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1959 Chicago Cardinals

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Record: 2-10-0, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 234 points (19.5/g), 10th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 324 points (27.0/g), 11th.
 Differential of -90 points (-7.5/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 3.8-8.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -25 (-2.1/g), 12th.

Coached by Pop Ivy (2-10-0)

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

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 27 box W 1-0 Washington Redskins 49 21 25 569 319 250 1 23 419 226 193 5
2 Sun October 4 box L 1-1 Cleveland Browns 7 34 21 273 172 101 5 20 299 139 160
3 Sun October 11 box L 1-2 @ Washington Redskins 14 23 20 298 194 104 4 17 280 112 168 3
4 Sun October 18 box L 1-3 @ Cleveland Browns 7 17 13 220 122 98 4 18 295 126 169
5 Sun October 25 box L 1-4 Philadelphia Eagles 24 28 14 313 150 163 6 22 399 231 168 2
6 Sun November 1 box W 2-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 45 24 20 336 70 266 3 20 329 154 175 6
7 Sun November 8 box L 2-5 @ New York Giants 3 9 6 163 49 114 5 11 274 144 130 3
8 Sun November 15 box L 2-6 @ Philadelphia Eagles 17 27 11 181 52 129 7 18 377 218 159 4
9 Sun November 22 box L 2-7 New York Giants 20 30 9 96 96 4 12 386 268 118 2
10 Sun November 29 box L 2-8 Chicago Bears 7 31 13 270 99 171 7 15 273 180 93 1
11 Sun December 6 box L 2-9 @ Detroit Lions 21 45 16 289 218 71 5 24 377 158 219 3
12 Sun December 13 box L 2-10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 20 35 11 164 114 50 4 12 307 185 122 1

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 234 3172 673 4.7 179 125 280 1559 14 19 5.1 80 367 1613 10 4.4 85 55 36 14
Team Defense 324 4015 770 5.2 212 138 266 2141 22 15 7.3 100 477 1874 15 3.9 99 30 15 13
Lg Rank Offense 10 12 12 9 10 7 7 10 12 9 10 7 12 12
Lg Rank Defense 11 10 7 1 9 11 7 12 12 9 7 4 8 6

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
16 King Hill 23 QB 11 11 2-9-0 82 181 45.3 1015 7 3.9 13 7.2 31 5.6 3.1 12.4 92.3 46.2
33 John Roach 26 LS 12 1 0-1-0 22 57 38.6 340 2 3.5 4 7.0 62 6.0 3.5 15.5 28.3 41.6
17 M.C. Reynolds 24 7 0 19 39 48.7 329 4 10.3 1 2.6 85 8.4 9.3 17.3 47.0 101.3
40 Bobby Joe Conrad 24 LH 12 0 2 3 66.7 82 1 33.3 1 33.3 52 27.3 19.0 41.0 6.8 109.7
Team Total 25.8 12 2-10-0 125 280 44.6 1766 14 5.0 19 6.8 85 6.3 4.3 14.1 147.2 54.0
Opp Total 12 138 266 51.9 2359 22 8.3 15 5.6 8.9 8.0 17.1 196.6 86.3 27 218 7.3 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. 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
44 John David Crow* 24 FB 12 0 140 666 3 73 4.8 55.5 11.7 27 328 12.1 4 36 2.3 27.3 994 7 5
40 Bobby Joe Conrad 24 LH 12 0 74 328 2 56 4.4 27.3 6.2 14 142 10.1 3 25 1.2 11.8 470 5 10
31 Mal Hammack 26 12 0 49 237 0 19 4.8 19.8 4.1 4 69 17.3 0 20 0.3 5.8 306 0 6
16 King Hill 23 QB 11 11 39 167 5 29 4.3 15.2 3.5 167 5 13
35 Joe Childress 26 RH 9 0 30 59 0 9 2.0 6.6 3.3 4 73 18.3 1 52 0.4 8.1 132 1 1
22 Ken Hall 24 12 0 14 81 0 20 5.8 6.8 1.2 4 60 15.0 1 31 0.3 5.0 141 1 3
33 John Roach 26 LS 12 1 9 20 0 7 2.2 1.7 0.8 20 0 2
37 Larry Hickman 24 12 0 5 18 0 5 3.6 1.5 0.4 1 11 11.0 0 11 0.1 0.9 29 0 0
17 M.C. Reynolds 24 7 0 5 -4 0 11 -0.8 -0.6 0.7 -4 0 3
25 Jerry Norton* 28 RDH 12 0 2 41 0 24 20.5 3.4 0.2 41 0 0
20 Woodley Lewis 34 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 34 534 15.7 3 85 2.8 44.5 534 3 2
80 John Tracey 26 RE 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 17 258 15.2 0 51 2.1 32.3 258 0 0
88 Sonny Randle 23 re 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 15 202 13.5 1 31 1.9 25.3 202 1 0
83 Perry Richards 25 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 89 17.8 1 25 1.3 22.3 89 1 1
Team Total 25.8 12 367 1613 10 73 4.4 134.4 30.6 125 1766 14.1 14 85 10.4 147.2 3379 24 48
Opp Total 12 477 1874 15 3.9 156.2 39.8 138 2141 15.5 22 11.5 178.4 4015 37 25

