Biggest NFL Comebacks In The 1961 Season

What was the biggest NFL comeback in the 1961 season?

The Buffalo Bills and the St. Louis Cardinals are tied for the biggest comeback win of the 1961 season, each with a comeback win after being down 17 points.

What was the biggest NFL 4th quarter comeback in the 1961 season?

The Chicago Bears had the biggest 4th quarter comeback win in the 1961 season, having come back from a 14 point deficit. The Bears were trailing 0-14 in the 4th quarter against the Cleveland Browns on Dec 10, 1961, and came back and won the game 17-14.

What NFL team had the most wins after being down by at least 10 points in the 1961 season?

The Chicago Bears had 4 wins after trailing by at least 10 points, which was the most of any team in the 1961 NFL season. Their last 10-point comeback was against the Minnesota Vikings on Dec 17, 1961, in which the Bears were trailing 0-14 in the 1st quarter and won the game 52-35.

Biggest 1961 NFL Comebacks

Date Team Opponent Point Deficit Final Score
1 Sep 17, 1961 Buffalo Bills vs New York Titans 17 0-17, 1st 41-31
Oct 1, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 0-17, 2nd 30-27
3 Sep 17, 1961 Baltimore Colts vs Los Angeles Rams 14 10-24, 2nd 27-24
Dec 17, 1961 Chicago Bears vs Minnesota Vikings 14 0-14, 1st 52-35
Dec 10, 1961 Chicago Bears vs Cleveland Browns 14 0-14, 4th 17-14
Oct 29, 1961 Chicago Bears @ Baltimore Colts 14 0-14, 2nd 21-20
Sep 24, 1961 Cleveland Browns vs St. Louis Cardinals 14 0-14, 2nd 20-17
Oct 1, 1961 New York Giants @ Washington Redskins 14 7-21, 2nd 24-21
9 Sep 24, 1961 Dallas Texans @ Oakland Raiders 13 7-20, 2nd 42-35
Nov 26, 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers vs St. Louis Cardinals 13 0-13, 2nd 30-27
Nov 5, 1961 San Diego Chargers vs New York Titans 13 0-13, 2nd 48-13
Dec 10, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals vs Dallas Cowboys 13 0-13, 2nd 31-13
13 Oct 29, 1961 Boston Patriots @ Dallas Texans 10 7-17, 4th 18-17
Nov 12, 1961 Buffalo Bills @ Dallas Texans 10 10-20, 4th 30-20
Oct 8, 1961 Chicago Bears @ Detroit Lions 10 0-10, 2nd 31-17
Oct 15, 1961 Denver Broncos vs Oakland Raiders 10 14-24, 4th 27-24
Nov 19, 1961 Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings 10 0-10, 2nd 37-10
Oct 29, 1961 Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Redskins 10 7-17, 2nd 27-24
Oct 8, 1961 Philadelphia Eagles vs Pittsburgh Steelers 10 0-10, 2nd 21-16
Nov 5, 1961 Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns 10 0-10, 3rd 17-13
Dec 10, 1961 San Diego Chargers vs Buffalo Bills 10 0-10, 2nd 28-10
Oct 15, 1961 San Francisco 49ers @ Minnesota Vikings 10 7-17, 2nd 38-24
Dec 3, 1961 St. Louis Cardinals vs Washington Redskins 10 7-17, 3rd 38-24
24 Oct 1, 1961 New York Titans vs Boston Patriots 9 0-9, 2nd 37-30
Nov 12, 1961 San Diego Chargers @ Denver Broncos 9 0-9, 3rd 19-16
26 Dec 16, 1961 Baltimore Colts @ San Francisco 49ers 7 3-10, 2nd 27-24
Dec 3, 1961 Baltimore Colts vs San Francisco 49ers 7 10-17, 4th 20-17
Oct 22, 1961 Baltimore Colts @ Detroit Lions 7 7-14, 4th 17-14
Nov 19, 1961 Buffalo Bills @ Denver Broncos 7 0-7, 2nd 23-10
Nov 26, 1961 Chicago Bears vs Los Angeles Rams 7 0-7, 1st 28-24
Sep 17, 1961 Dallas Cowboys vs Pittsburgh Steelers 7 17-24, 4th 27-24
Oct 1, 1961 Dallas Texans vs Houston Oilers 7 0-7, 1st 26-21
Sep 17, 1961 Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers 7 0-7, 1st 17-13
Nov 19, 1961 Green Bay Packers vs Los Angeles Rams 7 0-7, 2nd 35-17
Nov 12, 1961 Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Bears 7 0-7, 1st 31-28
Dec 3, 1961 Houston Oilers vs San Diego Chargers 7 0-7, 1st 33-13
Nov 26, 1961 Houston Oilers vs Denver Broncos 7 0-7, 1st 45-14
Oct 22, 1961 Houston Oilers vs Dallas Texans 7 0-7, 2nd 38-7
Oct 1, 1961 Los Angeles Rams vs Pittsburgh Steelers 7 7-14, 2nd 24-14
Nov 26, 1961 New York Giants @ Cleveland Browns 7 0-7, 2nd 37-21
Nov 19, 1961 New York Giants vs Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0-7, 1st 42-21
Oct 15, 1961 New York Giants @ Dallas Cowboys 7 3-10, 2nd 31-10
Sep 24, 1961 New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Steelers 7 0-7, 2nd 17-14
Nov 23, 1961 New York Titans vs Buffalo Bills 7 0-7, 1st 21-14
Dec 17, 1961 Philadelphia Eagles @ Detroit Lions 7 17-24, 4th 27-24
Oct 22, 1961 San Diego Chargers @ Oakland Raiders 7 0-7, 1st 41-10
Nov 19, 1961 San Francisco 49ers vs Chicago Bears 7 0-7, 1st 41-31
48 Dec 3, 1961 Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears 6 9-15, 4th 16-15
Nov 23, 1961 Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions 6 0-6, 2nd 17-9
Nov 11, 1961 New York Titans vs Oakland Raiders 6 0-6, 2nd 23-12

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