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1959 NFL Championship Game

The 1959 NFL Championship Game was the 27th NFL championship game, played on December 27 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland.[1][2][3][4]

New York Giants
(Eastern)
(10–2)

December 27, 1959

Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

57,545

NBC

Chuck Thompson, Chris Schenkel

NBC

Van Patrick

It was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The defending champion Baltimore Colts (9–3) again won the Western Conference, while the New York Giants (10–2) repeated as Eastern Conference champions. The Colts were favored to repeat as champions by 3½ points.[1][5][6]


This game also went down to the last quarter, but the Colts did not need any heroics in overtime. Trailing 9–7 at the start of the fourth quarter, Baltimore scored 24 straight points and won, 31–16.[2][3][7][8]


This was the only NFL championship game played in Baltimore.

First quarter

Lenny Moore

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Jerry Richardson

Sunday, December 27, 1959
Kickoff: 2:05 p.m. EST[1][5]

Players' shares[edit]

The gross receipts for the game, including radio and television rights, were just over $666,000, slightly below the previous year. Each player on the winning Colts team received $4,674, while Giants players made $3,083 each.[7]