- 1962 NFL season
The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd
regular season of theNational Football League . Before the season,CBS 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 Packers defeated theNew York Giants 16-7 in the NFL Championship Game atYankee Stadium . The Packers successfully defended their 1961 NFL title, finishing the 1962 season at 14-1; their only loss was to theDetroit Lions onThanksgiving .Major rule changes
*Grabbing any player's facemask is prohibited.
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 13-1-0.
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.
NFL Championship Game
Green Bay 16, New York 7 at
References
* "NFL Record and Fact Book" (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
* [http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1961-1970 NFL History 1961-1970] (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
* [http://nflhistory.net/linescores/pdf/1962n.pdf 1962 season in details]
* "Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League" (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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