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|home_coach = [[Buck Shaw]]
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|date=December 26, 1960
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|MVP= [[Norm Van Brocklin]] (Quarterback; Philadelphia)
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|attendance= 67,325
|network=[[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
|announcers=[[Lindsey Nelson]], [[Ray Scott (sportscaster)|Ray Scott]]
|radio=[[NFL on NBC Radio|NBC]]
|radioannouncers=[[Jack Whitaker]], [[Blaine Walsh]]
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The '''1960 NFL Championship Game''' was the 28th [[History of the National Football League championship|NFL title game]], played between the [[Green Bay Packers]] and [[Philadelphia Eagles]] on the afternoon of Monday, December 26, at [[Franklin Field]] in [[Philadelphia]].<ref name=ctpemftt>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/26/page/97/article/packers-eagles-meet-for-title-today |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Strickler |first=George |title=Packers, Eagles meet for title today |date=December 26, 1960 |page=1, part 6 }}</ref><ref name=sitxml>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1961/01/09/578880/a-big-run-wins-for-a-big-defense |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Maule |first=Tex |author-link=Tex Maule |title=A big run wins for a big defense |date=January 9, 1961 |page=40}}</ref><ref name=ewntl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PBEwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2xAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5906%2C3128101 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel | last = Lea | first = Bud | author-link = Bud Lea |title=Eagles win NFL title |date=December 27, 1960 |page=1, part 1}}</ref><ref name=eroagn>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0gJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OPcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5414%2C6428974 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Eagles rally once again |date=December 27, 1960 |page=13 }}</ref><ref name=ebpft>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mOEpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7SUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6678%2C2030814 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Kuechle |first=Oliver E. |title=Eagles beat Packers for title, 17-13 |date=December 27, 1960 |page=14, paft 2 }}</ref><ref name=ewtwvbb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=o1FYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cfcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1451%2C4094541 |newspaper=The Bulletin |location=(Bend, Oregon) |agency=UPI |title=Eagles win NFL title with 17 to 13 victory|date=December 27, 1960 |page=2}}</ref>

Along with the landmark [[1958 NFL Championship Game|1958 championship game]], in which the [[1958 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]] defeated the [[1958 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] in sudden death overtime, the 1960 NFL Championship Game between the Packers and Eagles is considered a seminal game in professional football history.

The game marked the lone playoff defeat for Packers coach [[Vince Lombardi]] before his Packers team established a dynasty that won five NFL championships, including its [[Super Bowl I|first]] and [[Super Bowl II|second]] [[Super Bowl]]s, in a span of seven seasons.<ref name=NYT2011 />

The victory was the third NFL title for the Philadelphia Eagles, but it would prove to be their last for another [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|57&nbsp;years]] until February 4, 2018, when the Eagles defeated the [[2017 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] 41–33 in [[Super Bowl LII]].<!--titleless: 1961-2016 seasons--><ref>[http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11988906 "New Zealand's longest sporting droughts"], ''[[New Zealand Herald]]'', February 6, 2018. Accessed February 5, 2018. "The Philadelphia Eagles ended a 52-year title drought yesterday by claiming their debut Super Bowl crown with a 41-33 win over the New England Patriots. It was the fourth title for the Eagles franchise but first under the NFL merger with their last title coming in 1960 (Super Bowl I was seven years later)."</ref>

The [[American Football League]] was in its [[1960 American Football League season|first season]], and held its [[1960 American Football League Championship Game|inaugural title game]] less than a week later. First-year [[National Football League Commissioner|NFL Commissioner]] [[Pete Rozelle]] convinced owners to move the league's headquarters from Philadelphia to [[New York City]], and with [[87th United States Congress|Congressional]] passage of the [[Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961]], received an antitrust exemption that allowed the league to negotiate a common broadcasting network representing all of its teams, helping cement football's ascendancy as a national sport.<ref name=NYT2011 />

This was the second and last NFL Championship Game played in Philadelphia, and the only one at Franklin Field; the previous [[1948 NFL Championship Game|1948 championship game]], held in a snowstorm at [[Shibe Park]], was also won by the&nbsp;[[1948 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]].

Ticket prices for the game were ten and eight [[United States dollar|dollars]].<ref name=ctpemftt /> This was also the only year from 1958 to [[1963 NFL Championship Game|1963]] that did not include the [[New York Giants]] in the title game.

