The 1963 NFL season was the 44th regular season of the National 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. In addition, five other Detroit players were fined $2,000 each for placing bets on one game in which they did not participate.
On November 24, just two days after the assassination of President Kennedy, the NFL played its normal schedule of games. [1]
The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game.
Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
Note: Prior to 1972, the NFL did not include tie games when calculating a team's winning percentage in the official standings
NFL Championship Game
Chicago 14, New York 10 at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois, December 29, 1963
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