1959 NFL Championship Game

1959 NFL Championship Game
New York Giants Baltimore Colts 16 31 1 2 3 4 Total New York Giants 3 3 3 7 16 Baltimore Colts 7 0 0 24 31
Date	December 27, 1959
Stadium	Memorial Stadium
City	Baltimore, MD
Attendance
TV/Radio in the United States
TV Network	NBC
TV Announcers	Chuck Thompson, Chris Schenkel
Radio Network	NBC
Radio Announcers	Van Patrick
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The 1959 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. The game was a rematch of the 1958 championship game that went into overtime. The 1959 game was the 27th annual NFL championship game. The Baltimore Colts had won the Western Conference with a record of 9-3 while the New York Giants had won the Eastern Conference with a record of 10-2.

Scoring summary

• BAL - Moore 60 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) 7-0 BAL
• NYG - FG Summerall 23 7-3 BAL
• NYG - FG Summerall 37 7-6 BAL
• NYG - FG Summerall 22 9-7 NYG
• BAL - Unitas 4 yard run (Myhra kick) 14-9 BAL
• BAL - Richardson 12 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) 21-9 BAL
• BAL - Sample 42 yard interception return (Myhra kick) 28-9
• BAL - FG Myhra 25 31-9
• NYG - Schnelker 32 yard pass from Conerly (Summerall kick) 31-16

Preceded by 1958 NFL Championship Game

NFL Championship Game 1959

Succeeded by 1960 NFL Championship Game