The Baltimore Colts decisively defeated the New York Giants, 31 to 16, in the 1959 NFL championship game on December 27, 1959.
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
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Conerly | 17 | 37 | 232 | 6.3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 53.0 |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41.7 |
| Phil King | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Team | 18 | 40 | 205 | 6.3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 42.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Gifford | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Mel Triplett | 6 | 39 | 6.5 | 0 |
| Alex Webster | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 0 |
| Phil King | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 24 | 124 | 5.2 | 0 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Schnelker | 9 | 175 | 19.4 | 1 | |
| Kyle Rote | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 0 | |
| Frank Gifford | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | |
| Phil King | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| Mel Triplett | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 250 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Webster | 1 | 0 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 6.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Summerall | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Team | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Chandler | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 54 |
| Team | 6 | 287 | 47.8 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil King | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 35 |
| Joe Morrison | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 33 |
| Mel Triplett | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Team | 5 | 136 | 27.2 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Morrison | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Phil King | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 |
| NAME | CMP | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | SCK | RATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | 18 | 29 | 264 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 114.7 |
| Team | 18 | 29 | 207 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 114.7 |
| NAME | ATT | YDS | YPC | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Ameche | 9 | 31 | 3.4 | 0 |
| Mike Sommer | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 |
| Billy Pricer | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 |
| Lenny Moore | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Johnny Unitas | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 1 |
| Team | 25 | 73 | 2.9 | 1 |
| NAME | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | TRG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Moore | 3 | 126 | 42.0 | 1 | |
| Raymond Berry | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| Jim Mutscheller | 5 | 40 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Alan Ameche | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Richardson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 1 | |
| Billy Pricer | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Mike Sommer | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | |
| Team | 18 | 264 | 9.1 | 2 | 0 |
| NAME | FUM | LOST | FR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 0 | |
| Sherman Plunkett | 0 | 1 | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| NAME | COMB | TKL | SCK | TFL | PDEF | QBH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Lipscomb | 1.0 | |||||
| Team | 5.0 |
| NAME | FGM | FGA | LNG | XPM | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Myhra | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| NAME | PUNT | YDS | AVG | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Sherer | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 44 |
| Team | 6 | 217 | 36.2 |
| NAME | KR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Hawkins | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Steve Myhra | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Hal Lewis | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Johnny Sample | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 |
| NAME | PR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Sample | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Carl Taseff | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Team | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 0 |
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