The
1962 NFL season was the 43rd
regular seasonThe National Football League season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon. Exceptions are one game each week being played on Sunday night, and another game being played...
of the
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. Before the season,
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signed a contract with the league to televise all regular-season games for a $4.65 million annual fee.
The season ended on December 30th, when the
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defeated the
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16–7 in the NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium. The Packers successfully defended their
1961The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's owners declined to be charter members of the new American Football League. The schedule was also expanded from 12 games per...
NFL title, finishing the 1962 season at 14-1; their only loss was to the
Detroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....
on
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.
The Green Bay Packers won their first ten games, until losing 26–14 on November 22 at Detroit (26–14).
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The
1962 NFL season was the 43rd
regular seasonThe National Football League season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon. Exceptions are one game each week being played on Sunday night, and another game being played...
of the
National Football LeagueThe National Football League is the largest professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing its name to the National Football League in 1922. The league currently consists of...
. Before the season,
CBSThe NFL on CBS is the brand name of the CBS television network's coverage of the National Football League's games wherein the road team is from the American Football Conference, produced by CBS Sports.-Market coverage:...
signed a contract with the league to televise all regular-season games for a $4.65 million annual fee.
The season ended on December 30th, when the
Green Bay PackersThe Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League and are the third-oldest franchise in the NFL.The Packers are the last vestige of "small town...
defeated the
New York GiantsThe New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The team plays its home games at Giants Stadium, which also serves as its headquarters, and trains at an adjacent practice facility within the Meadowlands Sports Complex...
16–7 in the NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium. The Packers successfully defended their
1961The 1961 NFL season was the 42nd regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's owners declined to be charter members of the new American Football League. The schedule was also expanded from 12 games per...
NFL title, finishing the 1962 season at 14-1; their only loss was to the
Detroit LionsThe Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in downtown Detroit....
on
ThanksgivingThanksgiving may refer to:*Thanksgiving , the holiday on the fourth Thursday in November.*Thanksgiving , the holiday on the second Monday in October.*Thanksgiving...
.
Conference races
The Green Bay Packers won their first ten games, until losing 26–14 on November 22 at Detroit (26–14). The Lions' win put them a game behind the Pack rather than 2 games behind, but in the final week, they lost to Chicago, 3–0. Even a Lions win would have been made moot when Green Bay's won 20–17 at L.A. to finish with a record of 13–1.
In the Eastern conference, the Redskins were unbeaten after six games. Their four wins and two ties would have been an .833 record in later years, but in 1962, a tie game wasn't counted at all. In
Week Seven (October 28), the Giants handed the Skins their first loss, 49–34. When Washington lost again the next week, 38–10 to Dallas, the Giants 31–28 win over St. Louis gave them a 6–2 record and the conference lead. The Giants rode a nine game winning streak to capture the Eastern title and the right to host the title game against Green Bay.
| Week |
WESTERN |
|
EASTERN |
|
| 1 |
4 teams (Bal, Chi, Det, GB) |
1-0-0 |
Tie (Cle, St.L) |
1-0-0 |
| 2 |
4 teams (Bal, Chi, Det, GB) |
2-0-0 |
WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
1-0-1 |
| 3 |
Tie (Det, GB) |
3-0-0 |
WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
2-0-1 |
| 4 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
4-0-0 |
WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
3-0-1 |
| 5 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
5-0-0 |
WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
3-0-2 |
| 6 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
6-0-0 |
WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
4-0-2 |
| 7 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
7-0-0 |
WASHINGTON REDSKINS |
4-1-2 |
| 8 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
8-0-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
6-2-0 |
| 9 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
9-0-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
7-2-0 |
| 10 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
10-0-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
8-2-0 |
| 11 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
10-1-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
9-2-0 |
| 12 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
11-1-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
10-2-0 |
| 13 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
12-1-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
11-2-0 |
| 14 |
GREEN BAY PACKERS |
13-1-0 |
NEW YORK GIANTS |
12-2-0 |
Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
Note: Prior to 1972, the NFL did not include tie games when calculating a team's winning percentage in the official standings
NFL Championship Game
- Green Bay 16, New York 7 at Yankee Stadium, New York City
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, December 30, 1962