The season ended when the Texans defeated the Houston Oilers in the AFL Championship game.
The 1962 season started out as a race between Houston and Boston in the East, and Dallas and Denver in the West.
In Week Eight, Buffalo beat Denver 45–38, while Dallas won at Houston, 31–7.
The Oilers' loss, and Boston's 26–16 win over Oakland, put the Patriots and Texans at the top of their divisions.
The next week, though, Houston won its rematch at Dallas, 14–6, and though it did not help the Oilers, Denver made a comeback to win 23–20 at San Diego to reclaim the division lead on November 4.