Originally published on Jul. 29, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, December 27th, 1959, the Baltimore (now
Indianapolis) Colts defeated the New York Giants 31-16 in the 1959 NFL
Championship Game to win the 40th championship in NFL history. It was the second
championship for the Colts franchise. The game was held at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.
Baltimore Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas won the 1959 MVP
Award with 32 passing touchdowns and 2899 passing yards.
Out of Playoffs: Chicago Bears (8-4), Cleveland Browns (7-5),
Green Bay Packers (7-5), Philadelphia Eagles (7-5), San Francisco 49ers (7-5), Pittsburgh
Steelers (6-5-1), Detroit Lions (3-8-1), Washington Redskins (3-9), Los Angeles
Rams (2-10), Chicago Cardinals (2-10)
Most passing touchdowns: #19 Johnny Unitas (Colts)- 32 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #32 Jim Brown (Browns)- 14 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #82 Raymond Berry (Colts)- 14 TD
Most interceptions: #20 Milt Davis- 7 INT & 1 TD return
Best field goal percentage (min. 9 attempts): #88 Pat
Summerall (Giants)- 20 for 29, 69%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1959/
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