Final standings[edit]
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against
Note: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972
Eastern Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Cleveland Browns 9 2 1 .818 349 218
Washington Redskins 8 4 0 .667 246 222
New York Giants 6 5 1 .545 267 223
Chicago Cardinals 4 7 1 .364 224 252
Philadelphia Eagles 4 7 1 .364… More 248 231
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 195 285
Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Los Angeles Rams 8 3 1 .727 260 231
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 294 251
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 258 276
Baltimore Colts 5 6 1 .455 214 239
San Francisco 49ers 4 8 0 .333 216 298
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 230 275
NFL Championship Game[edit]
Cleveland 38, Los Angeles 14 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Monday, December 26, 1955
Awards[edit]
NEA NFL Most Valuable Player – Harlon Hill, Chicago Bears
UPI NFL Most Valuable Player – Otto Graham, Cleveland Browns
Sporting News NFL Player of the Year – Otto Graham, Cleveland Brown Less

TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Detroit Lions
9
2
1
.818
Chicago Bears
8
4
0
.667
San Francisco 49ers
7
4
1
.636
Los Angeles Rams
6
5
1
.545
Green Bay Packers
4
8
0
.333
Baltimore Colts
3
9
0
.250
1955
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Cleveland Browns
9
2
1
.818
Washington Redskins
8
4
0
.667
New York Giants
6
5
1
.545
Chicago Cardinals
4
7
1
.364
Philadelphia Eagles
4
7
1
.364
Pittsburgh Steelers
4
8
0
.333
1955

N.F.L. 1955
The 1955 NFL season was the 36th regular season of the National Football League. NBC paid $100,000 to replace DuMont as the national television network for the NFL Championship Game. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams 38–14 in the title game.
Contents [hide]
1 Major rule changes
2 Conference races
3 Final standings
4 NFL Championship Game
5 Awards
6 Leagu… Moree leaders
7 Draft
8 Coaches
8.1 Eastern Conference
8.2 Western Conference
9 References
Major rule changes[edit]
The ball is dead immediately when the ball carrier touches the ground with any part of his body except his hands or feet while in the grasp of an opponent.
A new exception is made in regard to scoring a safety: When a defender intercepts a pass, his intercepting momentum carries him into his own end zone, and he is stopped before returning the ball back into the field of play, then the ball will be next put in play at the spot of the interception.
Conference races[edit]
The defending champion Browns dropped their opener, at home, to the Redskins 27–17, but a six-game win streak put them back in front to win the Eastern race. The Western race was crowded a few times, as the Rams had to share the lead. In Week Eight, the Bears beat Los Angeles 24–3, to give both teams 5–3 records, The next week (November 20), the Bears took the lead with a 24–14 at Detroit while the Rams got a 17–17 tie at Baltimore. As had happened many times before in the annual battle of Chicago, the Bears were upset by the Cardinals in Week Ten (November 27), 53–14; the Rams eked out a 23–21 in Philadelphia on Les Richter's field goal with 0:07 left in the game.[1] In Week Eleven (December 4), the Rams won 20–14 over Baltimore, and the Bears kept their hopes alive with a difficult 21–20 win over Detroit. In the latter game, the Lions' Doak Walker missed an extra point, lost a fumble late in the game on the Detroit 28, and was wide on a 35-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds. The Bears won their last game (December 11), 17–10 over Philadelphia, to finish 8–4, and hoped for the 7–3–1 Rams would lose their game in Los Angeles against Green Bay. The Rams did not lose, clinching a spot in the title game, with a 31–17 win. Less