== Background ==
The game matched the league's conference champions, [[1960 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] (10–2) of the East and [[1960 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] {{nowrap|(8–4)}} of the West. The Eagles were making their first appearance in a championship game since [[1949 NFL Championship Game|1949]], and the Packers their first since [[1944 NFL Championship Game|1944]].<ref name=pwndvch>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/18/page/47/article/packers-win-35-21-division-champs |work=Chicago Sunday Tribune |last=Rollow |first=Cooper |title=Packers win, 35-21; division champs! |date=December 18, 1960 |page=1, part 2}}</ref> [[1958 NFL season|Two years earlier]], both teams had finished last in their respective conferences.

[[File:Franklin Field aerial.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Franklin Field, venue of the 1960 NFL Championship Game.]]
Due to the lack of lights at Franklin Field, which were later installed in 1970, the game's kickoff time was moved up to 12 p.m. (noon) [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]] to allow for the possibility of [[Sudden death (sport)|sudden death overtime]], which had occurred [[1958 NFL Championship Game|two years earlier]].<ref name=ctpemftt /><ref>via [[Associated Press]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1960/12/25/archives/packers-eagles-at-peak-for-game-contrasting-attacks-to-mark-title.html "Packers, Eagles At Peak For Game; Contrasting Attacks to Mark Title Contest Tomorrow Before 67,000 Fans Packers and Eagles at Peak For Title Contest Tomorrow"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 25, 1960. Accessed January 8, 2011.</ref> The game was also played on a Monday, as it had been in [[1955 NFL Championship Game|1955]], as the NFL did not want to play the game on [[Christmas]].<ref name=NYT2011>Longman, Jere. [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/sports/football/07eagles.html "Eagles’ 1960 Victory Was an N.F.L. Turning Point"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', January 6, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2011.</ref>

Led by future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|hall of fame]] head coach [[Vince Lombardi]], Green Bay won the Western Conference, a game ahead of the [[1960 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]] and [[1960 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]. The two-time [[1959 NFL Championship Game|defending champion]] [[1960 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]], led by quarterback [[Johnny Unitas]], were 6–2 on November 13,<ref name=lastsvntn>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/11/14/page/67/article/colts-beat-bears-in-last-17-seconds |last=Strickler |first=George |title=Colts beat Bears in last 17 seconds |date=November 14, 1960 |page=1, part 4}}</ref> but lost their last four and stumbled into fourth place with a .500 record.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/ 1960 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed January 7, 2011.</ref> (Baltimore did not win another division/conference title until [[1964 Baltimore Colts season|1964]].) Green Bay had won six league championships before, most recently in [[1944 Green Bay Packers season|1944]], but the [[List of Green Bay Packers seasons|intervening years]] had been lean.<ref name=NYT2011 />

At the time, Lombardi was better known as an assistant coach (offense) for the [[1958 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]. Hired by the Packers in January [[1959 Green Bay Packers season|1959]],<ref name=gbnlhch>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1959/01/29/page/79/article/green-bay-names-lombardi-head-coach |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |agency=Associated Press |title=Green Bay names Lombardi head coach |date=January 29, 1959 |page=1, part6}}</ref> he led them to a {{nowrap|7–5}} record in his first season as a head coach, a vast improvement over the [[1958 Green Bay Packers season|1958]] season {{nowrap|(1–10–1),}} their worst ever. On the field, the Packers were led by quarterback [[Bart Starr]], another future hall of famer but lightly regarded at the time, having thrown eight interceptions to go with his four touchdown passes in the 1960 season. Starr had shared playing time with [[Lamar McHan]], who won all four games he started, while Starr was an even 4–4.<ref name=Passing1960 /> In his four previous seasons in the league, Starr had more interceptions than touchdowns in each season and he finished the 1960 season with 1,358 passing yards, completing 98 of 172 passes for a completion percentage of 57.0.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StarBa00.htm Bart Starr], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed January 7, 2010.</ref> Other names that would shine during the dynasty the Packers built during the 1960s, such as [[halfback (American football)|halfback]] / [[placekicker]] [[Paul Hornung]], linebacker [[Ray Nitschke]], and [[Fullback (American football)|fullback]] [[Jim Taylor (fullback)|Jim Taylor]], were all early in their careers and future [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|hall of famers]].<ref name=NYT2011 />

