1961 NFL SEASON REVIEW N.Y. Giants

30K views · 507 reactions | Two years after sustaining the most lopsided defeat (73-0) at the hands of the Chicago Bears in the 1940 NFL Championship Game, Washington avenged its humiliating loss by defeating the very-same Bears to capture the NFL Championship #OTD in 1942. | Pro Football Hall of Fame | Facebook

2.1K views · 76 reactions | Marion Motley, with his powerful running on Cleveland's famed trap and draw series, made the Browns' ground game go, but he is also credited with vital contributions to the Cleveland passing attack, because his blocking for quarterback Otto Graham was exceptional. | Pro Football Hall of Fame | Facebook

Concrete Charlie refused to lose when we faced the Packers in the 1960 NFL Championship. Vote now to choose the Best Play Ever, presented by Ticketmaster: bit.ly/32ZwY9u #NFL100 | #FlyEaglesFly | Philadelphia Eagles

The 1961 National Football League Championship Game was the first NFL championship game held in Green Bay. The game was a match-up of the Eastern Conference champion New York Giants (10–3–1) and the Western Conference champion Green Bay Packers (11–3). Packers Ray Nitschke, Boyd Dowler, and Paul Hornung were on leave from the U.S. Army. The Golden Boy scored 19 points (a touchdown, three field goals, and four extra points) as the Packers blanked the Giants 37-0. Hornung was named the MVP of the