1958 NFL playoffs

The 1958 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Conference championship between the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants. The conference championship game was played on December 21, 1958 at Yankee Stadium. The winner of that game would host the Baltimore Colts on December 28.

Tournament bracket

Eastern Conference playoff			NFL Championship

			W	Baltimore Colts	23 (OT)
E	Cleveland Browns	0	E	New York Giants	17
E	New York Giants	10

Eastern Conference championship

New York Giants 10, Cleveland Browns 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	0	0	0	0
Giants	7	3	0	0	10

at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City

Date: December 21, 1958
Game attendance: 61,274

Game information
Scoring First Quarter NY – Conerly 10 lateral from Gifford after 8 yard run (Summerall kick), NY 7–0 Second Quarter NY – field goal Summerall 26, NY 10–0 Third Quarter no scoring Fourth Quarter no scoring

Game information

Scoring

First Quarter

NY – Conerly 10 lateral from Gifford after 8 yard run (Summerall kick), NY 7–0

Second Quarter

NY – field goal Summerall 26, NY 10–0

Third Quarter

no scoring

Fourth Quarter

no scoring

7-0

NFL Championship game

For more details on this topic, see 1958 NFL Championship Game.

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