1961 Green Bay 27, 1961 New York NFL 17

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

OT

Total

1961 Green Bay

3

14

0

10

0

27

1961 New York NFL

3

7

0

7

0

17

Scoring Plays
QtrClockTeamScoring Description(Extra Point)Score
18:141961 New York NFLP.Summerall 18 yd. field goal3-0 NYN
15:071961 Green BayP.Hornung 40 yd. field goal3-3 NYN
212:121961 New York NFLK.Rote 13 yd. pass from Y.Tittle (P.Summerall kick)10-3 NYN
29:211961 Green BayF.Thurston 9 yd. fumble recovery (P.Hornung kick)10-10 NYN
20:001961 Green BayJ.Taylor 13 yd. run (P.Hornung kick)17-10 GBN
414:101961 New York NFLA.Webster 2 yd. run (P.Summerall kick)17-17 NYN
44:431961 Green BayM.McGee 27 yd. pass from B.Starr (P.Hornung kick)24-17 GBN
41:371961 Green BayP.Hornung 24 yd. field goal27-17 GBN

Team Statistics

1961 Green Bay1961 New York NFL
First Downs by Rush-Pass-Pen-Total9-10-0-195-17-1-23
Third Down Efficiency3-11-27%4-12-33%
Fourth Down Efficiency0-0-0%2-3-67%
Red Zone Efficiency (pts-poss-pct)17-21-81%17-28-61%
Total Offense-Plays-Avg Yards Per Play347-58-6.0335-64-5.2
Total Net Yards Rushing16077
Total Rushes3620
Average Per Rush4.43.8
Passes Completed/Attempted13/20 (65.0%)26/41 (63.4%)
Net Yards Passing187258
Avg Yards Per Pass9.97.0
Sacked/Yards Lost2/113/30
Punts/Average3/43.33/40.3
Punts Received/Return Yardage1/72/30
Kickoffs/Returns3/835/103
Interceptions/Returns4/291/10
Penalties/Yards4/201/5
Total Fumbles/Fumbles Lost2/12/0
Time of Possession30 mins 44 secs29 mins 16 secs
Average Drive StartGBN 34NYN 31

Passing Stats

AttCompYdsComp %Yds/AttTDTD %INTINT %LongSackRating
1961 Green Bay
Bart Starr201319865.09.915.015.0342/1193.3
1961 New York NFL
Y.A. Tittle412628863.47.012.449.8373/3052.7

Rushing Stats

NoYdsAvgLongTD2 Pt ConvFumbles/Lost
1961 Green Bay
Jim Taylor19784.120101/0
Paul Hornung12363.09000/0
Tom Moore44110.321000/0
Bart Starr155.05001/1
1961 New York NFL
Alex Webster16684.316100/0
Bob Gaiters492.37001/0

Receiving Stats

NoYdsAvgLongTD2 Pt Conv
1961 Green Bay
Max McGee69315.52710
Boyd Dowler34916.33400
Ron Kramer22914.51600
Paul Hornung199.0900
Jim Taylor11818.01800
1961 New York NFL
Kyle Rote77310.41410
Alex Webster6538.81200
Joe Walton47719.33700
Del Shofner3289.31100
Joe Morrison33411.31500
Bob Gaiters3237.7900

Field Goals

1-1920-2930-3940-4950+Totals% Made
1961 Green Bay
Paul Hornung0/01/10/01/20/02/366.7
1961 New York NFL
Pat Summerall1/10/00/00/10/01/250.0

Punting

NoAvgNetTbInside 20LongBlocked
1961 Green Bay
Boyd Dowler343.333.302440
1961 New York NFL
Don Chandler340.331.311510

Kickoff Returns

NoYdsAvgLongTD
1961 Green Bay
Herb Adderley25125.5260
Tom Moore13232.0320
1961 New York NFL
Joel Wells36321.0220
Bob Gaiters24020.0290

Punt Returns

RetFCYdsAvgLongTD
1961 Green Bay
Willie Wood1077.070
1961 New York NFL
Joel Wells111818.0180
Bill Stits101212.0120

Individual Defense

TacklesSacksFum Rec
1961 Green Bay
Henry Jordan610
Jesse Whittenton600
Willie Wood500
Herb Adderley500
Ray Nitschke500
Dave Hanner510
Hank Gremminger500
Dan Currie500
Bill Forester400
Willie Davis110
Fuzzy Thurston001
1961 New York NFL
Sam Huff1100
Erich Barnes1000
Jimmy Patton600
Tom Scott400
Rosey Grier410
Dick Nolan300
Andy Robustelli301
Cliff Livingston210
Dick Lynch200
Dick Modzelewski200
Jim Katcavage100
Bob Gaiters001
Ray Wietecha001

Interceptions

NoYdsAvgLongTD
1961 Green Bay
Jesse Whittenton200.000
Herb Adderley11010.0100
Hank Gremminger11919.0190
1961 New York NFL
Jimmy Patton11010.0100

Game Story

In a good game the visitors from Green Bay bested New York NFL by the score of 27 to 17. Jim Taylor carried the ball 19 times for 78 yards and added a touchdown. Green Bay controlled the ground game, out-rushing New York NFL 160 to 77 yards. Green Bay was on top at the half 17 to 10. Y.A. Tittle threw 41 times for 288 yards with a touchdown for New York NFL, in a losing cause.