1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total | |
| 1961 Green Bay | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 1961 Houston | 10 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Scoring Plays | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Scoring Description(Extra Point) | Score | ||
| 1 | 9:50 | 1961 Houston | C.Tolar 2 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) | 7-0 HOA | ||
| 1 | 5:45 | 1961 Houston | G.Blanda 31 yd. field goal | 10-0 HOA | ||
| 2 | 13:48 | 1961 Green Bay | P.Hornung 27 yd. field goal | 10-3 HOA | ||
| 2 | 11:24 | 1961 Houston | G.Blanda 45 yd. field goal | 13-3 HOA | ||
| 2 | 3:57 | 1961 Houston | D.Smith 2 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) | 20-3 HOA | ||
| 2 | 0:45 | 1961 Green Bay | R.Kramer 13 yd. pass from B.Starr (P.Hornung kick) | 20-10 HOA | ||
| 2 | 0:00 | 1961 Houston | G.Blanda 21 yd. field goal | 23-10 HOA | ||
| 3 | 12:27 | 1961 Houston | B.Cannon 17 yd. run (G.Blanda kick) | 30-10 HOA | ||
| 3 | 9:36 | 1961 Green Bay | J.Taylor 4 yd. run (P.Hornung kick) | 30-17 HOA | ||
| 3 | 0:00 | 1961 Houston | G.Blanda 36 yd. field goal | 33-17 HOA | ||
| 4 | 10:19 | 1961 Green Bay | P.Hornung 30 yd. field goal | 33-20 HOA | ||
| Other Highlights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qtr | Clock | Team | Event | Player | Yards | |
| 1 | 14:41 | 1961 Green Bay | Return | Tom Moore | 36 | |
| 1 | 13:10 | 1961 Houston | Intercept | Tony Banfield | 0 | |
| 1 | 8:57 | 1961 Houston | Intercept | Freddy Glick | 18 | |
| 2 | 13:03 | 1961 Houston | Pass | Charley Hennigan | 37 | |
| 2 | 0:08 | 1961 Houston | Pass | Bill Groman | 33 | |
| 3 | 13:44 | 1961 Houston | QBSack | Willie Davis | -8 | |
| 3 | 11:11 | 1961 Green Bay | Run | Paul Hornung | 40 | |
| 3 | 10:33 | 1961 Green Bay | QBSack | Dennit Morris | -4 | |
| 3 | 9:55 | 1961 Green Bay | Run | Jim Taylor | 35 | |
| 3 | 3:59 | 1961 Houston | Intercept | Tony Banfield | 10 | |
| 4 | 8:41 | 1961 Houston | Missed Field Goal | George Blanda | 60 | |
| 4 | 7:44 | 1961 Green Bay | QBSack | Dalva Allen | -8 | |
| 4 | 5:37 | 1961 Houston | Fumble | Billy Cannon | ||
Team Statistics | ||
| 1961 Green Bay | 1961 Houston | |
| First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total | 12-8-1-21 | 6-20-0-26 |
| Third Down Efficiency | 3-10-30% | 7-13-54% |
| Fourth Down Efficiency | 1-2-50% | 0-0-0% |
| Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct) | 14-21-67% | 24-28-86% |
| Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play | 353-60-5.9 | 428-68-6.3 |
| Total Net Yards Rushing | 206 | 81 |
| Total Rushes | 28 | 25 |
| Average Per Rush | 7.4 | 3.2 |
| Passes Completed/Attempted | 15/30 (50.0%) | 24/42 (57.1%) |
| Net Yards Passing | 147 | 347 |
| Avg Yards Per Pass | 5.3 | 8.5 |
| Sacked/Yards Lost | 2/12 | 1/8 |
| Punts/Average | 2/41.0 | 2/33.5 |
| Punts Received/Return Yardage | 1/25 | 0/0 |
| Kickoffs/Returns | 7/117 | 3/74 |
| Interceptions/Returns | 0/0 | 3/28 |
| Penalties/Yards | 4/26 | 3/35 |
| Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost | 2/0 | 1/1 |
| Time of Possession | 30 mins 44 secs | 29 mins 16 secs |
| Average Drive Start | GBN 34 | HOA 32 |
Passing Stats | ||||||||||||
| Att | Comp | Yds | Comp % | Yds/Att | TD | TD % | INT | INT % | Long | Sack | Rating | |
| Bart Starr | 30 | 15 | 159 | 50.0 | 5.3 | 1 | 3.3 | 3 | 10.0 | 27 | 2/12 | 37.4 |
| George Blanda | 42 | 24 | 355 | 57.1 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1/8 | 84.9 |
Rushing Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | Fumbles/Lost | |||||
| Jim Taylor | 16 | 101 | 6.3 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Paul Hornung | 8 | 88 | 11.0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Tom Moore | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Bart Starr | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Billy Cannon | 15 | 59 | 3.9 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | ||||
| Charley Tolar | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| George Blanda | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
| Dave W. Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0/0 | ||||
Receiving Stats | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | 2 Pt Conv | ||||||
| Ron Kramer | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Taylor | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Paul Hornung | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Boyd Dowler | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Max McGee | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John White | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Billy Cannon | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 23 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Charley Hennigan | 4 | 85 | 21.3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Bill Groman | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Willard Dewveall | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Field Goals | |||||||||||
| 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ | Totals | % Made | |||||
| Paul Hornung | 0/0 | 1/1 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 100 | ||||
| George Blanda | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 4/5 | 80.0 | ||||
Punting | |||||||||||
| No | Avg | Net | Tb | Inside 20 | Long | Blocked | |||||
| Boyd Dowler | 2 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Jim C. Norton | 2 | 33.5 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||||
Kickoff Returns | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Jim Taylor | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Herb Adderley | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 29 | 0 | ||||||
| Tom Moore | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | ||||||
| Boyd Dowler | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | ||||||
| Ron Kramer | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||||||
| Billy Cannon | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 28 | 0 | ||||||
Punt Returns | |||||||||||
| Ret | FC | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | ||||||
| Willie Wood | 1 | 0 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |||||
| Claude King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
Individual Defense | |||||||||||
| Tackles | Sacks | Fum Rec | |||||||||
| Bill Forester | 8 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Herb Adderley | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jesse Whittenton | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dan Currie | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ray Nitschke | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Hank Gremminger | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willie Wood | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| John Symank | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Willie Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Henry Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Ron Kramer | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Bob Skoronski | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Dennit Morris | 9 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mike Dukes | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Doug Cline | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Tony Banfield | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Freddy Glick | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Dalva Allen | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Jim C. Norton | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Orville Trask | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Mark Johnston | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Interceptions | |||||||||||
| No | Yds | Avg | Long | TD | |||||||
| Tony Banfield | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | ||||||
| Freddy Glick | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | ||||||
Game Story | |||||
| George Blanda enjoyed a big day as Houston defeated Green Bay by the score of 33 to 20. Blanda kicked 4 field goals, including a long one of 45 yards for the winners. George Blanda passed 42 times for 355 yards. Houston won the matchups on third down, converting on 7 of 13 opportunities. They won the air battle out-passing Green Bay 355 to 159 yards. Houston got out to an early lead outscoring Green Bay 10 to 0 in the first quarter. They were on top at the half 23 to 10. Houston led after three quarters 33 to 17. Jim Taylor ran the ball 16 times gaining 101 yards and added a touchdown for Green Bay , but his effort went to waste. | |||||