The 1960 game represented a chance for Philadelphia to add to the consecutive titles in [[1948 Philadelphia Eagles season|1948]] and [[1949 Philadelphia Eagles season|1949]], but they had declined to only two wins in [[1958 Philadelphia Eagles season|1958]].<ref name=NYT2011 /> Head coach [[Buck Shaw]] was in his third season with the Eagles,<!-- and in what turned out to be--> his final year as a head coach, and had turned around the team from a {{nowrap|2–9–1}} record in 1958 to seven wins in [[1959 Philadelphia Eagles season|1959]] to a conference championship and the league's best record in 1960.<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ShawLa0.htm Buck Shaw], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed January 8, 2011.</ref> The Eagles were led on the field by 34-year-old quarterback [[Norm Van Brocklin]],<ref name=dithdf>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1960/12/19/585929/dutch-is-the-difference |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Maule |first=Tex |author-link=Tex Maule |title=Dutch is the difference |date=December 19, 1960 |page=24}}</ref> who was ranked second in the NFL with 2,471 passing yards and 24 passing touchdowns, behind Unitas of the Colts in both statistics, and was playing in his final game.<ref name=Passing1960>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1960/passing.htm 1960 NFL Passing], [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]]. Accessed January 7, 2011.</ref><ref name=NYTrecap /> Less than a month after the title game, he was named the head coach of the expansion [[1961 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]].<ref name=vpvb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wBAwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6RAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7278%2C3726014 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Viking pick Van Brocklin |date=January 19, 1961 |page=4, part 2 }}</ref> Philadelphia had clinched the Eastern title early on December 4 at 9–1,<ref name=eagseti>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/05/page/69/article/eagles-defeat-cards-20-6-win-eastern-title |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Prell |first=Edward |title=Eagles defeat Cards, 20-6; win Eastern title |date=December 5, 1960 |page=1, part 4}}</ref> and there was concern by Shaw that it could have an adverse effect on his team.<ref name=sfreaw>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/25/page/15/article/shaw-fears-eagles-won-crown-too-soon |work=Chicago Sunday Tribune |last=Strickler |first=George |title=Shaw fears Eagles won crown too soon |date=December 25, 1960 |page=1, part 2}}</ref>

== Game summary ==
A capacity crowd of 67,325 gathered at Franklin Field, <!--then (as now)-->the home field of the [[Penn Quakers football|University of Pennsylvania]], with 7,000 temporary seats added.<ref name=NYT2011 /> The Eagles were a two to three-point home underdog,<ref name=ctpemftt/><ref name=stfvch>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/24/page/23/article/packers-6-5-choice-in-title-game-but-sentiment-swinging-to-eagles |work=Chicago Daily Tribune |title=Packers 6-5 choice in title game but sentiment swinging to Eagles |date=December 24, 1960 |page=1, part 3}}</ref><ref name=bgbthf>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/25/page/15/article/green-bay-is-favorite-by-2-1-2-over-eagles |work=Chicago Sunday Tribune |title=Green Bay is favorite by 2½ over Eagles |date=December 25, 1960 |page=1, part 2}}</ref><ref name=srpebrp>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BjRWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7033%2C3150929 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|agency=Associated Press |title=Passing Eagles battle running Packers |date=December 26, 1960|page=18}}</ref><ref name=erovaitg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A44jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6251%2C6377846 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=UPI |last=Green |first=Russ |title=Eagles relying on Norm's arm in 'The Game' |date=December 26, 1960 |page=30 }}</ref> and the game-time temperature was {{nowrap|{{convert|48|F}},}} creating difficult inconsistent field conditions for both teams, as the frozen playing surface thawed in spots leaving scattered puddles under the low winter sun.<ref name=NYTrecap /> It had snowed several days earlier in Philadelphia, followed by cold temperatures, and the well-worn, nearly grassless field had been covered by a [[tarpaulin]].

