TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Chicago Bears
9
2
1
.818
Detroit Lions
9
3
0
.750
San Francisco 49ers
5
6
1
.455
Baltimore Colts
5
7
0
.417
Green Bay Packers
4
8
0
.333
Los Angeles Rams
4
8
0
.333
1957
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Cleveland Browns
9
2
1
.818
New York Giants
7
5
0
.583
Pittsburgh Steelers
6
6
0
.500
Washington Redskins
5
6
1
.455
Philadelphia Eagles
4
8
0
.333
Chicago Cardinals
3
9
0
.250
1957

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 .818 269 172
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 254 211
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 161 178
Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 251 230
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .3… More33 173 230
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 200 299
Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 251 231
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 260 264
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 303 235
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 307 278
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 203 211
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 218 311
Playoffs[edit]
See: 1957 NFL playoffs
Home team in capitals
Western Conference Playoff Game
Detroit 31, SAN FRANCISCO 27
NFL Championship Game
DETROIT 59, Cleveland 14
Awards[edit]
AP NFL Most Valuable Player Jim Brown, Fullback, Cleveland
AP NFL Coach of the Year George Wilson, Lions Less

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 .818 269 172
New York Giants 7 5 0 .583 254 211
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 6 0 .500 161 178
Washington Redskins 5 6 1 .455 251 230
Philadelphia Eagles 4 8 0 .3… More33 173 230
Chicago Cardinals 3 9 0 .250 200 299
Western Conference
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 251 231
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 260 264
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 303 235
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 307 278
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 203 211
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 218 311
Playoffs[edit]
See: 1957 NFL playoffs
Home team in capitals
Western Conference Playoff Game
Detroit 31, SAN FRANCISCO 27
NFL Championship Game
DETROIT 59, Cleveland 14
Awards[edit]
AP NFL Most Valuable Player Jim Brown, Fullback, Cleveland
AP NFL Coach of the Year George Wilson, Lions Less

N.F.L. 1957
DETROIT LIONS
TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Chicago Bears
9
2
1
.818
Detroit Lions
9
3
0
.750
San Francisco 49ers
5
6
1
.455
Baltimore Colts
5
7
0
.417
Green Bay Packers
4
8
0
.333
Los Angeles Rams
4
8
0
.333
1957
EASTERN CONFERENCE
TEAM
W
L
T
PCT
Cleveland Browns
9
2
1
.818
New York Giants
7
5
0
.583
Pittsburgh Steelers
6
6
0
.500
Washington Redskins
5
6
1
.455
Philadelphia Eagles
4
8
0
.333
Chicago Cardinals
3
9
0
.250
1957

The 1957 NFL season was the 38th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with the Detroit Lions defeating the Cleveland Browns in the NFL championship game, 59–14.
Contents [hide]
1 Major rule changes
2 Conference races
3 Final standings
4 Playoffs
5 Awards
6 Draft
7 Coaches
7.1 Eastern Conference
7.2 Western Conference
8 References
Major rule changes[edit]
During sudden-death overtim… Moree, rules for time outs are the same as in a regular game, including the last two minutes of the second and fourth quarters.
Home teams wore dark jerseys and road team wore white. Previously, NFL teams were allowed to wear whatever uniform color they liked, even if it clashed with the other team, and were not required to have a white jersey.
Conference races[edit]
Cleveland won its opener, 6–3 over the Giants, and led the Eastern Conference from wire to wire. A 17–7 loss to the Eagles in Week Four forced the Browns to share the lead with New York, but the Giants lost the following week, and spent the rest of the season trying to catch Cleveland.
The Western Conference race was more protracted. Baltimore, Detroit, and San Francisco were tied for the lead several times, and had identical 7–4 records at the end of the penultimate week.[1] When two teams tied for first place, they would meet in a one-game playoff. The NFL did have a provision for that: "If all three teams win, tie, or lose, then a two-week playoff series begins next Sunday with Baltimore drawing a bye, San Francisco playing Detroit, and the winner meeting the Colts at Baltimore Dec. 29."[2] Detroit and San Francisco both won while starting their backup quarterbacks (Tobin Rote and rookie John Brodie, respectively), but the Colts lost, so the additional playoff never took place. Less