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Yankee Stadium during a New York Giants - Cleveland Browns game in 1961. The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League (NFL). The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's founders declined to be charter members of the new American Football League.
The 1961 NFL Championship Game was the 29th title game of the National Football League. It was played on December 31 at "New" City Stadium , later known as Lambeau Field, in Green Bay , Wisconsin , with an attendance of 39,029.
The 1961 New York Giants season was the franchise's 37th season in the National Football League. After relinquishing the NFL East title the previous season, the Giants reclaimed the title with a 10–3–1 record, a half-game ahead of the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles .
5th NFL Eastern: Playoff finish: ... 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers roster; Quarterbacks (QB) 22 Bobby Layne; 18 Terry Nofsinger; Running backs (RB) 35 John Henry Johnson FB;
The Packers ended the season by shutting out the New York Giants 37–0 in the NFL Championship Game, the first title game ever played in Green Bay. This was the Packers seventh NFL league championship. The 1961 Packers also featured 12 future Hall of Famers, the most on any single team in NFL history.
The 1961 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League, their 16th overall, and their second season under head coach Red Hickey. The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7-5 season from the previous season , and make the playoffs for the first time since 1957 .
3rd NFL Eastern: Playoff finish: ... (NFL) and was the 16th in ... 1961 Cleveland Browns roster Quarterbacks. 16 Milt Plum; 18 Len Dawson; Running backs. 32 Jim Brown FB;
The Playoff Bowl (officially known as the Bert Bell Benefit Bowl) was a post-season game for third place in the National Football League (NFL), played ten times following the 1960 through 1969 seasons, all at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. [1] [2] It was originally known as the Runner-Up Bowl. [3]