10-3-1 | Lost NFL Champ |
Record | Outcome |
The New York Giants finished the regular season with a 10-3-1 record. They went 4-2-1 at home and 6-1 on the road. Including the playoffs, the New York Giants went 10-4-1. Their final game was a loss in the NFL Championship to the Green Bay Packers.
The 1961 New York Giants played in the East Division of the National Football League.
During the regular season, the 1961 New York Giants went 9-2-1 against their NFL East opponents.
The New York Giants finished the regular season with a point differential of +148. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Giants could have been expected to have about 10.8 wins, or a 11-3 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1961 New York Giants went 3-2-1. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Giants went 2-2-1.
The 1961 New York Giants did not play any overtime games in the regular season.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1961 New York Giants was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the New York Giants had during the 1961 regular season was 1 game, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
= Division Opponent
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | |
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1 | Sun, Sep 17, 1961 Sun, Sep 17 | vs St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals | Loss L 10 - 21 | |
2 | Sun, Sep 24, 1961 Sun, Sep 24 | @ Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers | Win W 17 - 14 | |
3 | Sun, Oct 1, 1961 Sun, Oct 1 | @ Washington Redskins Redskins | Win W 24 - 21 | |
4 | Sun, Oct 8, 1961 Sun, Oct 8 | @ St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals | Win W 24 - 9 | |
5 | Sun, Oct 15, 1961 Sun, Oct 15 | @ Dallas Cowboys Cowboys | Win W 31 - 10 | |
6 | Sun, Oct 22, 1961 Sun, Oct 22 | vs Los Angeles Rams Rams | Win W 24 - 14 | |
7 | Sun, Oct 29, 1961 Sun, Oct 29 | vs Dallas Cowboys Cowboys | Loss L 16 - 17 | |
8 | Sun, Nov 5, 1961 Sun, Nov 5 | vs Washington Redskins Redskins | Win W 53 - 0 | |
9 | Sun, Nov 12, 1961 Sun, Nov 12 | vs Philadelphia Eagles Eagles | Win W 38 - 21 | |
10 | Sun, Nov 19, 1961 Sun, Nov 19 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers Steelers | Win W 42 - 21 | |
11 | Sun, Nov 26, 1961 Sun, Nov 26 | @ Cleveland Browns Browns | Win W 37 - 21 | |
12 | Sun, Dec 3, 1961 Sun, Dec 3 | @ Green Bay Packers Packers | Loss L 17 - 20 | |
13 | Sun, Dec 10, 1961 Sun, Dec 10 | @ Philadelphia Eagles Eagles | Win W 28 - 24 | |
14 | Sun, Dec 17, 1961 Sun, Dec 17 | vs Cleveland Browns Browns | Tie T 7 - 7 | |
Playoffs | ||||
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NFL Champ NFL Championship | Sun, Dec 31, 1961 Sun, Dec 31 | @ Green Bay Packers Packers | Loss L 0 - 37 |
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