On the first play from scrimmage, a lateral from Van Brocklin deflected off the hands of receiver [[Billy Ray Barnes]] and was intercepted by [[Bill Quinlan]] of the Packers, giving Green Bay possession at the Philadelphia 14-yard line. After Jim Taylor gained five yards on first down, the Packers were unable to score, turning the ball over on downs to Philadelphia at the six-yard line. A fumble on the Eagles' third play after gaining possession by Bill Barnes was recovered by [[Bill Forester]] of Green Bay at the 22-yard line of Philadelphia. Two [[Paul Hornung]] rushes gave the Packers a first down at the 12-yard line, but two incomplete passes and another Hornung rush came up short. Lombardi elected to kick on fourth down, with Hornung connecting from twenty yards out to give the Packers a 3–0 lead.<ref name=ctechbp>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1960/12/27/page/37/article/green-bay-controls-ball-but-not-van-brocklin-dean |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Strickler |first=George |title=Eagles champs! beat Packers, 17-13 |date=December 27, 1960 |page=1, part 4 }}</ref>

Hornung kicked a second field goal in the opening minutes of the second quarter from 23 yards out, after a Packers drive stalled on the 17-yard line, putting Green Bay up by six points. On a pair of passes from Van Brocklin to [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]] of 22 yards and 35 yards respectively, the Eagles scored a touchdown and the extra point by kicker [[Bobby Walston]] gave them their first lead of the game. After getting the ball back from Green Bay, Van Brocklin connected on a pass of 41 yards to [[Pete Retzlaff]] that was followed three plays later by a 22-yard pass play to Ted Dean that put the Eagles on the Packers' eight-yard line. After three incomplete passes, a field goal gave the Eagles a 10–6 lead. On the following drive in the waning minutes of the first half, Green Bay took the ball to the Philadelphia seven-yard line. The threat fizzled after Bart Starr was sacked for a loss and the field goal attempt from just 13 yards by Hornung was wide left,<ref name=NYTrecap /> a critical error in a low-scoring game.

A drive by the Packers in the third quarter advanced to the Philadelphia 34-yard line, but Green Bay failed to convert on fourth down, turning the ball over to the Eagles and losing Hornung to a shoulder injury. The Eagles promptly marched down deep into Green Bay territory but a Van Brocklin pass was intercepted in the end zone by [[John Symank]]. The touchback gave the Packers the ball on their own 20-yard line. In punt formation on fourth down, [[Max McGee]] ran for 35 yards to give Green Bay a first down in Philadelphia territory.<ref name=NYTrecap /> Despite the successful run on the fake punt, Lombardi was not pleased, saying "We punt the ball; we don't run the ball" when the team sets up for a punt.<ref name=NYT2011 />

In the final quarter, continuing that same drive, the Packers advanced deep into Philadelphia territory on runs by backs [[Tom Moore (running back)|Tom Moore]] and Taylor, then retook the lead with a seven-yard pass from Bart Starr to McGee with 13:07 left in the game. Hornung came off the bench to kick the extra point, giving Green Bay a 13–10 lead. On the ensuing kickoff, [[Ted Dean]] received the ball at the three-yard line and returned it 58 yards, giving Philadelphia excellent field position at the Green Bay 39-yard line.<ref name=esprng >{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BI4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cZwFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4739%2C6620574 |work=Reading Eagle |location=(Pennsylvania) |agency=Associated Press |last=Esper |first=George |title=Eagles sprung new kickoff play in NFL win |date=December 27, 1960 |page=14}}</ref> Dean provided what turned out to be the margin of victory for the Eagles with a five-yard touchdown run on a sweep led by a key block from guard [[Gerry Huth]] with 5:21 left,<ref name=ewtwvbb /> capping off a drive in which Van Brocklin passed the ball only once.<ref name=NYTrecap>Sheehan, Joseph M. [https://www.nytimes.com/1960/12/27/archives/eagles-win-1713-to-take-pro-title-58yard-return-of-kickoff-helps.html "Eagles Win, 17–13, To Take Pro Title; 58-Yard Return of Kick-Off Helps Defeat Packers 5-Yard End Sweep Decides, 17 TO 13 67,325 See Dean's 58-Yard Return of Kick-Off Start Eagles' Winning Drive"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 27, 1960. Accessed January 8, 2011.</ref> On the Packers' next possession, McGee caught a short pass just beyond midfield, but was ruled to have fumbled, and the Eagles recovered. After a trade of punts, Philadelphia took over at their 26-yard line with just over three minutes remaining. Following three running plays and another punt, Green Bay started the final drive at their 35-yard line with 1:05 left, needing a touchdown.

