| 1951 Chicago Cardinals season | |
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| Head coach | Phil Handler, Cecil Isbell, and Curly Lambeau |
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| Results | |
| Record | 3-9 |
| Division Place | 6th NFL American |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1950 | 1952 |
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.[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 30, 1951 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 17-14 |
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| 2 | October 7, 1951 | Chicago Bears | W 28-14 |
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| 3 | October 14, 1951 | at New York Giants | L 28-17 |
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| 4 | October 21, 1951 | at Washington Redskins | L 7-3 |
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| 5 | October 28, 1951 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 28-14 |
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| 6 | November 4, 1951 | Cleveland Browns | L 34-17 |
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| 7 | November 11, 1951 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 45-21 |
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| 8 | November 18, 1951 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27-21 |
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| 9 | November 25, 1951 | New York Giants | L 10-0 |
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| 10 | December 2, 1951 | at Cleveland Browns | L 49-28 |
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| 11 | December 9, 1951 | Washington Redskins | L 20-17 |
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| 12 | December 16, 1951 | at Chicago Bears | W 24-14 |
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| NFL American | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 331 | 152 | W-11 |
| New York Giants | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 254 | 161 | W-4 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 183 | 296 | L-1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 183 | 235 | W-1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 234 | 264 | L-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 210 | 287 | W-1 |
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| American Conference | National Conference |
| Chicago Cardinals | Chicago Bears |
| Cleveland | Detroit |
| NY Giants | Green Bay |
| Philadelphia | Los Angeles |
| Pittsburgh | NY Yanks |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1951 NFL Draft • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl | |
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