TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Los Angeles Rams
8
3
1
.727
Chicago Bears
8
4
0
.667
Green Bay Packers
6
6
0
.500
Baltimore Colts
5
6
1
.455
San Francisco 49ers
4
8
0
.333
Detroit Lions
3
9
0
.250
1956
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
New York Giants
8
3
1
.727
Chicago Cardinals
7
5
0
.583
Washington Redskins
6
6
0
.500
Cleveland Browns
5
7
0
.417
Pittsburgh Steelers
5
7
0
.417
Philadelphia Eagles
3
8
1
.273
1956

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
New York Giants 8 3 1 .727 264 197
Chicago Cardinals 7 5 0 .583 240 182
Washington Redskins 6 6 0 .500 183 225
Cleveland Browns 5 7 0 .417 167 177
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 7 0 .417… More 217 250
Philadelphia Eagles 3 8 1 .273 143 215
Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818 363 246
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 300 188
San Francisco 49ers 5 6 1 .455 233 284
Baltimore Colts 5 7 0 .417 270 322
Green Bay Packers 4 8 0 .333 264 342
Los Angeles Rams 4 8 0 .333 291 307
NFL championship game[edit]
NY Giants 47, Chi. Bears 7 at Yankee Stadium, New York City, December 30, 1956
Awards[edit]
NEA NFL Most Valuable Player – Frank Gifford, New York Giants
UPI NFL Most Valuable Player – Frank Gifford, New York Giants
Sporting News NFL Player of the Year – Frank Gifford, New York Giants
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N.F.L. 1956
NEW YORK GIANTS
The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League.
With previous television partner DuMont Television Network ending operations prior to the 1956 season, CBS began carrying regular season games across its network nationwide.
The season ended when the New York Giants crushed the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game, 47–7.
Contents [hide]
1… More Major rule changes
2 Conference races
3 Final standings
4 NFL championship game
5 Awards
6 Draft
7 Coaches
7.1 Eastern Conference
7.2 Western Conference
8 References
Major rule changes[edit]
It is now illegal to grab an opponent's facemask (other than the ball carrier).
Using radio receivers to communicate with players on the field is prohibited.
The ball for night games was changed from white with black stripes to brown with white stripes.
Conference races[edit]
The Lions and the Cardinals had both finished 1955 poorly, 3–9 and 4–7–1, but both got off to fast starts in 1956. Both ended up finishing second in the Conference races.
The Chicago Cardinals got off to their best start ever, going 4–0, until the Redskins beat them 17–14 on October 28. At the midway point, they and the Giants had 5–1 records. In the Western Conference, the Detroit Lions roared to a 6–0 start. In Week Seven (November 11), the Giants pulled ahead with a 23–10 win over the Cards. In Washington, the Lions finally lost. Trapped on his own 1-yard line, Yale Lary took a safety in order to get a free kick. That, and Sam Baker's field goal, gave the Redskins an 18–10 lead to put the game out of reach, and the Lions lost 18–17. The Bears, who had dropped their opener at Baltimore, 28–21, beat Green Bay 38–14 for their sixth straight game, matching Detroit's 6–1 record.
In Week Nine, the Lions dropped their Thanksgiving Day game as Tobin Rote guided Green Bay to three last-quarter touchdowns in a 24–20 win. On Sunday, the Cards 38–27 win over Pittsburgh put them a half game out. The Bears cancelled a loss, while the Giants watched a win elude them, as Harlon Hill caught a last-ditch 56-yard touchdown pass from Ed Brown in tying the Giants, 17–17. Both the Bears and the Giants continued to lead their conferences, but only by half a game.[1]
The Cards lost the next two games and any chance at the Eastern title, which the Giants clinched, in part because of a 28–14 win over Washington on December 2. The Western race came down to the Bears and Lions. In Week Ten (December 2), the Lions hosted the Bears and won 42–10, to take the lead. When both teams won the following week, the trip to the championship came down to December 16, the last game of the season, which would have the 9–2 Detroit Lions visiting the 8–2–1 Chicago Bears, who hadn't forgotten the earlier drubbing. The game at Wrigley Field was marked by numerous fights, including a fourth quarter melee involving players, fans, and the police,[2] and a vicious hit well behind the play by the Bears' Ed Meadows that knocked Detroit quarterback Bobby Layne out of the game with a concussion. So, the Bears exacted their revenge with a 38–21 victory. After the game Lions' coach Buddy Parker appealed to the commissioner to punish what the Lions felt was the dirty play of George Halas's Bears, but no ruling was forthcoming. Less