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| colspan=4|<center>'''Programs'''</center>
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! Teams
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! Venue
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Preseason'''
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-15_was-lar.html August 15, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/08-15_was-lar.html August 15, 1951]
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| New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams
| New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams
| Polo Grounds
| Polo Grounds
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 1'''
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| [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]
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| Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins
| Detroit Lions vs. Washington Redskins
| Briggs Stadium
| Briggs Stadium
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 2'''
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-06_sf-phi.html October 6, 1951]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/10-06_sf-phi.html October 6, 1951]
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| Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants
| Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants
| Griffith Stadium
| Griffith Stadium
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 3'''
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| [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]
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| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Forbes Field
| Forbes Field
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 4'''
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| [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]
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| Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Wrigley Field
| Wrigley Field
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 5'''
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| [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]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 6'''
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| [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]
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| Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 7'''
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| [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]
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| 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]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 8'''
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| [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]
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| Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks
| Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 9'''
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| [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]
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| New York Yanks vs. San Francisco 49ers
| New York Yanks vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Yankee Stadium
| Yankee Stadium
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 10'''
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| [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]
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| Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Briggs Stadium
| Briggs Stadium
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 11'''
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| [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]
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| 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]
| [https://www.sportspaper.info/indexes/venues/usa/california/kezar-stadium-index.html Kezar Stadium]
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| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Week 12'''
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| [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]
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| Griffith Stadium
| Griffith Stadium
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-23_cle-lar.html December 23, 1951]
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| Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
| colspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|'''Posteason'''
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| [https://www.sportspaper.info/football/nfl/seasons/1951/12-23_cle-lar_2.html December 23, 1951]
| 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]
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
| Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Revision as of 13:12, 12 August 2020

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

Publications

Programs
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 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 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
Posteason
December 23, 1951 [1] [2] Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
January 12, 1952 NFL Pro Bowl Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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