1961 NFL Season Standings Through Week 9

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The San Diego Chargers had the best regular season record in the 1961 NFL season through week 9 at 9-0.

The San Diego Chargers had the best point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 9 at +207 points.

The Washington Redskins had the worst point differential in the 1961 regular season through week 9 at -177 points.

The San Diego Chargers had the most points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 9 at 34.7 PPG.

The San Diego Chargers allowed the fewest points per game in the 1961 regular season through week 9 at 11.7 points allowed per game.

The games for week 9 of the 1961 NFL regular season were played on Friday, Nov 3, 1961, Sunday, Nov 5, 1961 and Sunday, Nov 12, 1961.

	Team	Record	Streak	PPG	PPG Allowed	Point Differential	Playoff Result
1	San Diego Chargers	9-0	W9	34.7	11.7	+207	Lost AFL Championship *
2	Green Bay Packers	7-2	W1	30.4	15.7	+133	Won NFLC
	New York Giants	7-2	W2	26.3	14.1	+110	Lost NFLC
	Philadelphia Eagles	7-2	L1	24.0	18.1	+53
5	Cleveland Browns	6-3	W1	21.6	18.7	+26
6	Boston Patriots	5-3-1	W3	30.4	24.9	+50	Missed Playoffs *
	Detroit Lions	5-3-1	W1	19.0	20.2	-11
8	Houston Oilers	4-3-1	W3	33.0	18.8	+114	Won AFL Champ *
9	Chicago Bears	5-4	L2	20.3	19.1	+11
10	San Francisco 49ers	4-4-1	L1	22.7	16.1	+59
	New York Titans	4-4	L1	21.4	28.1	-54	Missed Playoffs *
12	Pittsburgh Steelers	4-5	W3	21.1	16.6	+41
	St. Louis Cardinals	4-5	L1	18.1	20.4	-21
	Baltimore Colts	4-5	L1	21.7	25.1	-31
	Dallas Cowboys	4-5	L2	15.7	23.8	-73
16	Dallas Texans	3-5	L4	20.8	25.6	-39	Missed Playoffs *
17	Los Angeles Rams	3-6	W2	16.7	20.8	-37
	Buffalo Bills	3-6	L3	21.2	26.9	-51	Missed Playoffs *
	Denver Broncos	3-6	L2	18.4	29.8	-102	Missed Playoffs *
20	Oakland Raiders	2-6	W1	17.4	33.0	-125	Missed Playoffs *
21	Minnesota Vikings	2-7	W1	18.1	27.3	-83
22	Washington Redskins	0-9	L9	7.56	27.2	-177