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1959 New York Giants
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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 284 points (23.7/g), 2nd of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 170 points (14.2/g), 1st.
Differential of 114 points (9.5/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.3-2.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.4/g), 5th.
Coached by Jim Lee Howell (10-2-0)
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1959 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sat | September 26 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 23 | 21 | 17 | 407 | 321 | 86 | 1 | 20 | 358 | 234 | 124 | 2 |
| 2 | Sun | October 4 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | 21 | 49 | 21 | 333 | 223 | 110 | 5 | 18 | 299 | 223 | 76 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 11 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Cleveland Browns | 10 | 6 | 14 | 250 | 94 | 156 | 1 | 23 | 343 | 204 | 139 | 1 |
| 4 | Sun | October 18 | box | W | 3-1 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24 | 7 | 20 | 432 | 269 | 163 | 5 | 16 | 247 | 179 | 68 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 25 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 16 | 10 | 279 | 199 | 80 | 4 | 9 | 243 | 210 | 33 | 6 |
| 6 | Sun | November 1 | box | W | 5-1 | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 3 | 15 | 215 | 135 | 80 | 1 | 9 | 160 | 91 | 69 | 3 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 8 | box | W | 6-1 | Chicago Cardinals | 9 | 3 | 11 | 274 | 144 | 130 | 3 | 6 | 163 | 49 | 114 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 15 | box | L | 6-2 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 14 | 9 | 187 | 109 | 78 | 3 | 20 | 322 | 167 | 155 | 3 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 22 | box | W | 7-2 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | 30 | 20 | 12 | 386 | 268 | 118 | 2 | 9 | 96 | 96 | 4 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 29 | box | W | 8-2 | Washington Redskins | 45 | 14 | 26 | 477 | 126 | 351 | 4 | 9 | 130 | 28 | 102 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 6 | box | W | 9-2 | Cleveland Browns | 48 | 7 | 21 | 526 | 401 | 125 | 2 | 9 | 136 | 26 | 110 | 5 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 13 | box | W | 10-2 | @ | Washington Redskins | 24 | 10 | 22 | 407 | 238 | 169 | 2 | 19 | 346 | 171 | 175 | 3 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 27 | box | L | 10-3 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 16 | 31 | |||||||||||