| Week 1 1956 1956 gms | Colts 28 Bears 21 |
Cardinals 9 Browns 7 |
Lions 20 @Packers 16 |
Steelers 30 Redskins 13 |
Rams 27 Eagles 7 |
Giants 38 @49ers 21 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins (0-1-0) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0-0) | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| WAS | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steelers | Lynn Chandnois 2 yard rush (Gary Glick kick) | 0 | 7 |
| 2nd | Redskins | Sam Baker 42 yard field goal | 3 | 7 |
| Steelers | Ted Marchibroda 1 yard rush (Gary Glick kick) | 3 | 14 | |
| Redskins | Sam Baker 41 yard field goal | 6 | 14 | |
| 3rd | Steelers | Gary Glick 27 yard field goal | 6 | 17 |
| Steelers | Lynn Chandnois 17 yard pass from Ted Marchibroda (kick failed) | 6 | 23 | |
| 4th | Steelers | Lynn Chandnois 5 yard rush (Gary Glick kick) | 6 | 30 |
| Redskins | Steve Meilinger 13 yard pass from Eddie LeBaron (Sam Baker kick) | 13 | 30 |
| WAS | PIT | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 10 | 17 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 28-75-0 | 42-142-3 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 15-26-136-1-2 | 6-13-83-1-1 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 0-0 |
| Net pass yards | 117 | 83 |
| Total yards | 192 | 225 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Penalties-yards | 1-4 | 5-45 |