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1962 NFL season

The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd regular season of the National 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 the New York Giants 16-7 in the NFL Championship Game at Yankee Stadium. The Packers successfully defended their 1961 NFL title, finishing the 1962 season at 14-1; their only loss was to the Detroit Lions on Thanksgiving.

Major rule changes
Conference races
Final standings
NFL Championship Game
References

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.

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

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Eastern Conference
New York Giants	12	2	0	.857	398	283
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	5	0	.643	312	363
Cleveland Browns	7	6	1	.538	291	257
Washington Redskins	5	7	2	.417	305	376
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	398	402
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	287	361
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	282	356

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Western Conference
Green Bay Packers	13	1	0	.929	415	148
Detroit Lions	11	3	0	.786	315	177
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	321	287
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	293	288
San Francisco 49ers	6	8	0	.429	282	331
Minnesota Vikings	2	11	1	.154	254	410
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	220	334

NFL Championship Game

Green Bay 16, New York 7 at Yankee Stadium, New York City, December 30, 1962

References

NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
NFL History 1961-1970 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
1962 season in details
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

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