1960 Green Bay Packers season
| 1960 Green Bay Packers season | |
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| Head coach | Vince Lombardi |
| General manager | Vince Lombardi |
| Home field |
City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship (Eagles, 17–13) |
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| Scoring summary | ||||
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| Q1 | DET | Jim Martin 14 yard field goal | DET 3–0 | |
| Q2 | DET | Jim Martin 20 yard field goal | DET 6–0 | |
| Q2 | GB | Tom Moore 5 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) | GB 7–6 | |
| Q2 | DET | Jim Martin 48 yard field goal | DET 9–7 | |
| Q3 | GB | Jim Taylor 2 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) | GB 14–9 | |
| Q4 | GB | Paul Hornung 16 yard pass from Lamar McHan (Paul Hornung kick) | GB 21–9 | |
| Q4 | GB | Paul Hornung 11 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) | GB 28–9 | |
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| Q2 | GB | Taylor 12 yard run (Hornung kick) | GB 7–0 | |
| Q2 | BAL | Ameche 12 yard run (Myhra kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q3 | GB | Taylor 3 yard run (Hornung kick) | GB 14–7 | |
| Q4 | GB | Taylor 1 yard run (Hornung kick) | GB 21–7 | |
| Q4 | BAL | Hawkins 1 yard run (Myhra kick) | GB 21–14 | |
| Q4 | GB | Moore 12 yard pass from McHan (Hornung kick) | GB 28–14 | |
| Q4 | BAL | Hawkins 1 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) | GB 28–21 | |
| Q4 | GB | McHan 35 yard run (Hornung kick) | GB 35–21 | |
The 1960 Green Bay Packers season was their 41st season in the National Football League. The club posted an 8–4 record under second-year head coach Vince Lombardi to win the Western Conference and a berth in the NFL championship game. It was the Packers' first appearance in the title game since winning it in 1944. After a Thanksgiving Day loss at Detroit, the Packers won their final three games, all on the road, to win the crown.
The championship game was against the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia Eagles (10–2), played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia on Monday, December 26. Two years earlier in 1958, both teams had been last in their respective conferences, winning a combined three games.
In a close game, the Packers led in the fourth quarter, but lost 17–13. Green Bay returned to the title game the next two seasons and won both.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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