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| pre= August 11-September 19, 1959
| pre= August 11-September 19, 1959
| reg= September 26-December 13, 1959
| reg= September 26-December 13, 1959
| post= December 27, 1959
| post= December 27, 1959-January 17, 1960
| previous= [[1958 NFL season|1958]]
| previous= [[1958 NFL season|1958]]
| next= [[1960 NFL season|1960]]
| next= [[1960 NFL season|1960]]
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==Publications==
==Publications==
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! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
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! Venue
! Venue
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=16|'''Preseason'''
! rowspan=14| Preseason
| [[Green Bay Packers intrasquad game (August 4, 1956)|August 4, 1956]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-11_cle-pit.html August 11, 1959]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] intrasquad game
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Monterey Stadium
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/08-06_bal-intra.html August 6, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-15_chb-gnb.html August 15, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] intrasquad game
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Memorial Stadium
| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/08-10_cas-cle.html August 10, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-16_was-sf.html August 16, 1959]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. College All-Stars
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/08-19_cle-sf.html August 19, 1956]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/08-24_chb-phi.html August 24, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-21_was-lar.html August 21, 1959]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Municipal Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/08-24_cle-lar.html August 24, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-22_det-cle.html August 22, 1959]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Rubber Bowl]]
|-
|-
| [[San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins (August 26, 1956)|August 26, 1956]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-23_gnb-sf.html August 23, 1959]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-01_gnb-cle.html September 1, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-28_was-bal.html August 28, 1959]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-29_nyg-det.html August 29, 1959]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-01_lar-nyg.html September 1, 1956]
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals (August 29, 1959)|August 29, 1959]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| Husky Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-02_chc-sf.html September 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/08-30_cle-sf.html August 30, 1959]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-07_cle-det.html September 7, 1956]
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns (September 5, 1959)|September 5, 1959]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-05_chc-sf.html September 5, 1959]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[Husky Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-08_nyg-sf.html September 8, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-13_bal-phi.html September 13, 1959]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| Multnomah Stadium
| [[Franklin Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-09_phi-bal.html September 9, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-19_phi-lar.html September 19, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Fairgrounds Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-15_nyg-chb.html September 15, 1956]
! rowspan=5| Week 1
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-26_cle-pit.html September 26, 1959]
| [[Cotton Bowl]]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-16_was-bal.html September 16, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-26_nyg-lar.html September 26, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| Memorial Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-23_was-det.html September 23, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-27_chb-gnb.html September 27, 1959]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Civic Stadium
| [[Lambeau_Field|City Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|'''Week 1'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-27_det-bal.html September 27, 1959]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_chb-bal.html September 30, 1956]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_cle-chc.html September 30, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/09-27_phi-sf.html September 27, 1959]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Comiskey Park
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_det-gnb.html September 30, 1956]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| City Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_phi-lar.html September 30, 1956]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_was-pit.html September 30, 1956]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Forbes Field
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/09-30_nyg-sf.html September 30, 1956]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 2'''
! rowspan=4| Week 2
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-06_det-bal.html October 6, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-03_chb-bal.html October 3, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-07_nyg-chc.html October 7, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_det-gnb.html October 4, 1959]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Comiskey Park
| [[Lambeau_Field|City Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-07_chb-gnb.html October 7, 1956]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| City Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-07_lar-sf.html October 7, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_lar-sf.html October 4, 1959]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 3'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-04_was-pit.html October 4, 1959]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-14_lar-det.html October 14, 1956]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Forbes Field]]
| Briggs Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-14_nyg-cle.html October 14, 1956]
! rowspan=3| Week 3
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-11_bal-det.html October 11, 1959]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-14_phi-pit.html October 14, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-11_lar-chb.html October 11, 1959]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Forbes Field
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-14_sf-chb.html October 14, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-11_nyg-cle.html October 11, 1959]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 4'''
! rowspan=5| Week 4
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-21_bal-chb.html October 21, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-18_bal-chb.html October 18, 1959]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-21_lar-gnb.html October 21, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-18_chc-cle.html October 18, 1959]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| Milwaukee County Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-21_sf-det.html October 21, 1956]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (October 18, 1959)|October 18, 1959]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=6|'''Week 5'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-18_pit-was.html October 18, 1959]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_chb-sf.html October 28, 1956]
| [[Washington Redskins]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_det-lar.html October 28, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-18_sf-det.html October 18, 1959]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_gnb-bal.html October 28, 1956]
! rowspan=4| Week 5
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-25_gnb-bal.html October 25, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_phi-nyg.html October 28, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-25_chb-sf.html October 25, 1959]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Yankee Stadium
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_pit-cle.html October 28, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-25_det-lar.html October 25, 1959]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/10-28_was-chc.html October 28, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/10-25_nyg-pit.html October 25, 1959]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| Comiskey Park
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Week 6'''
! rowspan=5| Week 6
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-04_chb-lar.html November 4, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-01_chb-lar.html November 1, 1959]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-01_cle-bal.html November 1, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-04_det-sf.html November 4, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-01_det-sf.html November 1, 1959]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
! rowspan=5| Week 7
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-01_gnb-nyg.html November 1, 1959]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-11_bal-cle.html November 11, 1956]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
| Cleveland Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-11_chc-nyg.html November 11, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-01_was-phi.html November 1, 1959]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Yankee Stadium
| [[Franklin Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-11_gnb-chb.html November 11, 1956]
! rowspan=3| Week 7
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-08_det-pit.html November 8, 1959]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-08_gnb-chb.html November 8, 1959]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-11_sf-lar.html November 11, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-08_sf-lar.html November 8, 1959]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
! rowspan=5| Week 8
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-15_lar-det.html November 15, 1959]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [[Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (November 11, 1956)|November 11, 1956]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-15_bal-gnb.html November 15, 1959]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Connie Mack Stadium]]
| [[Milwaukee County Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 8'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-15_chc-phi.html November 15, 1959]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-18_bal-det.html November 18, 1956]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Franklin Field]]
| Briggs Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-18_cle-phi.html November 18, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-15_pit-nyg.html November 15, 1959]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Connie Mack Stadium
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-18_lar-chb.html November 18, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-15_sf-chb.html November 15, 1959]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-18_sf-gnb.html November 18, 1956]
! rowspan=3| Week 9
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-22_bal-sf.html November 22, 1959]
| City Stadium
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Memorial Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-22_chb-det.html November 22, 1959]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=4|'''Week 9'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-22_lar-phi.html November 22, 1959]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-22_gnb-det.html November 22, 1956]
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Franklin Field]]
| Briggs Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-25_chb-nyg.html November 25, 1956]
! rowspan=4| Week 10
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-29_chb-chc.html November 29, 1959]
| Yankee Stadium
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-25_lar-bal.html November 25, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-29_lar-bal.html November 29, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/11-25_was-cle.html November 25, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-29_sf-cle.html November 29, 1959]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/11-29_was-nyg.html November 29, 1959]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|'''Week 10'''
! rowspan=5| Week 11
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_chb-det.html December 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-05_bal-sf.html December 5, 1959]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_gnb-chc.html December 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-06_chc-det.html December 6, 1959]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| Comiskey Park
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_lar-pit.html December 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-06_cle-nyg.html December 6, 1959]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Forbes Field
| [[Yankee_Stadium_(1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_phi-cle.html December 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-06_gnb-lar.html December 6, 1959]
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-02_sf-bal.html December 2, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-06_pit-chb.html December 6, 1959]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Memorial Stadium
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=5|'''Week 11'''
! rowspan=3| Week 12
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_bal-lar.html December 9, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-12_bal-lar.html December 12, 1959]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_chc-chb.html December 9, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-13_det-chb.html December 13, 1959]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_cle-nyg.html December 9, 1956]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/12-13_gnb-sf.html December 13, 1959]
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| Yankee Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_phi-was.html December 9, 1956]
| [[Washington Redskins]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Griffith Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-09_pit-det.html December 9, 1956]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Briggs Stadium
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=3|'''Week 12'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-16_bal-sf.html December 16, 1956]
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Baltimore Colts]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-16_chc-cle.html December 16, 1956]
! rowspan=2| Postseason
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| [[Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants (December 27, 1959)|December 27, 1959]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-16_det-chb.html December 16, 1956]
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=1|'''Week 13'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-23_was-bal.html December 23, 1956]
| [[Baltimore Colts]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Memorial Stadium
| Memorial Stadium
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan=2|'''Postseason'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/pro-bowl-program-1960.html January 17, 1960]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/12-30_chb-nyg.html December 30, 1956]
| NFL Pro Bowl
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| Yankee Stadium
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/pro-bowl-program-1957.html January 13, 1957]
| [[List of all-star game publications|NFL Pro Bowl]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Media Guides and Yearbooks
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Media Guides and Yearbooks
|-
|-
! Media Guides
! Media Guides
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_chc.html Chicago Cardinals]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[[1956 Pittsburgh Steelers media guide|Pittsburgh Steelers]]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_sf.html San Francisco 49ers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/media-guide-1956_was.html Washington Redskins]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1956/nfl-manual-1956.html NFL Record Manual]
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_bal.html Baltimore Colts]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_lar.html Los Angeles Rams]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_pit.html Pittsburgh Steelers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1959/media-guide-1959_sf.html San Francisco 49ers]{{·}}[[1959 Washington Redskins media guide|Washington Redskins]]
|-
! Yearbooks
| colspan=3| [[1959_Los_Angeles_Rams_yearbook|Los Angeles Rams]]
|}
|}


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← 1958 • other seasons • 1960 →


The 1959 NFL season was the 40th regular season of the National Football League. On October 11, NFL Commissioner Bert Bell suffered a fatal heart attack at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers play. League Treasurer Austin Gunsel was named interim commissioner for the rest of the season.

The Chicago Cardinals played their final season in the city before relocating to St. Louis for the following season. In the NFL Championship Game on December 27, the Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants for the second year in a row.

Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 11, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Forbes Field
August 15, 1959 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears Milwaukee County Stadium
August 16, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins Kezar Stadium
August 21, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 22, 1959 Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions Rubber Bowl
August 23, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
August 28, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. Washington Redskins Memorial Stadium
August 29, 1959 Detroit Lions vs. New York Giants Briggs Stadium
August 29, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 30, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
September 5, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 5, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Cardinals Husky Stadium
September 13, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Colts Franklin Field
September 19, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 1 September 26, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Forbes Field
September 26, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Giants Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
September 27, 1959 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears City Stadium
September 27, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. Detroit Lions Memorial Stadium
September 27, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles Kezar Stadium
Week 2 October 3, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears Memorial Stadium
October 4, 1959 Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions City Stadium
October 4, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
October 4, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins Forbes Field
Week 3 October 11, 1959 Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts Briggs Stadium
October 11, 1959 Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams Wrigley Field
October 11, 1959 Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants Cleveland Stadium
Week 4 October 18, 1959 Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Colts Wrigley Field
October 18, 1959 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Cardinals Cleveland Stadium
October 18, 1959 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Yankee Stadium
October 18, 1959 Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Griffith Stadium
October 18, 1959 Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Briggs Stadium
Week 5 October 25, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. Green Bay Packers Memorial Stadium
October 25, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
October 25, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 25, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants Forbes Field
Week 6 November 1, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 1, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. Cleveland Browns Memorial Stadium
November 1, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
November 1, 1959 New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers Yankee Stadium
November 1, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins Franklin Field
Week 7 November 8, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Detroit Lions Forbes Field
November 8, 1959 Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers Wrigley Field
November 8, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 8 November 15, 1959 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams Briggs Stadium
November 15, 1959 Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Colts Milwaukee County Stadium
November 15, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Cardinals Franklin Field
November 15, 1959 New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Yankee Stadium
November 15, 1959 Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers Wrigley Field
Week 9 November 22, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers Memorial Stadium
November 22, 1959 Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears Briggs Stadium
November 22, 1959 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams Franklin Field
Week 10 November 29, 1959 Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears Soldier Field
November 29, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Rams Memorial Stadium
November 29, 1959 Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers Cleveland Stadium
November 29, 1959 New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins Yankee Stadium
Week 11 December 5, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts Kezar Stadium
December 6, 1959 Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Cardinals Briggs Stadium
December 6, 1959 New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns Yankee Stadium
December 6, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 6, 1959 Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Wrigley Field
Week 12 December 12, 1959 Los Angeles Rams vs. Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 13, 1959 Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions Wrigley Field
December 13, 1959 San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
Postseason December 27, 1959 Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants Memorial Stadium
January 17, 1960 NFL Pro Bowl Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides Baltimore Colts • Chicago Bears • Cleveland Browns • Detroit Lions • Los Angeles Rams • New York Giants • Pittsburgh Steelers • San Francisco 49ers • Washington Redskins
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