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1959 Baltimore Colts

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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1959 NFL Champions

Scored 374 points (31.2/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 251 points (20.9/g), 7th.
 Differential of 123 points (10.2/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 8.6-3.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +26 (2.2/g), 1st.

Coached by Weeb Ewbank (9-3-0)

1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 27 W 1-0 Detroit Lions 21 9 19 339 222 117 19 334 179 155 5
2 Sat October 3 L 1-1 Chicago Bears 21 26 19 257 183 74 3 13 265 155 110 2
3 Sun October 11 W 2-1 @ Detroit Lions 31 24 20 409 245 164 3 16 292 102 190 5
4 Sun October 18 W 3-1 @ Chicago Bears 21 7 18 330 208 122 2 18 340 237 103 6
5 Sun October 25 W 4-1 Green Bay Packers 38 21 25 309 191 118 2 16 344 205 139 6
6 Sun November 1 L 4-2 Cleveland Browns 31 38 28 426 381 45 3 22 397 200 197 2
7 Sun November 8 L 4-3 @ Washington Redskins 24 27 19 367 271 96 2 16 278 222 56 1
8 Sun November 15 W 5-3 @ Green Bay Packers 28 24 23 509 317 192 2 22 455 237 218 3
9 Sun November 22 W 6-3 San Francisco 49ers 45 14 29 439 168 271 3 3 133 98 35 4
10 Sun November 29 W 7-3 Los Angeles Rams 35 21 23 396 208 188 1 16 374 282 92 4
11 Sat December 5 W 8-3 @ San Francisco 49ers 34 14 25 395 260 135 1 13 254 139 115 6
12 Sat December 12 W 9-3 @ Los Angeles Rams 45 26 19 282 99 183 1 21 433 286 147 5
Playoffs
Championship December 27 W 10-3 New York Giants 31 16

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 374 4458 833 5.4 267 196 375 2753 33 14 6.9 148 435 1705 13 3.9 95 23 9 24
Team Defense 251 3899 695 5.6 325 171 351 2342 13 40 6.3 118 325 1557 16 4.8 195 49 9 12
Lg Rank Offense 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 7 6 8 2 3
Lg Rank Defense 7 8 5 12 10 3 1 8 1 4 10 10 1 12

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Johnny Unitas*+ 26 QB 12 12 193 367 52.6 2899 32 8.7 14 3.8 71 7.9 7.1 15.0 241.6 92.0
Ray Brown 23 RS 12 0 1 4 25.0 14 0 0.0 0 0.0 14 3.5 3.5 14.0 1.2 41.7
Lenny Moore*+ 26 RH 12 0 2 3 66.7 25 1 33.3 0 0.0 13 8.3 11.7 12.5 2.1 131.9
L.G. Dupre 27 4 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 26.9 12 196 375 52.3 2938 33 8.8 14 3.7 71 7.8 7.0 15.0 244.8 92.1
Opp Total 12 171 351 48.7 2342 13 3.7 40 11.4 6.7 1.9 13.7 195.2 43.2 19 155 6.3 1.4

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Alan Ameche 26 FB 12 0 178 679 7 26 3.8 56.6 14.8 13 129 9.9 1 30 1.1 10.8 808 8 3
Lenny Moore*+ 26 RH 12 0 92 422 2 31 4.6 35.2 7.7 47 846 18.0 6 71 3.9 70.5 1268 8 4
Mike Sommer 25 8 0 61 227 2 53 3.7 28.4 7.6 7 111 15.9 0 56 0.9 13.9 338 2 1
Billy Pricer 25 12 0 34 128 0 16 3.8 10.7 2.8 2 3 1.5 0 4 0.2 0.3 131 0 1
Johnny Unitas*+ 26 QB 12 12 29 145 2 21 5.0 12.1 2.4 145 2 6
L.G. Dupre 27 4 0 23 54 0 21 2.3 13.5 5.8 6 47 7.8 1 18 1.5 11.8 101 1 0
Alex Hawkins 22 LH 11 0 12 44 0 11 3.7 4.0 1.1 44 0 0
Hal Lewis 24 12 0 4 2 0 2 0.5 0.2 0.3 3 54 18.0 0 25 0.3 4.5 56 0 1
Ray Brown 23 RS 12 0 2 4 0 3 2.0 0.3 0.2 4 0 0
Raymond Berry*+ 26 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 66 959 14.5 14 55 5.5 79.9 959 14 0
Jim Mutscheller 29 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 699 15.9 8 40 3.7 58.3 699 8 2
Jerry Richardson 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 7 81 11.6 3 15 0.6 7.4 81 3 1
Dave Sherer 22 P 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.8 9 0 1
Team Total 26.9 12 435 1705 13 53 3.9 142.1 36.3 196 2938 15.0 33 71 16.3 244.8 4643 46 22
Opp Total 12 325 1557 16 4.8 129.8 27.1 171 2342 13.7 13 14.3 195.2 3899 29 18

