| League Championship |
| New York Giants at Green Bay Packers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: December 31, 1961 Location: Green Bay, WI Venue: City Stadium Attendance: 39029 |
| Weather: Light Snow Temp: 21 F Humidty: 74% Wind: 9 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York GiantsNYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Green Bay PackersGB | 0 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 37 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | NYG | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 6 run (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Boyd Dowler 13 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ron Kramer 14 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 17 FG | 0 | 24 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 22 FG | 0 | 27 |
| 3 | Green Bay PackersGB | Ron Kramer 13 pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick) | 0 | 34 |
| 4 | Green Bay PackersGB | Paul Hornung 19 FG | 0 | 37 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Del Shofner |
| 79 | LOT | Rosey Brown |
| 62 | LOG | Darrell Dess |
| 55 | C | Ray Wietecha |
| 66 | ROG | Jack Stroud |
| 53 | ROT | Greg Larson |
| 80 | TE | Joe Walton |
| 14 | QB | Y.A. Tittle |
| 28 | HB | Joel Wells |
| 44 | FL | Kyle Rote |
| 29 | FB | Alex Webster |
| Defense | ||
| 75 | LDE | Jim Katcavage |
| 77 | LDT | Dick Modzelewski |
| 76 | RDT | Rosey Grier |
| 81 | RDE | Andy Robustelli |
| 89 | LLB | Cliff Livingston |
| 70 | MLB | Sam Huff |
| 82 | RLB | Tom Scott |
| 49 | LCB | Erich Barnes |
| 40 | LS | Joe Morrison |
| 20 | RS | Jimmy Patton |
| 22 | RCB | Dick Lynch |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 85 | SE | Max McGee |
| 76 | LOT | Bob Skoronski |
| 63 | LOG | Fred Thurston |
| 51 | C | Jim Ringo |
| 75 | ROG | Forrest Gregg |
| 78 | ROT | Norm Masters |
| 88 | TE | Ron Kramer |
| 15 | QB | Bart Starr |
| 5 | HB | Paul Hornung |
| 86 | FL | Boyd Dowler |
| 31 | FB | Jim Taylor |
| Defense | ||
| 87 | LDE | Willie Davis |
| 79 | LDT | Dave Hanner |
| 74 | RDT | Henry Jordan |
| 83 | RDE | Bill Quinlan |
| 58 | LLB | Dan Currie |
| 66 | MLB | Ray Nitschke |
| 71 | RLB | Bill Forester |
| 46 | LCB | Hank Gremminger |
| 27 | LS | John Symank |
| 24 | RS | Willie Wood |
| 47 | RCB | Jesse Whittenton |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYG | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 38 | 5 | 1 | |
| GB | 19 | 10 | 8 | 1 | / | / | 4 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Alex Webster | 7 | 19 | 2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Joel Wells | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Phil King | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Bob Gaiters | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 31 | 2.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Paul Hornung | 20 | 89 | 4.5 | 17 | 1 |
| Jim Taylor | 14 | 69 | 4.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Tom Moore | 6 | 25 | 4.2 | 11 | 0 |
| John Roach | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Pitts | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 181 | 4.1 | 33 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||||||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 20 | 6 | 30.0 | 4 | 65 | 3.3 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 |
| Charley Conerly | 8 | 4 | 50.0 | 0 | 54 | 6.8 | 35 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 71.9 |
| Bob Gaiters | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 4 | 119 | 4.1 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 8.3 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
| Bart Starr | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 0 | 164 | 9.6 | 37 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 130.9 |
| Paul Hornung | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 19 | 47.5 | 0 | 164 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83.8 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Kyle Rote | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Del Shofner | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Walton | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 10 | 119 | 11.9 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Ron Kramer | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 37 | 2 |
| Paul Hornung | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Boyd Dowler | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 1313 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 164 | 8.6 | 3 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Herb Adderley | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Hank Gremminger | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Nitschke | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jesse Whittenton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 14 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | |||||
| Don Chandler | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 46 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 196 | 39.2 | 46 | |
| Green Bay Packers | |||||
| Boyd Dowler | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 208 | 42.0 | 64 | |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joe Morrison | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Larry Hayes | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Willie Wood | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||||||
| Joel Wells | 5 | 0 | 98 | 19.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Bob Gaiters | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 119 | 19.8 | 0 | ||
| Green Bay Packers | ||||||
| Ray Nitschke | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | ||
| Team Totals | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | ||
| Dave Hanner | 1.0 | 9.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 20.0 |