1961 NFL Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||||||||
| New York Giants* | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 368 | 220 | 148 | 10.6 | -3.1 | 7.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 361 | 297 | 64 | 4.6 | -2.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| Cleveland Browns | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 319 | 270 | 49 | 3.5 | -1.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 279 | 267 | 12 | 0.9 | -2.4 | -1.5 | -2.6 | 1.1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 295 | 287 | 8 | 0.6 | -2.3 | -1.7 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 236 | 380 | -144 | -10.3 | -2.1 | -12.4 | -5.9 | -6.4 |
| Washington Redskins | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 174 | 392 | -218 | -15.6 | -0.1 | -15.7 | -9.2 | -6.5 |
| West | ||||||||||||
| Green Bay Packers* | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 391 | 223 | 168 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 |
| Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .615 | 270 | 258 | 12 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | -1.8 | 5.1 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 326 | 302 | 24 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 302 | 307 | -5 | -0.4 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 346 | 272 | 74 | 5.3 | 0.8 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 2.5 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 263 | 333 | -70 | -5.0 | 3.5 | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 285 | 407 | -122 | -8.7 | 2.1 | -6.6 | 0.1 | -6.8 |
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