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Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;"><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">Championship Game</a></th></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #aaa; padding-top: 3px;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline 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class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vikings"><img alt="Vikings" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/8px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/12px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/16px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Vikings</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><b> NFL teams: <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/10px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/15px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg/20px-Yellow_ffff00_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> West, <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Green_pog.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/10px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/15px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/20px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></a></span> East</b></div></div></div> <p>The <b>1963 NFL season</b> was the 44th <a href="/wiki/Regular_season_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season (NFL)">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. </p><p>On April 17, NFL commissioner <a href="/wiki/Pete_Rozelle" title="Pete Rozelle">Pete Rozelle</a> suspended <a href="/wiki/1963_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1963 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> <a href="/wiki/Running_back" title="Running back">running back</a> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Hornung" title="Paul Hornung">Paul Hornung</a> and <a href="/wiki/1963_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1963 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> <a href="/wiki/Defensive_tackle" title="Defensive tackle">defensive tackle</a> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Karras" title="Alex Karras">Alex Karras</a> indefinitely for gambling on their own teams, as well as other NFL games; Hornung and Karras would miss the entire season, while five of Karras' teammates were fined <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">$</a>2,000 each for placing bets on a game in which they did not participate. </p><p>This was the final season of the 37-man roster; it was expanded to forty for <a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-keepst_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keepst-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The season ended with the <a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> defeating the <a href="/wiki/1963_New_York_Giants_season" title="1963 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">NFL Championship Game</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_draft" title="1963 NFL draft">1963 NFL draft</a> was held December 3, 1962, at <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>'s Sheraton Hotel & Towers. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/1963_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1963 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> selected quarterback <a href="/wiki/Terry_Baker" title="Terry Baker">Terry Baker</a> from <a href="/wiki/1962_Oregon_State_Beavers_football_team" title="1962 Oregon State Beavers football team">Oregon State</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Heisman_Trophy" title="Heisman Trophy">Heisman Trophy</a> winner.<sup id="cite_ref-bpfst_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bpfst-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bbuptkr_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bbuptkr-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Regular_season">Regular season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Regular season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Effects_of_the_JFK_assassination">Effects of the JFK assassination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Effects of the JFK assassination"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In week 11 on November 24, just two days after the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy" title="Assassination of John F. Kennedy">assassination of President Kennedy</a>, the NFL played its normal schedule of games. League commissioner Rozelle said about playing the games: "It has been traditional in sports for athletes to perform in times of great personal tragedy. Football was Mr. Kennedy's game. He thrived on competition."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Attendance at games went unaffected despite the assassination.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although the choice to play the games was protested, and Rozelle had also eventually regretted the decision,<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> he stated that Kennedy's press secretary, <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Salinger" title="Pierre Salinger">Pierre Salinger</a>, had urged him to allow the games to be played.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>However, the <a href="/wiki/1963_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1963 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1963_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1963 Washington Redskins season">Washington Redskins</a> had sought postponement of the games.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Frank_L._McNamee" title="Frank L. McNamee">Frank McNamee</a>, a part of the Eagles’ <a href="/wiki/Happy_Hundred" title="Happy Hundred">Happy Hundred</a> ownership group, refused to attend the game in favor of a memorial service at nearby <a href="/wiki/Independence_Hall" title="Independence Hall">Independence Hall</a>, claiming that “the game is being played by order of the commissioner”.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually, the game between the two teams in <a href="/wiki/Franklin_Field" title="Franklin Field">Philadelphia</a> saw acts of kindness from both sides. Before the game, each of the Eagles players contributed $50 to the family of Dallas Police Officer <a href="/wiki/J.D._Tippit" class="mw-redirect" title="J.D. Tippit">J.D. Tippit</a>, who was killed by the assassin <a href="/wiki/Lee_Harvey_Oswald" title="Lee Harvey Oswald">Lee Harvey Oswald</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-RedskinsEagles_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RedskinsEagles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the game ended, players on the Redskins asked Coach <a href="/wiki/Bill_McPeak" title="Bill McPeak">Bill McPeak</a> to send the game ball to the White House, thanking Rozelle for allowing the games to be played that weekend,<sup id="cite_ref-RedskinsEagles_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RedskinsEagles-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> saying that they were "playing...for President Kennedy and in his memory."