1951 Chicago Cardinals season
# 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

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | September 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–17 | 0–1 | Comiskey Park | 16,129 |
| 2 | October 7 | Chicago Bears | W 28–14 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 33,781 |
| 3 | October 14 | at New York Giants | L 17–28 | 1–2 | Polo Grounds | 28,095 |
| 4 | October 21 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–7 | 1–3 | Griffith Stadium | 22,960 |
| 5 | October 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 14–28 | 1–4 | Comiskey Park | 14,773 |
| 6 | November 4 | Cleveland Browns | L 17–34 | 1–5 | Comiskey Park | 19,742 |
| 7 | November 11 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 21–45 | 1–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 29,996 |
| 8 | November 18 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 27–21 | 2–6 | Kezar Stadium | 19,658 |
| 9 | November 25 | New York Giants | L 0–10 | 2–7 | Comiskey Park | 11,892 |
| 10 | December 2 | at Cleveland Browns | L 28–49 | 2–8 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 30,550 |
| 11 | December 9 | Washington Redskins | L 17–20 | 2–9 | Comiskey Park | 9,459 |
| 12 | December 16 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–14 | 3–9 | Wrigley Field | 15,085 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Standings

NFL American Conference :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 9–0 | 331 | 152 | W11 |
| New York Giants | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–2–1 | 254 | 161 | W4 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–5 | 183 | 296 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–5–1 | 183 | 235 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–6 | 234 | 264 | L2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 0–8 | 210 | 287 | W1 |

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

