Which NFL team had the longest winning streak in the 1961 season?

The San Diego Chargers had the longest winning streak within the 1961 regular season at 11 straight games. During this streak they beat their opponents by an average of 20.0 points. The streak started on Sep 10, 1961 and ended on Nov 19, 1961.

Were there any historic NFL winning streaks in the 1961 season?

Yes, one winning streak during the 1961 NFL season is in the all time top 50 winning streaks in the same season. The 11 game winning streak by the San Diego Chargers is the 15th longest same season winning streak in NFL history.

Longest NFL Winning Streaks In 1961

	Team	Winning Streak	Start	End	Result
1	San Diego Chargers	11	Sep 10	Nov 19	Lost AFL Championship *
2	Houston Oilers	9	Oct 22	Dec 17	Won AFL Champ *
3	Green Bay Packers	6	Sep 24	Oct 29	Won NFLC
4	New York Giants	5	Sep 24	Oct 22	Lost NFLC
	Philadelphia Eagles	5	Oct 8	Nov 5	Missed Playoffs
6	Boston Patriots	4	Nov 17	Dec 17	Missed Playoffs *
	Chicago Bears	4	Oct 8	Oct 29	Missed Playoffs
	Green Bay Packers	4	Nov 12	Dec 3	Won NFLC
	New York Giants	4	Nov 5	Nov 26	Lost NFLC
10	Baltimore Colts	3	Nov 19	Dec 3	Missed Playoffs
	Boston Patriots	3	Oct 22	Nov 3	Missed Playoffs *
	Cleveland Browns	3	Sep 24	Oct 8	Missed Playoffs
	Dallas Texans	3	Sep 24	Oct 8	Missed Playoffs *
	Pittsburgh Steelers	3	Oct 29	Nov 12	Missed Playoffs
	San Francisco 49ers	3	Oct 1	Oct 15	Missed Playoffs
	St. Louis Cardinals	3	Dec 3	Dec 17	Missed Playoffs
17	Boston Patriots	2	Sep 16	Sep 23	Missed Playoffs *
	Buffalo Bills	2	Nov 12	Nov 19	Missed Playoffs *
	Buffalo Bills	2	Oct 8	Oct 15	Missed Playoffs *
	Chicago Bears	2	Dec 10	Dec 17	Missed Playoffs
	Cleveland Browns	2	Nov 12	Nov 19	Missed Playoffs
	Cleveland Browns	2	Oct 22	Oct 29	Missed Playoffs
	Dallas Cowboys	2	Sep 17	Sep 24	Missed Playoffs
	Dallas Texans	2	Dec 10	Dec 17	Missed Playoffs *
	Denver Broncos	2	Oct 15	Oct 22	Missed Playoffs *
	Detroit Lions	2	Nov 12	Nov 19	Missed Playoffs
	Detroit Lions	2	Dec 3	Dec 10	Missed Playoffs
	Detroit Lions	2	Sep 17	Sep 24	Missed Playoffs
	Los Angeles Rams	2	Nov 5	Nov 12	Missed Playoffs
	New York Titans	2	Nov 23	Dec 3	Missed Playoffs *
	New York Titans	2	Sep 24	Oct 1	Missed Playoffs *
	Philadelphia Eagles	2	Nov 26	Dec 3	Missed Playoffs
	Philadelphia Eagles	2	Sep 17	Sep 24	Missed Playoffs
	San Francisco 49ers	2	Nov 19	Nov 26	Missed Playoffs

Team

Winning Streak

Start

End

Result

San Diego Chargers

Sep 10

Nov 19

Lost AFL Championship *

Houston Oilers

Oct 22

Dec 17

Won AFL Champ *

Green Bay Packers

Sep 24

Oct 29

Won NFLC

New York Giants

Sep 24

Oct 22

Lost NFLC

Philadelphia Eagles

Oct 8

Nov 5

Longest NFL Winning Streaks In The 1961 Season

Which NFL team had the longest winning streak in the 1961 season?

Longest 1961 NFL Winning Streaks

Were there any historic NFL winning streaks in the 1961 season?