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Week-by-Week Games
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
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| Sun | September 17 | box | W | Minnesota Vikings | Chicago Bears | 37 | 13 | 336 | 1 | 270 | 5 | ||
| Sun | September 17 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | Washington Redskins | 35 | 3 | 399 | 3 | 135 | 3 | ||
| Sun | September 17 | box | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Green Bay Packers | 17 | 13 | 266 | 1 | 294 | 2 | |
| Sun | September 17 | box | W | Dallas Cowboys | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27 | 24 | 403 | 2 | 342 | 4 | ||
| Sun | September 17 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | @ | New York Giants | 21 | 10 | 239 | 2 | 157 | 5 | |
| Sun | September 17 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | Los Angeles Rams | 27 | 24 | 326 | 2 | 308 | 2 | ||
| Sun | September 17 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | Cleveland Browns | 27 | 20 | 305 | 1 | 432 | 4 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sat | September 23 | box | W | Chicago Bears | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 21 | 17 | 328 | 2 | 299 | 3 | |
| Sun | September 24 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | Washington Redskins | 14 | 7 | 260 | 3 | 325 | 3 | ||
| Sun | September 24 | box | W | New York Giants | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17 | 14 | 278 | 1 | 252 | 4 | |
| Sun | September 24 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | San Francisco 49ers | 30 | 10 | 275 | 1 | 233 | 3 | ||
| Sun | September 24 | box | W | Dallas Cowboys | Minnesota Vikings | 21 | 7 | 437 | 3 | 251 | 3 | ||
| Sun | September 24 | box | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Baltimore Colts | 16 | 15 | 248 | 4 | 186 | 4 | |
| Sun | September 24 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 17 | 245 | 4 | 185 | 3 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | Los Angeles Rams | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 14 | 258 | 3 | 218 | 8 | ||
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | New York Giants | @ | Washington Redskins | 24 | 21 | 416 | 3 | 145 | 2 | |
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | @ | Detroit Lions | 49 | 0 | 317 | 2 | 291 | 6 | |
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 30 | 27 | 368 | 3 | 451 | 3 | |
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | Minnesota Vikings | 34 | 33 | 366 | 5 | 261 | 0 | ||
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | Dallas Cowboys | 25 | 7 | 316 | 4 | 152 | 3 | ||
| Sun | October 1 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | Chicago Bears | 24 | 0 | 281 | 3 | 255 | 4 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 0 | 521 | 0 | 166 | 2 | ||
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 16 | 227 | 5 | 281 | 1 | ||
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 0 | 297 | 0 | 183 | 5 | |
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | New York Giants | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 24 | 9 | 224 | 2 | 160 | 7 | |
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | Baltimore Colts | 45 | 7 | 357 | 1 | 289 | 8 | ||
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | Washington Redskins | 31 | 7 | 285 | 0 | 245 | 2 | ||
| Sun | October 8 | box | W | Chicago Bears | @ | Detroit Lions | 31 | 17 | 454 | 2 | 339 | 4 | |
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | Washington Redskins | 20 | 0 | 185 | 5 | 191 | 7 | ||
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 24 | 555 | 8 | 202 | 1 | |
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | Detroit Lions | Los Angeles Rams | 14 | 13 | 311 | 4 | 244 | 3 | ||
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | New York Giants | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 10 | 375 | 6 | 331 | 7 | |
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 20 | 7 | 269 | 1 | 200 | 2 | |
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | @ | Cleveland Browns | 49 | 17 | 482 | 2 | 290 | 3 | |
| Sun | October 15 | box | W | Chicago Bears | Baltimore Colts | 24 | 10 | 284 | 1 | 362 | 1 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | New York Giants | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 14 | 375 | 4 | 372 | 4 | ||
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 33 | 7 | 467 | 1 | 328 | 7 | |
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 43 | 7 | 480 | 0 | 346 | 2 | |
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | @ | Washington Redskins | 24 | 0 | 242 | 0 | 89 | 2 | |
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 14 | 313 | 4 | 208 | 1 | |
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30 | 28 | 378 | 4 | 309 | 3 | |
| Sun | October 22 | box | W | Chicago Bears | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 0 | 305 | 1 | 132 | 6 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 10 | 204 | 1 | 216 | 3 | ||
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | @ | Washington Redskins | 27 | 24 | 401 | 4 | 335 | 2 | |
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | Minnesota Vikings | 28 | 10 | 467 | 3 | 263 | 2 | ||
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 28 | 10 | 409 | 0 | 258 | 2 | |
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Dallas Cowboys | @ | New York Giants | 17 | 16 | 333 | 4 | 262 | 4 | |
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 21 | 10 | 326 | 2 | 195 | 3 | |
| Sun | October 29 | box | W | Chicago Bears | @ | Baltimore Colts | 21 | 20 | 341 | 3 | 372 | 2 | |
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | November 5 | box | W | New York Giants | Washington Redskins | 53 | 0 | 383 | 4 | 82 | 4 | ||
| Sun | November 5 | box | W | Los Angeles Rams | Minnesota Vikings | 31 | 17 | 392 | 1 | 399 | 5 | ||
