1961 NFL Season Standings Through Week 5

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The San Diego Chargers had the best regular season record in the 1961 NFL season through week 5 at 5-0.

The Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers tied for the best point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 5 at +110 points.

The Oakland Raiders had the worst point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 5 at -92 points.

The San Francisco 49ers had the most points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 5 at 33.4 PPG.

The Green Bay Packers allowed the fewest points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 5 at 10.2 points allowed per game.

The games for week 5 of the 1961 NFL regular season were played on Saturday, Oct 7, 1961, Sunday, Oct 8, 1961 and Sunday, Oct 15, 1961.

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	San Diego Chargers	5-0	W5	32.2	14.4	+89	Lost AFL Championship *
2	San Francisco 49ers	4-1	W3	33.4	11.4	+110
	Green Bay Packers	4-1	W4	32.2	10.2	+110	Won NFLC
	New York Giants	4-1	W4	21.2	15.0	+31	Lost NFLC
	Philadelphia Eagles	4-1	W2	21.8	16.0	+29
6	New York Titans	3-1	W2	31.0	29.8	+5	Missed Playoffs *
	Dallas Texans	3-1	W3	24.2	23.5	+3	Missed Playoffs *
8	Cleveland Browns	3-2	L1	22.6	21.4	+6
	Dallas Cowboys	3-2	L1	18.6	17.4	+6
	Chicago Bears	3-2	W2	17.8	21.0	-16
	Detroit Lions	3-2	W1	12.8	24.2	-57
12	Boston Patriots	2-3	L2	29.0	26.8	+11	Missed Playoffs *
	Buffalo Bills	2-3	W1	21.0	21.4	-2	Missed Playoffs *
	St. Louis Cardinals	2-3	L2	16.8	20.2	-17
	Baltimore Colts	2-3	L2	18.6	28.4	-49
16	Houston Oilers	1-3	L3	28.0	20.5	+30	Won AFL Champ *
	Oakland Raiders	1-3	W1	17.0	40.0	-92	Missed Playoffs *
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	1-4	W1	17.6	17.8	-1
	Minnesota Vikings	1-4	L4	20.2	26.8	-33
	Los Angeles Rams	1-4	L2	15.6	22.2	-33
	Denver Broncos	1-4	L4	19.6	28.4	-44	Missed Playoffs *
22	Washington Redskins	0-5	L5	7.60	24.8	-86