1961 NFL Season Standings Through Week 12

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The San Diego Chargers had the best regular season record in the 1961 NFL season through week 12 at 11-0.

The San Diego Chargers had the best point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 12 at +220 points.

The Washington Redskins had the worst point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 12 at -212 points.

The Houston Oilers had the most points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 12 at 35.0 PPG.

The San Diego Chargers allowed the fewest points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 12 at 12.3 points allowed per game.

The games for week 12 of the 1961 NFL regular season were played on Thursday, Nov 23, 1961, Sunday, Nov 26, 1961 and Sunday, Dec 3, 1961.

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	San Diego Chargers	11-0	W11	32.3	12.3	+220	Lost AFL Championship *
2	Green Bay Packers	10-2	W4	28.8	15.3	+162	Won NFLC
3	New York Giants	9-3	L1	27.8	15.8	+144	Lost NFLC
	Philadelphia Eagles	9-3	W2	25.8	20.4	+65
5	Houston Oilers	7-3-1	W6	35.0	17.5	+193	Won AFL Champ *
6	Cleveland Browns	8-4	W1	24.8	20.5	+52
7	Detroit Lions	7-4-1	W1	19.4	18.7	+9
8	Boston Patriots	6-4-1	W1	28.1	24.4	+41	Missed Playoffs *
9	Baltimore Colts	7-5	W3	21.5	20.8	+9
10	New York Titans	6-5	W1	20.7	27.3	-72	Missed Playoffs *
11	San Francisco 49ers	6-5-1	L1	25.0	18.7	+76
12	Chicago Bears	6-6	L1	21.4	21.1	+4
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	5-7	L1	22.1	21.1	+12
	St. Louis Cardinals	5-7	W1	19.0	21.2	-26
	Buffalo Bills	5-7	L1	21.5	24.4	-35	Missed Playoffs *
16	Dallas Cowboys	4-7-1	L2	16.6	26.2	-116
17	Dallas Texans	4-7	W1	22.1	24.5	-27	Missed Playoffs *
18	Los Angeles Rams	3-9	L3	17.7	24.3	-80
	Minnesota Vikings	3-9	W1	20.2	28.5	-99
	Denver Broncos	3-9	L5	17.2	29.6	-149	Missed Playoffs *
21	Oakland Raiders	2-9	L3	16.3	31.8	-171	Missed Playoffs *
22	Washington Redskins	0-11-1	L2	10.5	28.2	-212