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Johnny Sample 22 rs 12 5 22 129 0 25 5.9 17 457 0 50 26.9 586
Carl Taseff 31 LDH 12 0 15 104 0 25 6.9 104
Mike Sommer 25 8 0 8 166 0 25 20.8 504
Billy Pricer 25 12 0 6 66 0 25 11.0 197
Hal Lewis 24 12 0 2 31 0 23 15.5 87
Bert Rechichar 29 10 0 2 39 0 27 19.5 39
Milt Davis 30 RDH 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Alex Hawkins 22 LH 11 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 65
Sherman Plunkett 26 12 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
Don Shinnick 24 RLB 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 26.9 12 38 233 0 25 6.1 38 792 0 50 20.8 5668
Opp Total 12 33 0 46 950 0 20.7

Kicking & Punting

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Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Steve Myhra 25 K 12 0 17 6 35.3% 51 50 98.0%
Dave Sherer 22 P 12 0 51 2132 60 0 41.8
Ray Brown 23 RS 12 0 2 97 55 0 48.5
Bert Rechichar 29 10 0 1 0.0%
Team Total 26.9 12 18 6 33.3% 51 50 98.0% 53 2229 60 0 42.1
Opp Total 12 22 12 54.5% 31 29 93.5% 50 2235 44.7

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Alan Ameche 26 FB 12 0 3 0 0 0
Ray Brown 23 RS 12 0 5 89 0 44 0 1 3 0
Milt Davis 30 RDH 11 0 7 119 1 57
Art Donovan 34 LDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
L.G. Dupre 27 4 0 0 1 0 0
Alex Hawkins 22 LH 11 0 0 1 4 0
Hal Lewis 24 12 0 1 1 0 0
Gene Lipscomb*+ 28 RDT 12 0 1 49 0 49 0 3 0 0
Gino Marchetti*+ 32 LDE 12 0 1 1 0 1
Marv Matuszak 28 11 0 1 23 0 23
Lenny Moore*+ 26 RH 12 0 4 1 0 0
Jim Mutscheller 29 RE 12 0 2 1 5 0
Andy Nelson+ 26 LS 12 0 6 33 1 33 0 1 0 0
Buzz Nutter 28 C 12 0 0 3 0 0
Bill Pellington 32 LLB 12 0 4 99 1 30 0 1 0 0
George Preas 26 RT 12 0 0 1 5 0
Billy Pricer 25 12 0 1 0 0 0
Jerry Richardson 23 11 0 1 0 0 0
Johnny Sample 22 rs 12 5 1 10 0 10 1 3 0 0
Dave Sherer 22 P 12 0 1 1 0 0
Don Shinnick 24 RLB 12 0 7 70 0 23
Mike Sommer 25 8 0 1 0 0 0
Dick Szymanski 27 MLB 12 12 5 24 1 15
Carl Taseff 31 LDH 12 0 2 60 0 33 1 1 15 0
Johnny Unitas*+ 26 QB 12 12 6 1 0 0
Team Total 26.9 12 40 577 4 57 22 22 32 0
Opp Total 12 23 18 9

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Raymond Berry*+ 26 LE 12 0 14 84
Steve Myhra 25 K 12 0 50 6 68
Alan Ameche 26 FB 12 0 7 1 48
Lenny Moore*+ 26 RH 12 0 2 6 48
Jim Mutscheller 29 RE 12 0 8 48
Jerry Richardson 23 11 0 3 18
Mike Sommer 25 8 0 2 12
Johnny Unitas*+ 26 QB 12 12 2 12
Milt Davis 30 RDH 11 0 1 6
L.G. Dupre 27 4 0 1 6
Andy Nelson+ 26 LS 12 0 1 6
Bill Pellington 32 LLB 12 0 1 6
Dick Szymanski 27 MLB 12 12 1 6
Carl Taseff 31 LDH 12 0 1 6
Team Total 26.9 12 13 33 4 1 50 6 374
Opp Total 12 16 13 29 12 251