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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
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