The Baltimore Colts beat the New York Giants, 31 to 16, in the 1959 NFL championship game on December 27, 1959.
Final
1st quarter
NYG
BAL
Lenny Moore 60-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)
0
7
Pat Summerall 23-yard field goal
3
7
2nd quarter
NYG
BAL
Pat Summerall 37-yard field goal
6
7
3rd quarter
NYG
BAL
Pat Summerall 22-yard field goal
9
7
4th quarter
NYG
BAL
Johnny Unitas 4-yard run (Steve Myhra kick)
9
14
Jerry Richardson 12-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick)
9
21
Johnny Sample 42-yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick)
9
28
Steve Myhra 25-yard field goal
9
31
Bob Schnelker 32-yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick)
16
31
Giants
Colts
1st Downs
16
13
Passing 1st Downs
Rushing 1st Downs
1st downs from penalties
3rd down efficiency
-
-
4th down efficiency
-
-
Total Plays
69
60
Total Yards
329
280
Yards per play
4.8
4.7
Passing
205
207
Comp - Att
18 - 40
18 - 29
Yards per pass
4.6
5.9
Interceptions thrown
3
0
Sacks - Yards lost
5 - 45
6 - 57
Rushing
124
73
Rushing Attempts
24
25
Yards per rush
5.2
2.9
Penalties
3
4
Turnovers
3
0
Fumbles lost
0
0
Interceptions
3
0
Possession
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Conerly | 17 | 37 | 232 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 53.0 |
F. Gifford | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41.7 |
P. King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
Team | 18 | 40 | 205 | 6.3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 42.7 |
Rushing
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Gifford | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 |
M. Triplett | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 |
A. Webster | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 |
P. King | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
Team | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 0 |
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Schnelker | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 1 | |
K. Rote | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
F. Gifford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
P. King | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
M. Triplett | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 250 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Webster | 1 | 0 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 6.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Summerall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
Team | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Chandler | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 54 |
Team | 6 | 287 | 47.8 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. King | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 35 |
J. Morrison | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 33 |
M. Triplett | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
Team | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 0 |
Punt Return
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Morrison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
P. King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
Passing
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Unitas | 18 | 29 | 264 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 114.7 |
Team | 18 | 29 | 207 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 114.7 |
Rushing
Receiving
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Moore | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 1 | |
R. Berry | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | |
J. Mutscheller | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
A. Ameche | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
J. Richardson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | |
B. Pricer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
M. Sommer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
Team | 18 | 264 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 |
Fumbles
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
A. Hawkins | 1 | 0 | |
S. Plunkett | 0 | 1 | |
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G. Lipscomb | 1.0 | |||||
Team | 5.0 |
Kicking
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Myhra | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
Team | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Punting
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Sherer | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 44 |
Team | 6 | 217 | 36.2 |
Kick Return
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Hawkins | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
S. Myhra | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
H. Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
J. Sample | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
Team | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 |
More Colts Stats
PPG
20.9
22nd
OPP PPG
21.4
12th
RUSH YDS/G
121.3
16th
PASS YDS/G
208.6
24th
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