The 1963 NFL season was the 44th regular season of the National Football League. In an organised Sports league, a season is the portion of one Year in which regulated Games of the sport are in session The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. On April 17, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle indefinitely suspended Green Bay Packers running back Paul Hornung and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Alex Karras for gambling on their own teams, as well as other NFL games. Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Alvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle ( March 1 1926 – December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. A running back ( RB) is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield. Paul Vernon Hornung (born December 23, 1935 in Louisville Kentucky) is a former professional football player playing for the Green Bay The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Defensive tackle ( DT) is a position on the defensive line in American and Canadian football. Alexander George Karras (born July 15, 1935, in Gary, Indiana, United States) nicknamed "The Mad Duck", is a In addition, five other Detroit players were fined $2,000 each for placing bets on one game in which they did not participate. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been
On November 24, just two days after the assassination of President Kennedy, the NFL played its normal schedule of games. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal The assassination of John F Kennedy, the thirty-fifth President of the United States, took place on Friday November 22 1963 in Dallas Texas [1]
The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. The 1963 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 29 1963 at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
| Eastern Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 11 | 3 | 0 | . The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York City suburb of East Rutherford New Jersey. 786 | 448 | 280 |
| Cleveland Browns | 10 | 4 | 0 | . The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. 714 | 343 | 262 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | 5 | 0 | . The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale Arizona, just outside of Phoenix. 643 | 341 | 283 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 3 | . 636 | 321 | 295 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 4 | 10 | 0 | . The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC in the National 286 | 305 | 378 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 11 | 0 | . The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D 214 | 279 | 398 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 10 | 2 | . The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 167 | 242 | 381 |
| Western Conference | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 11 | 1 | 2 | . The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. 917 | 301 | 144 |
| Green Bay Packers | 11 | 2 | 1 | . The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. 846 | 369 | 206 |
| Baltimore Colts | 8 | 6 | 0 | . The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis Indiana. 571 | 316 | 285 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 8 | 1 | . The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. 385 | 326 | 265 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 5 | 8 | 1 | . The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based out of Minneapolis Minnesota. 385 | 309 | 390 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5 | 9 | 0 | . The St Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St 357 | 210 | 350 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 12 | 0 | . The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team 143 | 198 | 391 |
NFL Championship Game
Chicago 14, New York 10 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, December 29, 1963
References
- NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 1-932994-36-X)
- NFL History 1961-1970 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
- 1963 season in details
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
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