| Sun | November 5 | box | T | San Francisco 49ers | Detroit Lions | 20 | 20 | 326 | 2 | 402 | 3 | ||
| Sun | November 5 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 17 | 193 | 1 | 374 | 5 | |
| Sun | November 5 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | Green Bay Packers | 45 | 21 | 407 | 3 | 225 | 1 | ||
| Sun | November 5 | box | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 13 | 356 | 2 | 252 | 2 | |
| Sun | November 5 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | Chicago Bears | 16 | 14 | 342 | 3 | 215 | 0 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | Los Angeles Rams | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 7 | 367 | 0 | 167 | 1 | ||
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | New York Giants | Philadelphia Eagles | 38 | 21 | 434 | 1 | 372 | 5 | ||
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | Dallas Cowboys | 37 | 7 | 371 | 1 | 185 | 2 | ||
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | Detroit Lions | @ | St. Louis Cardinals | 45 | 14 | 372 | 1 | 214 | 4 | |
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | Minnesota Vikings | Baltimore Colts | 28 | 20 | 275 | 1 | 354 | 2 | ||
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Washington Redskins | 17 | 6 | 303 | 1 | 240 | 2 | |
| Sun | November 12 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | @ | Chicago Bears | 31 | 28 | 322 | 1 | 242 | 2 | |
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | November 19 | box | W | New York Giants | Pittsburgh Steelers | 42 | 21 | 425 | 2 | 305 | 4 | ||
| Sun | November 19 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 17 | 249 | 1 | 312 | 1 | ||
| Sun | November 19 | box | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Minnesota Vikings | 37 | 10 | 351 | 3 | 126 | 3 | |
| Sun | November 19 | box | T | Washington Redskins | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 28 | 28 | 292 | 3 | 441 | 4 | |
| Sun | November 19 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | St. Louis Cardinals | 16 | 0 | 406 | 1 | 129 | 2 | ||
| Sun | November 19 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | Philadelphia Eagles | 45 | 24 | 505 | 0 | 327 | 2 | ||
| Sun | November 19 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | Chicago Bears | 41 | 31 | 536 | 0 | 428 | 4 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Thu | November 23 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | @ | Detroit Lions | 17 | 9 | 277 | 2 | 279 | 5 | |
| Sun | November 26 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | Minnesota Vikings | 38 | 28 | 442 | 1 | 364 | 3 | ||
| Sun | November 26 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | Dallas Cowboys | 35 | 13 | 454 | 4 | 358 | 3 | ||
| Sun | November 26 | box | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | St. Louis Cardinals | 30 | 27 | 347 | 7 | 224 | 7 | ||
| Sun | November 26 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | @ | Washington Redskins | 27 | 6 | 415 | 4 | 97 | 3 | |
| Sun | November 26 | box | W | New York Giants | @ | Cleveland Browns | 37 | 21 | 369 | 2 | 334 | 2 | |
| Sun | November 26 | box | W | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Rams | 28 | 24 | 371 | 3 | 357 | 4 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 35 | 24 | 284 | 3 | 361 | 7 | |
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | Minnesota Vikings | Los Angeles Rams | 42 | 21 | 441 | 4 | 348 | 5 | ||
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | New York Giants | 20 | 17 | 404 | 3 | 262 | 3 | ||
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | Washington Redskins | 38 | 24 | 450 | 3 | 362 | 2 | ||
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 17 | 346 | 3 | 309 | 3 | ||
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | Cleveland Browns | @ | Dallas Cowboys | 38 | 17 | 373 | 3 | 376 | 6 | |
| Sun | December 3 | box | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Chicago Bears | 16 | 15 | 245 | 4 | 193 | 3 | |
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sat | December 9 | box | W | Los Angeles Rams | Baltimore Colts | 34 | 17 | 385 | 0 | 414 | 2 | ||
| Sun | December 10 | box | W | Pittsburgh Steelers | @ | Washington Redskins | 30 | 14 | 324 | 3 | 343 | 3 | |
| Sun | December 10 | box | W | New York Giants | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 28 | 24 | 371 | 3 | 455 | 4 | |
| Sun | December 10 | box | W | San Francisco 49ers | Green Bay Packers | 22 | 21 | 396 | 2 | 330 | 2 | ||
| Sun | December 10 | box | W | Detroit Lions | Minnesota Vikings | 13 | 7 | 295 | 4 | 251 | 6 | ||
| Sun | December 10 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | Dallas Cowboys | 31 | 13 | 334 | 3 | 126 | 3 | ||
| Sun | December 10 | box | W | Chicago Bears | Cleveland Browns | 17 | 14 | 324 | 4 | 320 | 2 | ||
| Week | Date | Winner/tie | Loser/tie | PtsW | PtsL | YdsW | TOW | YdsL | TOL | ||||
| Sat | December 16 | box | W | Baltimore Colts | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 27 | 24 | 366 | 1 | 355 | 2 | |
| Sun | December 17 | box | T | New York Giants | Cleveland Browns | 7 | 7 | 266 | 3 | 178 | 2 | ||
| Sun | December 17 | box | W | Chicago Bears | Minnesota Vikings | 52 | 35 | 552 | 4 | 206 | 3 | ||
| Sun | December 17 | box | W | St. Louis Cardinals | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20 | 0 | 245 | 1 | 238 | 6 | ||
| Sun | December 17 | box | W | Washington Redskins | Dallas Cowboys | 34 | 24 | 366 | 2 | 321 | 4 | ||
| Sun | December 17 | box | W | Philadelphia Eagles | @ | Detroit Lions | 27 | 24 | 485 | 2 | 396 | 2 | |
| Sun | December 17 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 17 | 284 | 3 | 229 | 2 | |
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| ConfChamp | December 31 | box | W | Green Bay Packers | New York Giants | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |