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{{Infobox NFL season
| season= 1951 National Football League season
| season= 1951
| duration= September 28 – December 16, 1951
| pre= August 15-September 20, 1951
| reg= September 28-December 16, 1951
| post= December 23, 1951–January 12, 1952
| previous= [[1950 NFL season|1950]]
| previous= [[1950 NFL season|1950]]
| next= [[1952 NFL season|1952]]
| next= [[1952 NFL season|1952]]
}}
}}
The '''1951 NFL season''' was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. The Los Angeles Rams won the NFL Championship game. The league was reduced to 12 teams after the Baltimore Colts were returned to the NFL prior to the season.
The '''1951 NFL season''' was the 32nd regular season of the [[National Football League]]. The Los Angeles Rams won the NFL Championship game over the Cleveland Browns. The league was reduced to 12 teams after the Baltimore Colts were returned to the NFL prior to the season.


The league was split into American and National Conferences for the 2nd season.
The league was split into American and National Conferences for the 2nd season.


==Publications==
==Publications==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|--style="background: #ddffdd;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Programs'''
|-
|-
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Programs
|-
|-
! Week
! Date
! Date
! Teams
! Teams
! Venue
! Venue
|-
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
! rowspan=13| Preseason
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Preseason'''
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins (August 15, 1951)|August 15, 1951]]
|-
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-15_was-lar.html August 15, 1951]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-17_cas-cle.html August 17, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-17_cas-cle.html August 17, 1951]
| Cleveland Browns vs. College All-Stars
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. College All-Stars
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-18_pit-phi.html August 18, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-18_pit-phi.html August 18, 1951]
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Hershey Stadium
| [[Hershey Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-19_was-sf.html August 19, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-19_was-sf.html August 19, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-23_chb-lar.html August 23, 1951]
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears (August 23, 1951)|August 23, 1951]]
| 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/1951/08-26_chb-sf.html August 26, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-26_chb-sf.html August 26, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-02_nyg-chb.html September 2, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-02_nyg-chb.html September 2, 1951]
| Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| Crump Stadium
| [[Crump Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-08_nyg-was.html September 8, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-08_nyg-was.html September 8, 1951]
| Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants
| [[Washington Redskins]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| Legion Field  
| [[Legion Field ]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-09_cle-chb.html September 9, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-09_cle-chb.html September 9, 1951]
| Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/illinois/soldier-field-index.html Soldier Field]
| [[Soldier Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-14_lar-cle.html September 14, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-14_lar-cle.html September 14, 1951]
| Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Rams
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-15_chb-phi.html September 15, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-15_chb-phi.html September 15, 1951]
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Municipal Stadium
| Municipal Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-15_det-chc.html September 15, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-15_det-chc.html September 15, 1951]
| Chicago Cardinals vs. Detroit Lions
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Alamo Stadium
| [[Alamo Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-20_lar-nyg.html September 20, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-20_lar-nyg.html September 20, 1951]
| New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Polo Grounds
| [[Polo Grounds]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 1'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=3|'''Week 1'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-30_chb-gnb.html September 30, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-30_chb-gnb.html September 30, 1951]
| Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| City Stadium
| City Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-30_cle-sf.html September 30, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-30_cle-sf.html September 30, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-30_was-det.html September 30, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/09-30_was-det.html September 30, 1951]
| Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
! rowspan=4|'''Week 2'''
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 2'''
| [[Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers (October 6, 1951)|October 6, 1951]]
|-
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-06_sf-phi.html October 6, 1951]
| [[Shibe Park]]
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Shibe Park
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-07_chb-chc.html October 7, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-07_chb-chc.html October 7, 1951]
| Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Comiskey Park
| [[Comiskey Park]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-07_cle-lar.html October 7, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-07_cle-lar.html October 7, 1951]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-07_nyg-was.html October 7, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-07_nyg-was.html October 7, 1951]
| Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants
| [[Washington Redskins]] vs. [[New York Giants]]
| Griffith Stadium
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 3'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=5| Week 3
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_phi-gnb.html October 14, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_phi-gnb.html October 14, 1951]
| Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| City Stadium
| City Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_chc-nyg.html October 14, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_chc-nyg.html October 14, 1951]
| New York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| Polo Grounds
| [[Polo Grounds]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_nyy-chb.html October 14, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_nyy-chb.html October 14, 1951]
| Chicago Bears vs. New York Yanks
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. New York Yanks
| Wrigley Field
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951//nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_lar-det.html October 14, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951//nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_lar-det.html October 14, 1951]
| Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-14_sf-pit.html October 14, 1951]
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers (October 14, 1951)|October 14, 1951]]
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Forbes Field
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 4'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=6| Week 4
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_lar-gnb.html October 21, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_lar-gnb.html October 21, 1951]
| Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Wisconsin State Fair Park
| [[Wisconsin State Fair Park]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_chc-was.html October 21, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_chc-was.html October 21, 1951]
| Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Cardinals
| [[Washington Redskins]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| Griffith Stadium
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_nyy-det.html October 21, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_nyy-det.html October 21, 1951]
| New York Yanks vs. Detroit Lions
| New York Yanks vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_phi-nyg.html October 21, 1951]
| [[New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles (October 21, 1951)|October 21, 1951]]
| New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| Polo Grounds
| [[Polo Grounds]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_pit-cle.html October 21, 1951]
| [[Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (October 21, 1951)|October 21, 1951]]
| Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_sf-chb.html October 21, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-21_sf-chb.html October 21, 1951]
| Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Wrigley Field
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
! rowspan=2| Week 5
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 5'''
| [[Chicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers (October 28, 1951)|October 28, 1951]]
| [[Chicago Cardinals]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| [[Comiskey Park]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-28_lar-sf.html October 28, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-28_lar-sf.html October 28, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 6'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=3| Week 6
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-04_det-gnb.html November 4, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-04_det-gnb.html November 4, 1951]
| Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
| [[Green Bay Packers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| City Stadium
| City Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-04_sf-lar_1.html November 4, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-04_sf-lar_1.html November 4, 1951]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-04_sf-lar_2.html November 4, 1951]
| [[Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers (November 4, 1951)|November 4, 1951]]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 7'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=4|'''Week 7'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-11_chc-lar.html November 11, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-11_chc-lar.html November 11, 1951]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Chicago Cardinals]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-11_was-nyg.html November 11, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-11_was-nyg.html November 11, 1951]
| New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Washington Redskins]]
| Polo Grounds
| [[Polo Grounds]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-11_nyy-sf.html November 11, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-11_nyy-sf.html November 11, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yanks
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. New York Yanks
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_chc-sf.html November 11, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_chc-sf.html November 11, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yanks
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. New York Yanks
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 8'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=3|'''Week 8'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_cle-nyg.html November 18, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_cle-nyg.html November 18, 1951]
| New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns
| [[New York Giants]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Polo Grounds
| [[Polo Grounds]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_det-phi.html November 18, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_det-phi.html November 18, 1951]
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Shibe Park
| [[Shibe Park]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_nyy-lar.html November 18, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-18_nyy-lar.html November 18, 1951]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. New York Yanks
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
! rowspan=3| Week 9
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 9'''
| [[Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers (November 22, 1951)|November 22, 1951]]
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-25_chb-cle.html November 25, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-25_chb-cle.html November 25, 1951]
| Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears
| [[Cleveland Browns]] vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Cleveland Stadium
| [[Cleveland Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-25_sf-nyy.html November 25, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/11-25_sf-nyy.html November 25, 1951]
| New York Yanks vs. San Francisco 49ers
| New York Yanks vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
! rowspan=2|'''Week 10'''
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 10'''
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-02_lar-chb.html December 2, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-02_lar-chb.html December 2, 1951]
| Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams
| [[Chicago Bears]] vs. [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| Wrigley Field
| [[Wrigley Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-02_sf-det.html December 2, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-02_sf-det.html December 2, 1951]
| Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers
| [[Detroit Lions]] vs. [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| Briggs Stadium
| [[Briggs Stadium]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 11'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=4|'''Week 11'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_chb-nyy.html December 9, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_chb-nyy.html December 9, 1951]
| New York Yanks vs. Chicago Bears
| New York Yanks vs. [[Chicago Bears]]
| Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_cle-pit.html December 9, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_cle-pit.html December 9, 1951]
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Forbes Field
| [[Forbes Field]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_det-lar.html December 9, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_det-lar.html December 9, 1951]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_gnb-sf.html December 9, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-09_gnb-sf.html December 9, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 12'''
|-
|-
! rowspan=4|'''Week 12'''
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_gnb-lar.html December 16, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_gnb-lar.html December 16, 1951]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Green Bay Packers]]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_cle-phi.html December 16, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_cle-phi.html December 16, 1951]
| Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cleveland Browns
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| Shibe Park
| [[Shibe Park]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_det-sf.html December 16, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_det-sf.html December 16, 1951]
| San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions
| [[San Francisco 49ers]] vs. [[Detroit Lions]]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
| [[Kezar Stadium]]
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_pit-was.html December 16, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-16_pit-was.html December 16, 1951]
| Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
| [[Washington Redskins]] vs. [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| Griffith Stadium
| [[Griffith Stadium]]
|-
|-
|--style="background: #999999;"
! rowspan=1|'''Postseason'''
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Posteason'''
| December 23, 1951 ([https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-23_cle-lar.html 1]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-23_cle-lar_2.html 2])
| [[Los Angeles Rams]] vs. [[Cleveland Browns]]
| [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
|-
|-
| December 23, 1951 [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-23_cle-lar.html] [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-23_cle-lar_2.html]
! style="background:#C41230; color:#FFFFFF;" colspan="4"|Media Guides and Yearbooks
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|-
|-
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951//nfl/seasons/1951/pro-bowl-program-1952.html January 12, 1952]
! Media Guides
| NFL Pro Bowl
| colspan=3| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_chb.html Chicago Bears]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_cle.html Cleveland Browns]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_det.html Detroit Lions]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_gnb.html Green Bay Packers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_nyg.html New York Giants]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_nyy.html New York Yanks]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_phi.html Philadelphia Eagles]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_sf.html San Francisco 49ers]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/media-guide-1951_was.html Washington Redskins]{{·}}[https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/nfl-manual-1951.html NFL Record Manual]
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
|}
|}
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[[Category: National Football League seasons]]
[[Category: National Football League seasons]]

Latest revision as of 12:00, 10 January 2024

1951 National Football League season
Preseason August 15-September 20, 1951
Regular Season September 28-December 16, 1951
Postseason December 23, 1951–January 12, 1952
← 1950 • NFL seasons • 1952 →

The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. The Los Angeles Rams won the NFL Championship game over the Cleveland Browns. The league was reduced to 12 teams after the Baltimore Colts were returned to the NFL prior to the season.

The league was split into American and National Conferences for the 2nd season.

Publications

Programs
Week Date Teams Venue
Preseason August 15, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 17, 1951 Cleveland Browns vs. College All-Stars Cleveland Stadium
August 18, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Hershey Stadium
August 19, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins Kezar Stadium
August 23, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
August 26, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears Kezar Stadium
September 2, 1951 Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants Crump Stadium
September 8, 1951 Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants Legion Field
September 9, 1951 Chicago Bears vs. Cleveland Browns Soldier Field
September 14, 1951 Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Rams Cleveland Stadium
September 15, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Bears Municipal Stadium
September 15, 1951 Chicago Cardinals vs. Detroit Lions Alamo Stadium
September 20, 1951 New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams Polo Grounds
Week 1 September 30, 1951 Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears City Stadium
September 30, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns Kezar Stadium
September 30, 1951 Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins Briggs Stadium
Week 2 October 6, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers Shibe Park
October 7, 1951 Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears Comiskey Park
October 7, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 7, 1951 Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants Griffith Stadium
Week 3 October 14, 1951 Green Bay Packers vs. Philadelphia Eagles City Stadium
October 14, 1951 New York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals Polo Grounds
October 14, 1951 Chicago Bears vs. New York Yanks Wrigley Field
October 14, 1951 Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams Briggs Stadium
October 14, 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers Forbes Field
Week 4 October 21, 1951 Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams Wisconsin State Fair Park
October 21, 1951 Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Cardinals Griffith Stadium
October 21, 1951 New York Yanks vs. Detroit Lions Briggs Stadium
October 21, 1951 New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles Polo Grounds
October 21, 1951 Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Cleveland Stadium
October 21, 1951 Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers Wrigley Field
Week 5 October 28, 1951 Chicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Comiskey Park
October 28, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams Kezar Stadium
Week 6 November 4, 1951 Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions City Stadium
November 4, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 4, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 7 November 11, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Cardinals Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
November 11, 1951 New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins Polo Grounds
November 11, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yanks Kezar Stadium
November 11, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yanks Kezar Stadium
Week 8 November 18, 1951 New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns Polo Grounds
November 18, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Detroit Lions Shibe Park
November 18, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 9 November 22, 1951 Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers Briggs Stadium
November 25, 1951 Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears Cleveland Stadium
November 25, 1951 New York Yanks vs. San Francisco 49ers Yankee Stadium
Week 10 December 2, 1951 Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams Wrigley Field
December 2, 1951 Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers Briggs Stadium
Week 11 December 9, 1951 New York Yanks vs. Chicago Bears Yankee Stadium
December 9, 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns Forbes Field
December 9, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 9, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers Kezar Stadium
Week 12 December 16, 1951 Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 16, 1951 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Cleveland Browns Shibe Park
December 16, 1951 San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions Kezar Stadium
December 16, 1951 Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Griffith Stadium
Postseason December 23, 1951 (1 • 2) Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Media Guides and Yearbooks
Media Guides Chicago Bears • Cleveland Browns • Detroit Lions • Green Bay Packers • New York Giants • New York Yanks • Philadelphia Eagles • San Francisco 49ers • Washington Redskins • NFL Record Manual
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