1951 NFL Season — Final Standings
Final regular-season standings. The Rams avenged their conference-playoff loss of the prior year by beating Cleveland outright for the championship, denying the Browns a fourth straight title-game appearance win. The New York Yanks limped to a league-worst 1-9-2, their final season before the franchise relocated and became the Dallas Texans for 1952.
American Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBCleveland Browns | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | - |
| — | NYGNew York Giants | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 1.5 |
| — | WRWashington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 6 |
| — | PSPittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 6.5 |
| — | PEPhiladelphia Eagles | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 7 |
| — | CCChicago Cardinals | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 8 |
National Conference
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LARLos Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | - |
| — | SF4San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 0.5 |
| — | DLDetroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 0.5 |
| — | CBChicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 1 |
| — | GBPGreen Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 5 |
| — | NYYNew York Yanks | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 6 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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