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1959 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 6-5-1, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 257 points (21.4/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 216 points (18.0/g), 4th.
 Differential of 41 points (3.4/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 7.2-4.8.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 7th.

Simple Rating System: Total 1.1, Offense: -0.7, Defense: 1.9, SoS: -2.3, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Buddy Parker

Training Camp: California University of Pennsylvania (California, Pennsylvania)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 26 boxscore W 1-0 Cleveland Browns 17 7 18 323 202 121 2 20 274 135 139 1
2 Sun October 4 boxscore L 1-1 Washington Redskins 17 23 23 381 268 113 3 14 322 238 84 1
3 Sun October 11 boxscore L 1-2 @ Philadelphia Eagles 24 28 15 269 203 66 2 18 281 172 109 2
4 Sun October 18 boxscore W 2-2 @ Washington Redskins 27 6 13 187 53 134 3 12 182 -13 195 6
5 Sun October 25 boxscore L 2-3 New York Giants 16 21 9 243 210 33 6 10 279 199 80 4
6 Sun November 1 boxscore L 2-4 @ Chicago Cardinals 24 45 20 329 154 175 6 20 336 70 266 3
7 Sun November 8 boxscore T 2-4-1 Detroit Lions 10 10 14 189 123 66 4 16 314 131 183 3
8 Sun November 15 boxscore W 3-4-1 @ New York Giants 14 9 20 322 167 155 3 9 187 109 78 3
9 Sun November 22 boxscore W 4-4-1 @ Cleveland Browns 21 20 21 338 156 182 16 387 261 126
10 Sun November 29 boxscore W 5-4-1 Philadelphia Eagles 31 0 24 393 165 228 2 9 225 196 29 4
11 Sun December 6 boxscore L 5-5-1 @ Chicago Bears 21 27 18 314 166 148 1 24 391 230 161 3
12 Sun December 13 boxscore W 6-5-1 Chicago Cardinals 35 20 12 307 185 122 1 11 164 114 50 4