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1956 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 363 points (30.2/g), 1st of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (20.5/g), 7th.
Differential of 117 points (9.8/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.6-3.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.8/g), 2nd.
Coached by Paddy Driscoll (9-2-1)
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1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 30 | box | L | 0-1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | 21 | 28 | 19 | 291 | 137 | 154 | 1 | 21 | 359 | 231 | 128 | 1 |
| 2 | Sun | October 7 | box | W | 1-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 37 | 21 | 25 | 462 | 184 | 278 | 1 | 20 | 267 | 140 | 127 | |
| 3 | Sun | October 14 | box | W | 2-1 | San Francisco 49ers | 31 | 7 | 23 | 394 | 86 | 308 | 2 | 13 | 268 | 172 | 96 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 21 | box | W | 3-1 | Baltimore Colts | 58 | 27 | 26 | 477 | 268 | 209 | 2 | 13 | 278 | 148 | 130 | 5 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 28 | box | W | 4-1 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | 38 | 21 | 27 | 440 | 207 | 233 | 1 | 20 | 401 | 190 | 211 | 1 |
| 6 | Sun | November 4 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | 35 | 24 | 16 | 370 | 138 | 232 | 1 | 17 | 264 | 163 | 101 | 5 |
| 7 | Sun | November 11 | box | W | 6-1 | Green Bay Packers | 38 | 14 | 21 | 494 | 299 | 195 | 3 | 12 | 311 | 249 | 62 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 18 | box | W | 7-1 | Los Angeles Rams | 30 | 21 | 21 | 433 | 267 | 166 | 2 | 20 | 326 | 226 | 100 | 2 | |
| 9 | Sun | November 25 | box | T | 7-1-1 | @ | New York Giants | 17 | 17 | 11 | 244 | 232 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 261 | 85 | 176 | 3 |
| 10 | Sun | December 2 | box | L | 7-2-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 10 | 42 | 15 | 184 | 70 | 114 | 5 | 25 | 468 | 254 | 214 | 6 |
| 11 | Sun | December 9 | box | W | 8-2-1 | Chicago Cardinals | 10 | 3 | 16 | 302 | 44 | 258 | 5 | 11 | 265 | 174 | 91 | 4 | |
| 12 | Sun | December 16 | box | W | 9-2-1 | Detroit Lions | 38 | 21 | 24 | 446 | 137 | 309 | 2 | 17 | 208 | 161 | 47 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 30 | box | L | 9-3-1 | @ | New York Giants | 7 | 47 | |||||||||||