| Week | Date | Home Team | Score | Score | Away Team | Location | |||||
| 16 | Dec 24, 1961 | San Diego Chargers | 3 | 10 | Houston Oilers | Balboa Stadium | |||||
1961 AFL Playoff Results as of December 24, 1961
1961 AFL Regular Season Standings as of December 24, 1961
| AFL | Overall | Home | Away | Conference | Division | |||||||||||||
| Western Conference | W | L | T | Pctg | PF | PA | PD | W-L-T | W-L-T | W-L-T | W-L-T | |||||||
| San Diego Chargers | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0.857 | 396 | 219 | +177 | 6 - 1 - 0 | 6 - 1 - 0 | 12 - 2 - 0 | 6 - 0 - 0 | |||||||
| Dallas Texans | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 334 | 343 | -9 | 4 - 3 - 0 | 2 - 5 - 0 | 6 - 8 - 0 | 4 - 2 - 0 | |||||||
| Denver Broncos | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0.214 | 251 | 432 | -181 | 2 - 5 - 0 | 1 - 6 - 0 | 3 - 11 - 0 | 1 - 5 - 0 | |||||||
| Oakland Raiders | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | 237 | 458 | -221 | 1 - 6 - 0 | 1 - 6 - 0 | 2 - 12 - 0 | 1 - 5 - 0 | |||||||
| Eastern Conference | W | L | T | Pctg | PF | PA | PD | W-L-T | W-L-T | W-L-T | W-L-T | |||||||
| Houston Oilers | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0.769 | 513 | 242 | +271 | 6 - 1 - 0 | 4 - 2 - 1 | 10 - 3 - 1 | 4 - 1 - 1 | |||||||
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0.692 | 413 | 313 | +100 | 4 - 2 - 1 | 5 - 2 - 0 | 9 - 4 - 1 | 2 - 3 - 1 | |||||||
| New York Titans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 301 | 390 | -89 | 5 - 2 - 0 | 2 - 5 - 0 | 7 - 7 - 0 | 3 - 3 - 0 | |||||||
| Buffalo Bills | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0.429 | 294 | 342 | -48 | 2 - 5 - 0 | 4 - 3 - 0 | 6 - 8 - 0 | 2 - 4 - 0 | |||||||