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The 1951
1951 NFL season
The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus gave his team and its player contracts back to the league for $50,000. However, many Baltimore fans started to protest...

Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns
The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

season was the team's second season with the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. Dub Jones set an NFL record with six touchdowns in one game versus the Chicago Bears.

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	August 17, 1951	vs College All-Stars at Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...	W 38–7
2	August 25, 1951	vs. New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... at Akron Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	W 34–7
3	September 4, 1951	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 20–21
4	September 9, 1951	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 32–21
5	September 14, 1951	Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	W 7–6

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 30, 1951	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 24–10
2	October 7, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	W 38–23
3	October 14, 1951	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 45–0
4	October 21, 1951	Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 17–0
5	October 28, 1951	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 14–13
6	November 4, 1951	at Chicago Cardinals	W 34–17
7	November 11, 1951	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 20–17
8	November 18, 1951	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 10–0
9	November 25, 1951	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 42–21
10	December 2, 1951	Chicago Cardinals	W 49–28
11	December 9, 1951	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 28–0
12	December 16, 1951	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 24–9

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 23, 1951	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–17

Standings

NFL American Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	331	152	W-11
New York Giants 1951 New York Giants season The 1951 New York Giants season was the 27th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-See also:*List of New York Giants seasons...	9	2	1	.818	254	161	W-4
Washington Redskins 1951 Washington Redskins season The 1951 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 3-9 record from 1950.-Schedule:-Standings:...	5	7	0	.417	183	296	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1951 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : New York Giants :at Forbes Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 27,984* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:...	4	7	1	.364	183	235	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1951 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 6–6, winning only four games. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.-Off Season:...	4	8	0	.333	234	264	L-2
Chicago Cardinals 1951 Chicago Cardinals season The 1951 Chicago Cardinals season was the 32nd season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-7, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:...	3	9	0	.250	210	287	W-1

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