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| ← 1958 • other seasons • 1960 →
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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
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| Week
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Date
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Teams
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Venue
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| Preseason
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August 11, 1959
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
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Forbes Field
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| August 15, 1959
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Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
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Milwaukee County Stadium
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| August 16, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins
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Kezar Stadium
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| August 21, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| August 22, 1959
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Cleveland Browns vs. Detroit Lions
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Rubber Bowl
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| August 23, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers
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Kezar Stadium
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| August 28, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. Washington Redskins
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Memorial Stadium
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| August 29, 1959
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Detroit Lions vs. New York Giants
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Briggs Stadium
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| August 30, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Cleveland Browns
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Kezar Stadium
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| September 5, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Cardinals
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Husky Stadium
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| September 13, 1959
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Baltimore Colts
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Franklin Field
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| September 19, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| Week 1
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September 26, 1959
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns
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Forbes Field
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| September 26, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Giants
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| September 27, 1959
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Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
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Lambeau_Field City Stadium]
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| September 27, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. Detroit Lions
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Memorial Stadium
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| September 27, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Kezar Stadium
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| Week 2
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October 3, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. Chicago Bears
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Memorial Stadium
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| October 4, 1959
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Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions
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Lambeau_Field City Stadium]
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| October 4, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Kezar Stadium
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| October 4, 1959
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins
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Forbes Field
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| Week 3
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October 11, 1959
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Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts
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Briggs Stadium
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| October 11, 1959
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Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Wrigley Field
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| October 11, 1959
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Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants
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Cleveland Stadium
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| Week 4
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October 18, 1959
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Chicago Bears vs. Baltimore Colts
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Wrigley Field
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| October 18, 1959
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Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Cardinals
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Cleveland Stadium
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| October 18, 1959
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New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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Yankee Stadium
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| October 18, 1959
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Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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Griffith Stadium
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| October 18, 1959
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Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Briggs Stadium
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| Week 5
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October 25, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. Green Bay Packers
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Memorial Stadium
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| October 25, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears
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Kezar Stadium
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| October 25, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| October 25, 1959
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New York Giants
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Forbes Field
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| Week 6
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November 1, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| November 1, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. Cleveland Browns
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Memorial Stadium
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| November 1, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions
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Kezar Stadium
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| November 1, 1959
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New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers
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Yankee Stadium
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| November 1, 1959
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins
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Franklin Field
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| Week 7
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November 8, 1959
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Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Detroit Lions
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Forbes Field
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| November 8, 1959
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Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers
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Wrigley Field
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| November 8, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| Week 8
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November 15, 1959
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Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Briggs Stadium
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| November 15, 1959
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Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Colts
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Milwaukee County Stadium
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| November 15, 1959
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Chicago Cardinals
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Franklin Field
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| November 15, 1959
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New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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Yankee Stadium
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| November 15, 1959
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Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Wrigley Field
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| Week 9
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November 22, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Memorial Stadium
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| November 22, 1959
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Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears
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Briggs Stadium
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| November 22, 1959
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Philadelphia Eagles vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Franklin Field
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| Week 10
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November 29, 1959
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Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears
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Soldier Field
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| November 29, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. Los Angeles Rams
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Memorial Stadium
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| November 29, 1959
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Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers
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Cleveland Stadium
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| November 29, 1959
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New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins
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Yankee Stadium
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| Week 11
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December 5, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts
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Kezar Stadium
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| December 6, 1959
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Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Cardinals
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Briggs Stadium
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| December 6, 1959
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New York Giants vs. Cleveland Browns
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Yankee Stadium
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| December 6, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| December 6, 1959
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Chicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
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Wrigley Field
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| Week 12
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December 12, 1959
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Los Angeles Rams vs. Baltimore Colts
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| December 13, 1959
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Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions
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Wrigley Field
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| December 13, 1959
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San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers
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Kezar Stadium
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| Postseason
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December 27, 1959
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Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants
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Memorial Stadium
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| January 17, 1960
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NFL Pro Bowl
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| Media Guides and Yearbooks
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| Media Guides
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