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Season Almanac

1962 NFL Season

🏆 Dallas Texans won the AFL Championship · 🏆 Green Bay Packers won the NFL Championship

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Bobby Mitchell (Rec Yds, Rec TD, Rec) · Jim Taylor (Rush Yds, Rush TD)

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Y. A. TittleQB34.6
  2. 2Len DawsonQB31.3
  3. 3Bobby MitchellWR27.8
  4. 4Sonny JurgensenQB23.8
  5. 5Tommy McDonaldWR23.3
  6. 6Jim TaylorRB22.2
  7. 7Frank GiffordRB21.2
  8. 8Don MaynardWR20.5
  9. 9Jim BrownRB20.4
  10. 10Fran TarkentonQB16.7
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Lance AlworthWR182.3
  2. 2Nick BuonicontiMLB36.8
  3. 3Deacon JonesDE1
  4. 4Bob LillyDT0.5
  5. 5Merlin OlsenDT0.5

Final season in the corpus

  1. 1Bobby LayneQB253.6
  2. 2Les RichterLB18.9
  3. 3Chuck BednarikC17.7
  4. 4Mike McCormackOT8.9

Teams · 22

TeamRecordResult
Green Bay Packers13-1Won NFL Championship
New York Giants12-2Playoffs
Dallas Texans11-3Won AFL Championship
Detroit Lions11-3Playoffs
Houston Oilers11-3Playoffs
Boston Patriots9-4-12nd
Chicago Bears9-53rd
Pittsburgh Steelers9-52nd
Buffalo Bills7-6-13rd
Cleveland Browns7-6-13rd
Baltimore Colts7-74th
Denver Broncos7-72nd
San Francisco 49ers6-85th
Washington Redskins5-7-2Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys5-8-15th
New York Titans5-9Playoffs
St. Louis Cardinals4-9-16th
San Diego Chargers4-103rd
Philadelphia Eagles3-10-17th
Minnesota Vikings2-11-16th
Los Angeles Rams1-12-17th
Oakland Raiders1-134th