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
24 Billy Stacy 23 RS 12 0 29 281 2 74 9.7 12 280 0 34 23.3 561
40 Bobby Joe Conrad 24 LH 12 0 16 133 1 69 8.3 18 388 0 33 21.6 991
22 Ken Hall 24 12 0 3 91 1 84 30.3 6 99 0 32 16.5 331
25 Jerry Norton* 28 RDH 12 0 3 4 0 4 1.3 3 70 0 25 23.3 115
44 John David Crow* 24 FB 12 0 5 185 0 72 37.0 1179
83 Perry Richards 25 4 0 3 22 0 11 7.3 111
88 Sonny Randle 23 re 8 0 2 33 0 17 16.5 235
71 Bobby Cross 28 11 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
64 Ken Gray 23 RG 12 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
31 Mal Hammack 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 323
41 Jimmy Hill 31 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
74 Ken Panfil* 29 RT 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
61 Jack Patera 26 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
84 Leo Sugar 30 LDE 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
80 John Tracey 26 RE 8 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 272
Team Total 25.8 12 56 548 5 84 9.8 52 1080 0 72 20.8 5007
Opp Total 12 39 0 33 692 0 21.0

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
25 Jerry Norton* 28 RDH 12 0 59 2650 60 0 44.9
40 Bobby Joe Conrad 24 LH 12 0 9 6 66.7% 31 30 96.8%
16 King Hill 23 QB 11 11 3 118 47 0 39.3
Team Total 25.8 12 9 6 66.7% 31 30 96.8% 62 2768 60 0 44.6
Opp Total 12 22 12 54.5% 41 40 97.6% 67 2767 41.3

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
51 Ted Bates 23 MLB 12 0 0 1 0 0
57 Carl Brettschneider 28 LLB 12 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 8 0
35 Joe Childress 26 RH 9 0 1 1 -10 0
40 Bobby Joe Conrad 24 LH 12 0 10 2 0 0
44 John David Crow* 24 FB 12 0 5 1 0 0
73 Ed Culpepper 25 LDT 11 0 0 1 0 0
64 Ken Gray 23 RG 12 0 0 1 0 0
22 Ken Hall 24 12 0 3 1 0 0
31 Mal Hammack 26 12 0 6 2 0 0
41 Jimmy Hill 31 12 0 2 4 0 4
16 King Hill 23 QB 11 11 13 2 0 0
66 Ed Husmann 28 12 0 0 1 0 0
53 Bill Koman 25 RLB 11 0 0 2 0 0
81 Night Train Lane 32 LDH 12 0 3 125 1 69
20 Woodley Lewis 34 LE 12 0 2 0 0 0
25 Jerry Norton* 28 RDH 12 0 3 35 0 30 0 1 11 0
78 Luke Owens 26 RDE 12 0 0 1 0 0
74 Ken Panfil* 29 RT 12 0 0 1 0 0
61 Jack Patera 26 12 0 1 21 0 21 0 1 0 0
17 M.C. Reynolds 24 7 0 3 1 0 0
83 Perry Richards 25 4 0 1 0 0 0
33 John Roach 26 LS 12 1 2 1 0 0
86 Marion Rushing 23 12 0 0 2 0 0
87 Maury Schleicher 22 10 0 0 1 0 0
24 Billy Stacy 23 RS 12 0 5 114 0 36 2 1 0 0
80 John Tracey 26 RE 8 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.8 12 15 301 1 69 48 27 9 0
Opp Total 12 26 25 10 1

Scoring Summary

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No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
40 Bobby Joe Conrad 24 LH 12 0 2 3 1 6 30 6 84
44 John David Crow* 24 FB 12 0 3 4 7 42
16 King Hill 23 QB 11 11 5 5 30
20 Woodley Lewis 34 LE 12 0 3 3 18
22 Ken Hall 24 12 0 1 1 2 12
24 Billy Stacy 23 RS 12 0 2 2 12
35 Joe Childress 26 RH 9 0 1 1 6
31 Mal Hammack 26 12 0 1 1 6
41 Jimmy Hill 31 12 0 1 1 6
81 Night Train Lane 32 LDH 12 0 1 1 6
88 Sonny Randle 23 re 8 0 1 1 6
83 Perry Richards 25 4 0 1 1 6
Team Total 25.8 12 10 14 5 1 1 31 30 6 234
Opp Total 12 15 22 40 12 1 324