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The 1958 NFL Championship Game was the 26th NFL championship game, played on December 28 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first NFL playoff game to be decided in sudden death overtime. [9] The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants 23–17 in what soon became widely known as "the Greatest Game Ever Played". [16]
The 1958 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Conference championship between the Cleveland Browns and the New York Giants, both at 9–3, requiring a one-game playoff. The Giants swept both games during the regular season, including a 13–10 win on December 14 at Yankee Stadium.
The 1958 NFL Championship Game, played at Yankee Stadium, between the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants went into sudden death overtime. This game, since known as the "Greatest Game Ever Played", was seen by many throughout the country and is credited with increasing the popularity of professional football in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The 1958 Baltimore Colts season was the sixth season for the team in the National Football League. The Colts finished the 1958 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses to win their first Western Conference title. They won their first league title in the NFL championship game, which ended in overtime with a touchdown by fullback Alan Ameche ...
The 1958 NFL season was the 39th regular season of the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants, 23–17, in the first sudden-death overtime in an NFL Championship Game. The game became known to American football fans as "The Greatest Game Ever Played."
Jan. 24—For the past 64 years, the 1958 NFL championship game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants was considered to be the "Greatest Game Ever Played." Sunday it received some ...
The 1958 NFL Championship game pitted the Baltimore Colts against the New York Giants at Yankee Stadium in what the Baltimore Sun claims is known as "the Greatest Game Ever Played." In the second ...
Gibbs was a referee in the 1958 NFL Championship Game, a contest commonly called "The Greatest Game ever Played". [2] The Baltimore Colts defeated the New York Giants in sudden death overtime, 23–17. [3] During the fourth quarter of that game, Giants player Frank Gifford appeared to gain a first down, but Gibbs marked the ball short of the ...