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| Week 13 1959 1959 gms | Colts 31 Giants 16 |
New York Giants 16 at Baltimore Colts 31
Sunday, December 27, 1959
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants (10-3-0) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
| Baltimore Colts (10-3-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 |
Scoring
| NYG | BAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Colts | Lenny Moore 60 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 0 | 7 |
| Giants | Pat Summerall 23 yard field goal | 3 | 7 | |
| 2nd | Giants | Pat Summerall 37 yard field goal | 6 | 7 |
| 3rd | Giants | Pat Summerall 22 yard field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 4th | Colts | Johnny Unitas 4 yard rush (Steve Myhra kick) | 9 | 14 |
| Colts | Jerry Richardson 12 yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Steve Myhra kick) | 9 | 21 | |
| Colts | Johnny Sample 42 yard interception return (Steve Myhra kick) | 9 | 28 | |
| Colts | Steve Myhra 25 yard field goal | 9 | 31 | |
| Giants | Bob Schnelker 32 yard pass from Charlie Conerly (Pat Summerall kick) | 16 | 31 |
Team Stats
| NYG | BAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 16 | 13 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 25-118-0 | 25-73-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 17-38-250-1-3 | 18-29-264-2-0 |
| Sacked-yards | 5-45 | 6-57 |
| Net pass yards | 205 | 207 |
| Total yards | 323 | 280 |
| Fumbles-lost | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Penalties-yards | 3-23 | 4-20 |
Passing, Rushing, & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Bob Schnelker | NYG | 9 | 175 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
| Charlie Conerly | NYG | 17 | 37 | 226 | 1 | 2 | 48 | ||||||||
| Frank Gifford | NYG | 1 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Rote | NYG | 2 | 41 | 0 | 22 | ||||||||||
| Mel Triplett | NYG | 6 | 39 | 0 | 28 | 1 | -2 | 0 | -2 | ||||||
| Alex Webster | NYG | 8 | 25 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Phil King | NYG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 11 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Johnny Unitas | BAL | 18 | 29 | 264 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| Lenny Moore | BAL | 4 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 126 | 1 | 59 | ||||||
| Raymond Berry | BAL | 5 | 68 | 0 | 28 | ||||||||||
| Alan Ameche | BAL | 9 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 | ||||||
| Jim Mutscheller | BAL | 5 | 40 | 0 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Billy Pricer | BAL | 4 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| Mike Sommer | BAL | 6 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | ||||||
| Jerry Richardson | BAL | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Phil King | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 60 | 30.0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Morrison | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | ||||
| Mel Triplett | NYG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 | |||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Alex Hawkins | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 | |||||||||
| Hal Lewis | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Steve Myhra | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 | |||||||||
| Andy Nelson | BAL | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Sherman Plunkett | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Johnny Sample | BAL | 2 | 66 | 1 | 42 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 14 | ||||
| Carl Taseff | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
Kicking & Punting
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Don Chandler | NYG | 6 | 287 | 47.8 | 54 | ||||
| Pat Summerall | NYG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Steve Myhra | BAL | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Sherer | BAL | 6 | 217 | 36.2 | 44 | ||||
New York Giants Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| Charlie Conerly | QB |
| Mel Triplett | FB |
| Frank Gifford | LH |
| Alex Webster | RH |
| Kyle Rote | LE |
| Rosey Brown | LT |
| Darrell Dess | LG |
| Ray Wietecha | C |
| Jack Stroud | RG |
| Frank Youso | RT |
| Bob Schnelker | RE |
| Jim Katcavage | LDE |
| Dick Modzelewski | LDT |
| Rosey Grier | RDT |
| Andy Robustelli | RDE |
| Cliff Livingston | LLB |
| Sam Huff | MLB |
| Harland Svare | RLB |
| Dick Lynch | DB |
| Dick Nolan | DB |
| Jimmy Patton | DB |
| Lindon Crow | DB |
Baltimore Colts Starting Lineup
| Pos | |
|---|---|
| Johnny Unitas | QB |
| Alan Ameche | FB |
| Mike Sommer | LH |
| Lenny Moore | RH |
| Raymond Berry | LE |
| Jim Parker | LT |
| Art Spinney | LG |
| Buzz Nutter | C |
| Alex Sandusky | RG |
| George Preas | RT |
| Jim Mutscheller | RE |
| Gino Marchetti | LDE |
| Art Donovan | LDT |
| Gene Lipscomb | RDT |
| Don Joyce | RDE |
| Bill Pellington | LLB |
| Dick Szymanski | MLB |
| Don Shinnick | RLB |
| Carl Taseff | DB |
| Andy Nelson | DB |
| Ray Brown | DB |
| Milt Davis | DB |