<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No NFL games were telecast, since on the afternoon of November 22, just after the president had been pronounced dead, <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a> President <a href="/wiki/Frank_Stanton_(executive)" title="Frank Stanton (executive)">Frank Stanton</a> ordered that all regular programming be pre-empted until after Mr. Kennedy was buried. Normal programming, including the <a href="/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS">NFL</a>, was replaced by non-stop <a href="/wiki/CBS_News" title="CBS News">news</a> coverage, broadcast without commercials. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Division_races">Division races</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Division races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Both division races were undecided until the final games of the regular season. In the Eastern, the Browns were 7–1–0 after eight games, but on November 10, the Browns lost 9–7 at Pittsburgh, while the Giants beat the Eagles 42–14, to tie Cleveland at 7–2–0. When the Giants won again and the Browns lost, the former had the lead. </p><p>The Western race was close as well. The Bears were 5–0 and the Packers 4–1 entering week 6; Green Bay won at St. Louis, 30–7, while Chicago lost 20–14 at San Francisco, tying the Bears and Packers for the lead at 5–1. Both teams continued to win, and then met in Chicago in week 10 on November 17, where the Bears prevailed decisively, 26–7.<sup id="cite_ref-spmptld_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-spmptld-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-bgwin_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bgwin-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The week 11 games took place two days after the Kennedy assassination. Although the fourth-year <a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">American Football League</a> (AFL) postponed its schedule, the NFL chose to play, although the games were not televised due to round-the-clock network TV coverage of the assassination aftermath. The Giants lost at home to St. Louis, 24–17, while Cleveland beat visiting Dallas 27–17, to give the three teams identical 8–3–0 records. The Bears were losing at Pittsburgh, until Roger Leclerc kicked a field goal to get a 17–17 tie, and to stay half a game ahead of Green Bay. </p><p>In week 12, Green Bay's win was denied when the Lions tied the game 13–13 with a last-minute touchdown in Detroit on Thanksgiving Day,<sup id="cite_ref-ltpilsxt_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ltpilsxt-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while Chicago averted another loss by tying Minnesota 17–17 on Sunday. The three-way tie in the East was pared down when Cleveland beat St. Louis 24–10, and New York won 34–27 over Dallas. </p><p>Week 13 saw both the Bears and Packers winning, while Cleveland lost to Detroit, 38–10. New York won 44–14 over Washington, but at 10–3–0, New York was trailed by Pittsburgh, which had an unusual 7–3–3 record, and the final game of the season would match the Steelers and Giants at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>. </p><p>Under the rules of the day (ties discarded), a Pittsburgh win over the Giants would have resulted with New York at 10–4–0 (.714) and the Steelers at 8–3–3 (.727) and the trip to the championship game.<sup id="cite_ref-phfstlr_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-phfstlr-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Steelers had won the first meeting in Pittsburgh 31–0 on September 22. In a game that decided the conference title, New York beat Pittsburgh 33–17, and the Steelers fell to fourth in the East.<sup id="cite_ref-geshop_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-geshop-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the Western race, Green Bay needed to win on the road and for Chicago to lose at home. The Packers played Saturday at <a href="/wiki/Kezar_Stadium" title="Kezar Stadium">Kezar Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> and beat the league-worst <a href="/wiki/1963_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1963 San Francisco 49ers season">49ers</a>, 21–17. The Bears' 24–14 win over Detroit at Wrigley Field on Sunday afternoon was announced to the Packers during their flight home, ending their pursuit of a <a href="/wiki/Three-peat" title="Three-peat">third consecutive</a> league title.<sup id="cite_ref-pakrsdisapp_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pakrsdisapp-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the Packers' 11–2–1 record without Hornung was the second-best in the league and one of the best in their history, the two losses to Chicago kept them in second place in the West. Green Bay played in the consolation <a href="/wiki/Playoff_Bowl" title="Playoff Bowl">Playoff Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> against East runner-up Cleveland on January 5.<sup id="cite_ref-slpbb_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slpbb-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pcbrnsrv_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcbrnsrv-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Western </th> <th> </th> <th>Eastern </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">1 </td> <td>3 teams (Chi, Det, Min) </td> <td>1–0–0 </td> <td>3 teams (Cle, NYG, StL) </td> <td>1–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td>2–0–0 </td> <td>Tie (Cle, StL) </td> <td>2–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Chicago Bears </td> <td>3–0–0 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1963_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1963 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>3–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>Chicago Bears </td> <td>4–0–0 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns </td> <td>4–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td>Chicago Bears </td> <td>5–0–0 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns </td> <td>5–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td>Tie (Chi, GB) </td> <td>5–1–0 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns </td> <td>6–0–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td>Tie (Chi, GB) </td> <td>6–1–0 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns </td> <td>6–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td>Tie (Chi, GB) </td> <td>7–1–0 </td> <td>Cleveland Browns </td> <td>7–1–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td>Tie (Chi, GB) </td> <td>8–1–0 </td> <td>Tie (Cle, NYG) </td> <td>7–2–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td>Chicago Bears </td> <td>9–1–0 </td> <td><a 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York Giants</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.786 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>448 </td> <td>280 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1963 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.714 </td> <td>9–3 </td> <td>343 </td> <td>262 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_St._Louis_Cardinals_(NFL)_season" title="1963 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> </td> <td>9 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.643 </td> <td>8–4 </td> <td>341 </td> <td>283 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="1963 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> </td> <td>7 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>.636 </td> <td>7–3–2 </td> <td>321 </td> <td>295 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a 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title="Edit this template">edit</span></a></li></ul></div> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Wins">W</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Losses">L</abbr> </th> <th width="25"><abbr title="Ties">T</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr> </th> <th width="45"><abbr title="Win–Loss record within their conference">CONF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points For (Total points scored)">PF</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Points Against (Total points allowed)">PA</abbr> </th> <th width="30"><abbr title="Current Winning or Losing Streak">STK</abbr> </th></tr> <tr style="background:#cfc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1963 Chicago Bears season">Chicago Bears</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>.917 </td> <td>10–1–1 </td> <td>301 </td> <td>144 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#ffc;"> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1963 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>11 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.846 </td> <td>9–2–1 </td> <td>369 </td> <td>206 </td> <td>W2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1963 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.571 </td> <td>7–5 </td> <td>316 </td> <td>285 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1963 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.385 </td> <td>4–7–1 </td> <td>326 </td> <td>265 </td> <td>L1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Minnesota_Vikings_season" title="1963 Minnesota Vikings season">Minnesota Vikings</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.385 </td> <td>4–7–1 </td> <td>309 </td> <td>390 </td> <td>W1 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1963 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.357 </td> <td>5–7 </td> <td>210 </td> <td>350 </td> <td>L2 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1963_San_Francisco_49ers_season" title="1963 San Francisco 49ers season">San Francisco 49ers</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.143 </td> <td>1–11 </td> <td>198 </td> <td>391 </td> <td>L5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><dl><dd><small><b>Note:</b> Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.</small></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postseason">Postseason</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Postseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="NFL_Championship_Game">NFL Championship Game</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: NFL Championship Game"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">1963 NFL Championship Game</a></div> <p>Chicago 14, New York 10 at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a>, on December 29. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Playoff_Bowl">Playoff Bowl</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Playoff Bowl"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Playoff_Bowl" title="Playoff Bowl">Playoff Bowl</a> was between the division runners-up, for third place in the league. This was its fourth year and it was played a week after the title game. </p> <ul><li>Green Bay 40, Cleveland 23 at <a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, on January 5, 1964.<sup id="cite_ref-slpbb_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-slpbb-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pcbrnsrv_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcbrnsrv-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Attendance">Attendance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Attendance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Regular season paid attendance set a record at 4,163,643, an increase of 160,222 (4.0%) over <a href="/wiki/1962_NFL_season" title="1962 NFL season">1962</a>, yielding an average of 42,486 for the 98 games.<sup id="cite_ref-keepst_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keepst-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1963 NFL Championship Game">championship game</a> in Chicago drew 45,801 at <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> on December 29, the third-place <a href="/wiki/Playoff_Bowl" title="Playoff Bowl">Playoff Bowl</a> in <a href="/wiki/Miami" title="Miami">Miami</a> had 54,921 at the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Orange_Bowl" title="Miami Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> on January 5, and the <a href="/wiki/1964_Pro_Bowl" title="1964 Pro Bowl">Pro Bowl</a> in Los Angeles drew 67,242 at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">L.A. Coliseum</a> on January 12. The attendance for the 33 preseason games was 1,108,636 (average: 33,595).<sup id="cite_ref-keepst_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-keepst-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"> <tbody><tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Most Valuable Player Award">Most Valuable Player</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Y. A. Tittle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Quarterback" title="Quarterback">quarterback</a>, New York<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/NFL_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NFL Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year</a></b></td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Halas" title="George Halas">George Halas</a>, Chicago </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coaching_changes">Coaching changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Coaching changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Offseason">Offseason</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Offseason"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1963_Baltimore_Colts_season" title="1963 Baltimore Colts season">Baltimore Colts</a>: <a href="/wiki/Weeb_Ewbank" title="Weeb Ewbank">Weeb Ewbank</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Don_Shula" title="Don Shula">Don Shula</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Cleveland_Browns_season" title="1963 Cleveland Browns season">Cleveland Browns</a>: <a href="/wiki/Paul_Brown" title="Paul Brown">Paul Brown</a> was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Blanton_Collier" title="Blanton Collier">Blanton Collier</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In-season">In-season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1963_NFL_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: In-season"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Atlanta: Turner Publishing, 1994, p. 193.