League Champion: Houston Oilers
AP MVP: George Blanda
Passing Leader: George Blanda, 3330 Yds
Rushing Leader: Billy Cannon, 948 Yds
Receiving Leader: Charley Hennigan, 1746 Yds
Oct 29, 1961 | ||
New York Titans | 14 | Final |
Oakland Raiders | 6 |
PassYds | Dorow-NYT | 104 |
RushYds | West-NYT | 99 |
RecYds | Asad-OAK | 64 |
Oct 29, 1961 | ||
Boston Patriots | 18 | Final |
Dallas Texans | 17 |
PassYds | Davidson-DTX | 148 |
RushYds | Burton-BOS | 63 |
RecYds | Haynes-DTX | 83 |
Oct 29, 1961 | ||
Houston Oilers | 28 | Final |
Buffalo Bills | 16 |
PassYds | Blanda-HOU | 464 |
RushYds | Atkins-BUF | 56 |
RecYds | Hennigan-HOU | 232 |
Oct 29, 1961 | ||
Denver Broncos | 0 | Final |
San Diego Chargers | 37 |
PassYds | Kemp-SDG | 162 |
RushYds | Stone-DEN | 42 |
RecYds | Norton-SDG | 103 |
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