1961 NFL Season Standings Through Week 6

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The San Diego Chargers had the best regular season record in the 1961 NFL season through week 6 at 6-0.

The Green Bay Packers had the best point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 6 at +136 points.

The Washington Redskins had the worst point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 6 at -110 points.

The Green Bay Packers had the most points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 6 at 32.3 PPG.

The Green Bay Packers allowed the fewest points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 6 at 9.67 points allowed per game.

The games for week 6 of the 1961 NFL regular season were played on Friday, Oct 13, 1961, Sunday, Oct 15, 1961 and Sunday, Oct 22, 1961.

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	San Diego Chargers	6-0	W6	31.0	13.7	+104	Lost AFL Championship *
2	Green Bay Packers	5-1	W5	32.3	9.67	+136	Won NFLC
	Philadelphia Eagles	5-1	W3	25.3	14.5	+65
	New York Giants	5-1	W5	21.7	14.8	+41	Lost NFLC
5	San Francisco 49ers	4-2	L1	27.8	14.7	+79
	Chicago Bears	4-2	W3	20.0	17.5	+15
	Cleveland Browns	4-2	W1	23.8	22.5	+8
8	Dallas Texans	3-2	L1	24.2	24.2	0	Missed Playoffs *
	New York Titans	3-2	L1	26.8	28.8	-10	Missed Playoffs *
10	St. Louis Cardinals	3-3	W1	18.0	16.8	+7
	Buffalo Bills	3-3	W2	22.0	21.8	+1	Missed Playoffs *
	Dallas Cowboys	3-3	L2	16.7	21.7	-30
	Baltimore Colts	3-3	W1	18.3	26.0	-46
	Detroit Lions	3-3	L1	13.0	23.0	-60
15	Boston Patriots	2-3-1	T1	29.3	27.5	+11	Missed Playoffs *
16	Denver Broncos	2-4	W1	20.8	27.7	-41	Missed Playoffs *
17	Houston Oilers	1-3-1	T1	28.6	22.6	+30	Won AFL Champ *
18	Oakland Raiders	1-4	L1	18.4	37.4	-95	Missed Playoffs *
19	Pittsburgh Steelers	1-5	L1	19.3	19.8	-3
	Los Angeles Rams	1-5	L3	15.3	22.5	-43
	Minnesota Vikings	1-5	L5	18.0	27.8	-59
22	Washington Redskins	0-6	L6	6.33	24.7	-110