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1956 Pittsburgh Steelers

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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 4th in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 217 points (18.1/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 250 points (20.8/g), 8th.
 Differential of -33 points (-2.8/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 5.0-7.0.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.

Coached by Walt Kiesling (5-7-0)

1956 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 30 box W 1-0 Washington Redskins 30 13 17 225 83 142 1 10 192 117 75 4
2 Sat October 6 box L 1-1 Cleveland Browns 10 14 14 245 153 92 17 336 122 214
3 Sun October 14 box L 1-2 Philadelphia Eagles 21 35 17 324 247 77 3 12 265 168 97 2
4 Sun October 21 box L 1-3 @ New York Giants 10 38 10 182 91 91 1 25 460 213 247
5 Sun October 28 box W 2-3 @ Cleveland Browns 24 16 18 358 219 139 3 11 284 108 176 4
6 Sun November 4 box L 2-4 New York Giants 14 17 18 255 118 137 3 18 229 110 119 2
7 Sun November 11 box L 2-5 @ Philadelphia Eagles 7 14 14 149 95 54 3 13 252 130 122 4
8 Sun November 18 box W 3-5 Chicago Cardinals 14 7 15 280 39 241 4 15 254 103 151 6
9 Sun November 25 box L 3-6 @ Chicago Cardinals 27 38 25 352 206 146 6 19 370 128 242 4
10 Sun December 2 box W 4-6 Los Angeles Rams 30 13 16 264 134 130 3 7 163 63 100 2
11 Sun December 9 box L 4-7 @ Detroit Lions 7 45 9 129 104 25 6 15 296 166 130 6
12 Sun December 16 box W 5-7 @ Washington Redskins 23 0 11 253 177 76 1 5 85 15 70 6