1962 Season — Final Standings (NFL & AFL)
Final regular-season standings for both leagues, still under each league's simplest pre-realignment structure: the NFL as two flat, undivided seven-team conferences, and the AFL as a flat four-team Eastern/Western split. Green Bay went 13-1 and beat the Giants in a brutally cold NFL Championship Game rematch of 1961. The AFL crowned the Dallas Texans, who beat Houston 20-17 in a double-overtime championship game — one of the longest professional football games played to that point. The Texans' 1962 title turned out to be their only one under that name before relocating.
NFL — Eastern Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYGNew York Giants | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | - |
| — | PSPittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 3 |
| — | CBCleveland Browns | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 4.5 |
| — | WRWashington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 6 |
| — | DCDallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 6.5 |
| — | SLCSt. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 7.5 |
| — | PEPhiladelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 8.5 |
NFL — Western Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GBPGreen Bay Packers | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | - |
| — | DLDetroit Lions | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 2 |
| — | CBChicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 4 |
| — | BCBaltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 6 |
| — | SF4San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 7 |
| — | MVMinnesota Vikings | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 10.5 |
| — | LARLos Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 11.5 |
AFL — Eastern Division
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HOHouston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | - |
| — | BPBoston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 1.5 |
| — | BBBuffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 3.5 |
| — | NYTNew York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 6 |
AFL — Western Division
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DTDallas Texans | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | - |
| — | DBDenver Broncos | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4 |
| — | SDCSan Diego Chargers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 7 |
| — | OROakland Raiders | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 10 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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