1951 NFL season

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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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