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-RedskinsEagles-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-RedskinsEagles_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-RedskinsEagles_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWalsh1963" class="citation news cs1">Walsh, Jack (November 25, 1963). 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November 29, 1963. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Youngstown+Vindicator&rft.atitle=Lions+tie+Packers+in+last+16+seconds%2C+13-13%3B+Green+Bay+trails+by+game&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1963-11-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DzfZbAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DJVQNAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D893%252C4365997&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1963+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-phfstlr-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-phfstlr_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSell1963" class="citation news cs1">Sell, Jack (December 14, 1963). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jp1RAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6961%2C2807062">"Photo-finish Steelers hope to win title"</a>. <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Pittsburgh+Post-Gazette&rft.atitle=Photo-finish+Steelers+hope+to+win+title&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1963-12-14&rft.aulast=Sell&rft.aufirst=Jack&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3Djp1RAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DYGwDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D6961%252C2807062&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1963+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-geshop-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-geshop_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=csZaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088%2C2552218">"Giants end Steeler hopes, 33-17"</a>. <i>Pittsburgh Post-Gazette</i>. 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Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. January 6, 1964. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Spokesman-Review&rft.atitle=Packers+cuff+Browns%2C+40-23&rft.pages=12&rft.date=1964-01-06&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnews.google.com%2Fnewspapers%3Fid%3DrDlWAAAAIBAJ%26sjid%3DHekDAAAAIBAJ%26pg%3D7244%252C1919052&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1963+NFL+season" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Leaders of the pack : Starr, Favre, Rodgers and why Green Bay's quarterback trio is the best in NFL history</i>. 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season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_AAFC_season" class="mw-redirect" title="1949 AAFC season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Football_League_seasons" title="List of American Football League seasons">AFL seasons</a> (1960–1969)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_American_Football_League_season" title="1960 American Football League season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_American_Football_League_season" title="1961 American Football League season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_American_Football_League_season" title="1962 American Football League season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_American_Football_League_season" title="1963 American Football League season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_American_Football_League_season" title="1964 American Football League season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_American_Football_League_season" title="1965 American Football League season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_American_Football_League_season" title="1966 American Football League season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_American_Football_League_season" title="1967 American Football League season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_American_Football_League_season" title="1968 American Football League season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_American_Football_League_season" title="1969 American Football League season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/AFL%E2%80%93NFL_merger" title="AFL–NFL merger">Modern era</a><br />(1970–present)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1970_NFL_season" title="1970 NFL season">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_NFL_season" title="1971 NFL season">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_NFL_season" title="1972 NFL season">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_NFL_season" title="1973 NFL season">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_NFL_season" title="1974 NFL season">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_NFL_season" title="1975 NFL season">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_NFL_season" title="1976 NFL season">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_NFL_season" title="1977 NFL season">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_NFL_season" title="1978 NFL season">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_NFL_season" title="1979 NFL season">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_NFL_season" title="1980 NFL season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_NFL_season" title="1981 NFL season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_NFL_season" title="1982 NFL season">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_NFL_season" title="1983 NFL season">1983</a></li> 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title="1997 NFL season">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NFL_season" title="1998 NFL season">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NFL_season" title="1999 NFL season">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NFL_season" title="2000 NFL season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NFL_season" title="2001 NFL season">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NFL_season" title="2002 NFL season">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NFL_season" title="2003 NFL season">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NFL_season" title="2004 NFL season">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NFL_season" title="2005 NFL season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NFL_season" title="2006 NFL season">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NFL_season" title="2007 NFL season">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NFL_season" title="2008 NFL season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NFL_season" title="2009 NFL season">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NFL_season" title="2010 NFL season">2010</a></li> 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