1958 NFL Championship Game

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American football game NFL Championship Game sports event

The 1958 NFL Championship Game, often called "The Greatest Game Ever Played," was a historic overtime title matchup between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants that greatly boosted the popularity of professional football in the United States.

Aliases (1)

Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants 1958 NFL Championship Game ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football game → NFL Championship Game → sports event →
alsoKnownAs	The Greatest Game Ever Played →
attendance	64285 →
awayScore	23 →
awayTeam	Baltimore Colts →
city	New York City →
conference	National Football League →
country	United States →
date	1958-12-28 →
decisivePlay	Alan Ameche 1-yard touchdown run in overtime →
era	pre-Super Bowl era →
featuredHallOfFamer	Art Donovan → Frank Gifford → Gino Marchetti → Johnny Unitas → Raymond Berry → Sam Huff →
finalScore	Baltimore Colts 23–17 New York Giants →
followedBy	1959 NFL Championship Game →
governingBody	National Football League →
headCoachOfBaltimoreColts	Weeb Ewbank →
headCoachOfNewYorkGiants	Jim Lee Howell →
historicalSignificance	first NFL playoff game decided in sudden death overtime →
homeScore	17 →
homeTeam	New York Giants →
impact	greatly increased popularity of professional football in the United States →
leagueCommissioner	Bert Bell →
loser	New York Giants →
mostNotablePlayer	Johnny Unitas →
network	NBC →
notableDrive	Johnny Unitas-led game-tying drive at end of regulation →
overtime	true →
overtimePeriodCount	1 →
overtimeType	sudden death overtime →
precededBy	1957 NFL Championship Game →
purpose	determine 1958 NFL champion →
quarterbackOfBaltimoreColts	Johnny Unitas →
quarterbackOfNewYorkGiants	Charlie Conerly →
referee	Ron Gibbs →
regulationScore	17–17 →
scoringPlayer	Alan Ameche →
season	1958 NFL season →
sport	American football →
stadium	Yankee Stadium →
state	New York →
teamOfAlanAmeche	Baltimore Colts →
televisionCoverage	national →
winner	Baltimore Colts →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Weeb Ewbank →	championshipWonAsCoach
Raymond Berry ("Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants 1958 NFL Championship Game") →	notableWork
Raymond Berry →	participatedIn
Sam Huff →	playedIn