NFL 1958

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1958 NFL season
Regular season
season September 28, 1958 - December 14, 1958
East Champions New York Giants
West Champions Baltimore Colts
Championship game
NFL Champion Baltimore Colts
NFL season
 <1957 1959> 

The 1958 NFL season was the 39th season of the National Football League (NFL). The regular season lasted from September 28th to December 14th. NFL champions were the Baltimore Colts , who were able to prevail in the NFL Championship Game on December 28 at the New York Giants with 23:17 after overtime.

The 1958 season is considered a turning point in American football history. For the first time, the NFL was able to catch up or overtake baseball in terms of popularity, also thanks to the exciting championship game.

On the other hand, the Chicago Cardinals franchise ran into financial problems due to competition from the Chicago Bears in the same city. The owner therefore sought, among other things, to improve the situation by relocating the team headquarters.

Regular season

The Baltimore Colts won the first six games, setting themselves apart from the other teams in the west early on. Two game days before the end they could not be overtaken with nine wins in one defeat and thus secured the conference title despite two defeats at the end. The Eastern Conference was consistently led by the Cleveland Browns. On the last day of the match there was a direct duel with the only pursuer, the New York Giants. With a victory, the Giants caught up with the Browns and thus forced a playoff in which the Giants also prevailed.

Western Conference
team S. U N SQ 1 P + P−
Baltimore Colts 9 0 3 .750 381 203
Chicago Bears 8th 0 4th .667 298 230
Los Angeles Rams 8th 0 4th .667 344 278
San Francisco 49ers 6th 0 6th .583 257 324
Detroit Lions 4th 1 7th .364 261 276
Green Bay Packers 1 1 10 .091 193 382
Eastern Conference
team S. U N SQ 1 P + P−
New York Giants 2nd 9 0 3 .750 246 183
Cleveland Browns 2nd 9 0 3 .750 302 217
Pittsburgh Steelers 7th 1 4th .636 261 230
Washington Redskins 4th 1 7th .364 214 268
Chicago Cardinals 2 1 9 .182 261 356
Philadelphia Eagles 2 1 9 .182 235 306
1 Before 1972, ties were not included in the calculation.
2 If the win rate was the same, a decision game was played to determine the conference winner.

Post season

Eastern Conference Playoff
New York City
December 21, 1958 		New York Giants
10-0
Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
spectators: 61,274
(7: 0, 3: 0, 0: 0, 0: 0)
Match report

Championship game

NFL Championship Game
New York City
December 28, 1958
2:00 p.m. ( UTC − 5 ) 		New York Giants
17:23
Baltimore Colts Yankee Stadium
Spectators: 64,185
Referee: Ron Gibbs
(3: 0, 0:14, 7: 0, 7: 3)
OT: 0: 6
game report

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Murray Olderman, "A Great Year for the Pros," Sports All Stars 1959 Pro Football. New York: Maco Publishing, 1959; pp. 3-5.