-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 14 15 325 219 106 3 11 260 196 64 3
3 Sun October 1 box L 0-3 New York Giants 21 24 8 145 103 42 2 30 416 325 91 3
4 Sun October 8 box L 0-4 @ Cleveland Browns 7 31 16 245 201 44 2 13 285 194 91
5 Sun October 15 box L 0-5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 0 20 13 191 126 65 7 12 185 90 95 5
6 Sun October 22 box L 0-6 St. Louis Cardinals 0 24 11 89 48 41 2 14 242 155 87
7 Sun October 29 box L 0-7 Philadelphia Eagles 24 27 17 335 258 77 2 19 401 413 -12 4
8 Sun November 5 box L 0-8 @ New York Giants 0 53 7 82 51 31 4 24 383 236 147 4
9 Sun November 12 box L 0-9 Cleveland Browns 6 17 16 240 144 96 2 16 303 124 179 1
10 Sun November 19 box T 0-9-1 @ Dallas Cowboys 28 28 18 292 210 82 3 27 441 271 170 4
11 Sun November 26 box L 0-10-1 Baltimore Colts 6 27 7 97 63 34 3 20 415 208 207 4
12 Sun December 3 box L 0-11-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 24 38 13 362 222 140 2 21 450 301 149 3
13 Sun December 10 box L 0-12-1 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 30 21 343 247 96 3 20 324 214 110 3
14 Sun December 17 box W 1-12-1 Dallas Cowboys 34 24 22 366 185 181 2 11 321 261 60 4