1961 NFL Season Standings Through Week 8

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The San Diego Chargers had the best regular season record in the 1961 NFL season through week 8 at 8-0.

The San Diego Chargers had the best point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 8 at +172 points.

The Washington Redskins had the worst point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 8 at -166 points.

The San Diego Chargers had the most points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 8 at 33.0 PPG.

The San Diego Chargers allowed the fewest points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 8 at 11.5 points allowed per game.

The games for week 8 of the 1961 NFL regular season were played on Sunday, Oct 29, 1961 and Sunday, Nov 5, 1961.

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	San Diego Chargers	8-0	W8	33.0	11.5	+172	Lost AFL Championship *
2	Philadelphia Eagles	7-1	W5	24.4	15.6	+70
3	Green Bay Packers	6-2	L1	30.4	14.1	+130	Won NFLC
	New York Giants	6-2	W1	24.9	13.2	+93	Lost NFLC
5	Cleveland Browns	5-3	L1	22.1	20.2	+15
	Chicago Bears	5-3	L1	19.4	17.6	+14
7	New York Titans	4-3	W1	22.6	25.3	-19	Missed Playoffs *
8	San Francisco 49ers	4-3-1	T1	24.6	16.0	+69
	Boston Patriots	4-3-1	W2	30.8	25.4	+43	Missed Playoffs *
	Detroit Lions	4-3-1	T1	15.8	21.0	-42
11	St. Louis Cardinals	4-4	W1	18.6	17.4	+10
	Baltimore Colts	4-4	W1	21.9	24.8	-23
	Dallas Cowboys	4-4	L1	16.8	22.1	-43
	Houston Oilers	3-3-1	W2	29.9	19.4	+73	Won AFL Champ *
15	Dallas Texans	3-4	L3	20.7	25.3	-32	Missed Playoffs *
16	Pittsburgh Steelers	3-5	W2	19.1	17.8	+11
	Buffalo Bills	3-5	L2	21.1	26.4	-42	Missed Playoffs *
	Denver Broncos	3-5	L1	19.0	26.6	-61	Missed Playoffs *
19	Los Angeles Rams	2-6	W1	16.6	22.5	-47
20	Oakland Raiders	1-6	L3	15.4	34.6	-134	Missed Playoffs *
21	Minnesota Vikings	1-7	L7	16.9	28.2	-91
22	Washington Redskins	0-8	L8	7.75	28.5	-166