The 1958

1958 NFL season

The 1958 NFL season was the 39th regular season of the National Football League.The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants, 23–17, in the first sudden-death overtime in an NFL Championship Game...

 New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 season was the 34th season for the club in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

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Transactions

• The Giants obtained Lindon Crow and Pat Summerall
  Pat Summerall
  George Allen "Pat" Summerall is a former American football player and television sportscaster, having worked at CBS, Fox, and ESPN.Summerall is best known for his work with John Madden on NFL telecasts for CBS and Fox.-High school:...
  
   from the Chicago Cardinals in exchange for Dick Nolan, Bobby Joe Conrad, and the Giants first round pick.
• The Giants acquired Carl Karilivacz from the Detroit Lions
• Al Barry was an Offensive Guard obtained from the Green Bay Packers
• Walt Yowarsky was sent to the San Francisco 49ers

Offseason

In the offseason, Vince Lombardi

Vince Lombardi

Vincent Thomas "Vince" Lombardi was an American football coach. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight league championships and five in seven years, including winning the first two Super Bowls following the 1966 and...

 was offered the Eagles head coaching position but he refused it. He opted to stay as the Offensive Coordinator of the New York Giants.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 28, 1958	at Chicago Cardinals	W 37–7
2	October 5, 1958	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27–24
3	October 12, 1958	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 21–14
4	October 19, 1958	Chicago Cardinals	L 23–6
5	October 26, 1958	Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 17–6
6	November 2, 1958	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 21–17
7	November 9, 1958	Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	W 24–21
8	November 16, 1958	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	L 31–10
9	November 23, 1958	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 30–0
10	November 30, 1958	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 24–10
11	December 7, 1958	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 19–17
12	December 14, 1958	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 13–10

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	December 21, 1958	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 10–0
2	December 28, 1958	Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	L 23–17

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	9	3	0	.750	246	183	W-4
Cleveland Browns 1958 Cleveland Browns season The 1958 Cleveland Browns season was the team's ninth season with the National Football League.-Exhibition Schedule:-Regular Season Schedule:*Tommy O’Connell was the first MVP to be cut from a team before the start of the following season.-Playoffs:...	9	3	0	.750	302	217	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1958 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : San Francisco 49ers :at Kezar Stadium, San Francisco, California* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 32,150* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring Drives:...	7	4	1	.636	261	230	W-1
Washington Redskins 1958 Washington Redskins season The 1958 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 5-6-1 record from 1957.-Schedule:-Standings:...	4	7	1	.364	214	268	W-1
Chicago Cardinals 1958 Chicago Cardinals season The 1958 Chicago Cardinals season was the 39th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-9, winning only two games during the franchise's penultimate season in the Windy City...	2	9	1	.182	261	356	L-6
Philadelphia Eagles 1958 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1958 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 26th in the league. They failed to improve on their previous output of 4–8, winning only two games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season. In the offseason, Vince Lombardi was offered the Eagles head coaching...	2	9	1	.182	235	306	L-4

NFL Championship

The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York, New York. The 1958 game was the 26th annual NFL championship game. The Colts beat the Giants 23–17 in overtime, earning their first ever championship. The game would later be known as The Greatest Game Ever Played.

Playoff Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game Site
NFL Championship	December 28, 1958	vs. Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	L 23–17 (OT)	0–1	Yankee Stadium