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1956 Philadelphia Eagles

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Record: 3-8-1, Finished 6th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 143 points (11.9/g), 12th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 215 points (17.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of -72 points (-6.0/g), 11th.
 Expected W-L: 3.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.9/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.5, Offense: -7.7, Defense: 1.2, SoS: -0.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Hugh Devore

Training Camp: (Hershey, Pennsylvania)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 30 boxscore L 0-1 @ Los Angeles Rams 7 27 12 188 97 91 5 15 294 60 234 3
2 Sat October 6 boxscore W 1-1 Washington Redskins 13 9 13 207 99 108 2 13 194 48 146 3
3 Sun October 14 boxscore W 2-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 35 21 12 265 168 97 2 17 324 247 77 3
4 Sun October 21 boxscore L 2-2 Chicago Cardinals 6 20 20 349 120 229 8 14 244 119 125 1
5 Sun October 28 boxscore L 2-3 @ New York Giants 3 20 7 132 67 65 2 12 244 85 159 2
6 Sun November 4 boxscore L 2-4 @ Chicago Cardinals 17 28 18 235 109 126 2 17 262 108 154 1
7 Sun November 11 boxscore W 3-4 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 7 13 252 130 122 4 14 149 95 54 3
8 Sun November 18 boxscore L 3-5 Cleveland Browns 0 16 7 71 3 68 3 17 274 41 233
9 Sun November 25 boxscore T 3-5-1 San Francisco 49ers 10 10 13 290 170 120 4 19 285 178 107 4
10 Sun December 2 boxscore L 3-6-1 @ Cleveland Browns 14 17 20 252 104 148 4 19 292 115 177 5
10 Sun December 9 boxscore L 3-7-1 @ Washington Redskins 17 19 12 239 109 130 21 332 196 136
12 Sat December 15 boxscore L 3-8-1 New York Giants 7 21 13 174 101 73 2 22 332 41 291 2