A completion to [[Gary Knafelc]] ended with him tackled in bounds at the Eagles' thirty-yard line, and Green Bay used their final timeout with a half-minute left. On first down, Starr overthrew double-covered [[Boyd Dowler]] in the shady south corner of the end zone, stopping the clock with 25 seconds remaining. Knafelc caught a short pass on second down, but was quickly tackled in bounds at the 22, so the clock continued to run. Starr rushed to get the offense set for third down, then threw a short pass to fullback Taylor; it was caught on the run at the 17, but linebacker Bednarik, the last Eagle between Taylor and the end zone,<!-- actually gang tackled, see video--> tackled him at the Eagles' nine-yard line and remained on top of Taylor as the final seconds ticked off the clock, securing the Eagles the win and the championship.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100611211419/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1006/greatest.moments.philadelphia.history/content.3.html "Greatest Moments in Philadelphia History"], Accessed January 15, 2013.</ref> Bednarik had played both defense and offense, and was in for every play of the game;<ref name=NYTrecap /> after the clock reached zero, he growled "You can get up now, Taylor. This damn game's over."<ref>Gruver, 2002 pg. 100</ref>

The Eagles won despite being outgained in the game 401 yards to 296, with only 13 first downs as compared to 22 for the Packers.<ref name=NYTrecap /><ref name=esprng/> It was the only career playoff loss for Packer head coach Lombardi {{nowrap|(9–1),}} and was the last Eagles championship for [[2017 Philadelphia Eagles season|57 years]], until [[Super Bowl LII]] in February 2018.<ref name=NYT2011 /> Lombardi would later rue his decision to go on fourth down on several occasions deep in Philadelphia territory rather than attempt field goals on such plays, saying, "When you get down there, come out with something. I lost the game, not my players."<ref name=ebpft /><ref name=NYT2011 />

Van Brocklin was named the game's Most Valuable Player, despite completing only 9 of 20 passes, but for 204 yards, one touchdown and an interception.

=== Scoring summary ===
''Monday, December 26, 1960''<br />
Kickoff: 12:00&nbsp;p.m. [[Eastern Time Zone|EST]]

*'''First quarter'''
**GB – [[Paul Hornung]] 20-yard FG, 3–0 GB
*'''Second quarter'''
**GB – Hornung 23-yard FG, 6–0 GB
**PHI – [[Tommy McDonald (American football)|Tommy McDonald]] 35-yard pass from [[Norm Van Brocklin]] ([[Bobby Walston]] kick), 7–6 PHI
**PHI – Walston 15-yard FG, 10–6 PHI
*'''Third quarter'''
**No scoring
*'''Fourth quarter'''
**GB – [[Max McGee]] 7-yard pass from [[Bart Starr]] (Hornung kick), 13–10 GB
**PHI – [[Ted Dean]] 5-yard run (Walston kick), 17–13 PHI

:{{small|Source:}}<ref name=hgifl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BQ5ZAAAAIBAJ&sjid=P2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5751%2C7100953 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |title=High flyers! |date=December 27, 1960 |page=14}}</ref>

== Officials ==
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*'''Referee:''' (5) [[Ronald Gibbs|Ron Gibbs]]
*'''Umpire:''' (57) Joe Connell
*'''Head linesman:''' John Highberger
*'''Back judge:''' Sam Giangreco
*'''Field judge:''' [[Herm Rohrig]]<ref name=ctechbp /><ref name=hgifl/>
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*Alternate: (35) [[Art McNally]]
*Alternate: (20) [[Frank Sinkovitz]]
*Alternate: [[Charlie Berry]]
*Alternate: (29) [[Stan Javie|Stan Jaworowski]]
*Alternate: Mike Lisetski<ref name=ctpemftt />
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The NFL had five game officials in {{nfly|1960}}; the line judge was added in {{nfly|1965}} and the side judge in {{nfly|1978}}.

== Players' shares ==
The gross receipts for the game, including<!-- $xx,000 for--> radio and television rights, were just under [[United States dollar|$]]748,000, the highest to date. Each player on the winning Eagles team received $5,116, while Packers players made $3,105 each.<ref name=eroagn /><ref name=ebpft />

== See also ==
* [[1960 NFL season]]
* [[History of the National Football League championship]]
* [[1960 American Football League Championship Game]]

== Video ==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p28YtLCI2Qo "The National Football League Championship: Featuring The Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles,"] via YouTube.com <small>(Highlights.)</small>

== References ==
{{Reflist|2}}

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== Bibliography ==
*Gruver, Edward (2002), ''Nitschke''. Lanham:Taylor Trade Publishing. {{ISBN|1-58979-127-4}}

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