Originally published on Jul. 30, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Monday, December 26th, 1960, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated
the Green Bay Packers 17-13 in the 1960 NFL Championship Game to win the 41st
championship in NFL history. It was the third championship for the Eagles franchise.
The game was held at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.
The season was also the first to feature the Playoff Bowl, a
consolation game for third place in the overall standings held between the two
second-place teams in each conference. The postseason contest was played from
1960 to 1969.
The Detroit Lions defeated the Cleveland Browns 17-16 in the
inaugural Playoff Bowl on Saturday, January 7th, 1961. The game was held at the
Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin won the 1960
MVP Award with 24 passing touchdowns and 2471 passing yards.
Out of Playoffs:
Most passing touchdowns: #19 Johnny Unitas (Colts)- 25 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #5 Paul Hornung (Packers)- 13 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #88 Sonny Randle (Cardinals)- 15
TD
Most interceptions: #25 Jerry Norton (Cardinals) & #25
Dave Baker (49ers)- 10 INT & 96 yds
Best field goal percentage (min. 9 attempts): #83 Bobby
Walston (Eagles)- 14 for 20, 70%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/
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