| Rk | Day | Date | Tm | Opp | Tm | Opp | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun | September 30, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 16 | box |
| 2 | Sat | October 6, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Baltimore Colts | 31 | 14 | box |
| 3 | Sun | October 14, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | Los Angeles Rams | 24 | 21 | box | |
| 4 | Sun | October 21, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | San Francisco 49ers | 20 | 17 | box | |
| 5 | Sun | October 28, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 16 | 7 | box |
| 6 | Sun | November 4, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 13 | box |
| 7 | Sun | November 11, 1956 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Washington Redskins | 17 | 18 | box |
| 8 | Sun | November 18, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | Baltimore Colts | 27 | 3 | box | |
| 9 | Thu | November 22, 1956 | L | Detroit Lions | Green Bay Packers | 20 | 24 | box | |
| 10 | Sun | December 2, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | Chicago Bears | 42 | 10 | box | |
| 11 | Sun | December 9, 1956 | W | Detroit Lions | Pittsburgh Steelers | 45 | 7 | box | |
| 12 | Sun | December 16, 1956 | L | Detroit Lions | @ | Chicago Bears | 21 | 38 | box |