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1956 NFL Weekly League Schedule

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Week-by-Week Games

Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
1 Sun September 30 box W Baltimore Colts Chicago Bears 28 21 359 1 291 1
1 Sun September 30 box W Chicago Cardinals Cleveland Browns 9 7 344 3 214 2
1 Sun September 30 box W Detroit Lions @ Green Bay Packers 20 16 375 2 160 2
1 Sun September 30 box W New York Giants @ San Francisco 49ers 38 21 300 0 408 4
1 Sun September 30 box W Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles 27 7 294 3 188 5
1 Sun September 30 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Washington Redskins 30 13 225 1 192 4
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
2 Sat October 6 box W Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins 13 9 207 2 194 3
2 Sat October 6 box W Detroit Lions @ Baltimore Colts 31 14 465 2 206 4
2 Sat October 6 box W Cleveland Browns @ Pittsburgh Steelers 14 10 336 0 245 0
2 Sun October 7 box W Chicago Cardinals New York Giants 35 27 359 5 333 3
2 Sun October 7 box W Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers 37 21 462 1 267 0
2 Sun October 7 box W San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams 33 30 219 1 432 7
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
3 Sun October 14 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ Pittsburgh Steelers 35 21 265 2 324 3
3 Sun October 14 box W Detroit Lions Los Angeles Rams 24 21 368 2 381 3
3 Sun October 14 box W Chicago Cardinals @ Washington Redskins 31 3 280 2 236 3
3 Sun October 14 box W Green Bay Packers Baltimore Colts 38 33 371 1 330 4
3 Sun October 14 box W New York Giants @ Cleveland Browns 21 9 330 2 134 2
3 Sun October 14 box W Chicago Bears San Francisco 49ers 31 7 394 2 268 4
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
4 Sun October 21 box W New York Giants Pittsburgh Steelers 38 10 460 0 182 1
4 Sun October 21 box W Green Bay Packers Los Angeles Rams 42 17 492 0 385 5
4 Sun October 21 box W Detroit Lions San Francisco 49ers 20 17 393 1 257 2
4 Sun October 21 box W Chicago Cardinals @ Philadelphia Eagles 20 6 244 1 349 8
4 Sun October 21 box W Washington Redskins Cleveland Browns 20 9 235 3 216 4
4 Sun October 21 box W Chicago Bears Baltimore Colts 58 27 477 2 278 5
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
5 Sun October 28 box W New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles 20 3 244 2 132 2
5 Sun October 28 box W Detroit Lions @ Los Angeles Rams 16 7 293 2 384 6
5 Sun October 28 box W Washington Redskins @ Chicago Cardinals 17 14 334 2 299 5
5 Sun October 28 box W Baltimore Colts Green Bay Packers 28 21 418 3 273 3
5 Sun October 28 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns 24 16 358 3 284 4
5 Sun October 28 box W Chicago Bears @ San Francisco 49ers 38 21 440 1 401 1
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
6 Sun November 4 box W New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 14 229 2 255 3
6 Sun November 4 box W Detroit Lions @ San Francisco 49ers 17 13 283 3 246 3
6 Sun November 4 box W Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles 28 17 262 1 235 2
6 Sun November 4 box W Cleveland Browns @ Green Bay Packers 24 7 272 1 272 2
6 Sun November 4 box W Chicago Bears @ Los Angeles Rams 35 24 370 1 264 5
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
7 Sun November 11 box W Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers 30 6 398 3 264 5
7 Sun November 11 box W Philadelphia Eagles Pittsburgh Steelers 14 7 252 4 149 3
7 Sun November 11 box W Washington Redskins Detroit Lions 18 17 286 2 312 4
7 Sun November 11 box W New York Giants Chicago Cardinals 23 10 362 2 284 0
7 Sun November 11 box W Baltimore Colts @ Cleveland Browns 21 7 310 0 264 4
7 Sun November 11 box W Chicago Bears Green Bay Packers 38 14 494 3 311 5
7 Sun November 18 box W Detroit Lions Baltimore Colts 27 3 393 1 356 2
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
8 Sun November 18 box W Washington Redskins New York Giants 33 7 391 1 249 5
8 Sun November 18 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers 17 16 375 2 319 4
8 Sun November 18 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Cardinals 14 7 280 4 254 6
8 Sun November 18 box W Cleveland Browns @ Philadelphia Eagles 16 0 274 0 71 3
8 Sun November 18 box W Chicago Bears Los Angeles Rams 30 21 433 2 326 2
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
9 Thu November 22 box W Green Bay Packers @ Detroit Lions 24 20 373 3 352 3
8 Sun November 25 box W Baltimore Colts Los Angeles Rams 56 21 574 2 423 7
9 Sun November 25 box T San Francisco 49ers @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 10 285 4 290 4
9 Sun November 25 box W Chicago Cardinals Pittsburgh Steelers 38 27 370 4 352 6
9 Sun November 25 box W Washington Redskins @ Cleveland Browns 20 17 237 2 184 2
9 Sun November 25 box T New York Giants Chicago Bears 17 17 261 3 244 4
9 Sun December 2 box W San Francisco 49ers @ Baltimore Colts 20 17 360 2 302 4
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
10 Sun December 2 box W Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 42 10 468 6 184 5
10 Sun December 2 box W Cleveland Browns Philadelphia Eagles 17 14 292 5 252 4
10 Sun December 2 box W Green Bay Packers @ Chicago Cardinals 24 21 351 4 209 2
10 Sun December 2 box W New York Giants Washington Redskins 28 14 367 4 219 7
10 Sun December 2 box W Pittsburgh Steelers Los Angeles Rams 30 13 264 3 163 2
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
11 Sat December 8 box W San Francisco 49ers Green Bay Packers 38 20 427 1 275 3
10 Sun December 9 box W Los Angeles Rams Baltimore Colts 31 7 336 1 286 1
11 Sun December 9 box W Chicago Bears Chicago Cardinals 10 3 302 5 265 4
11 Sun December 9 box W Cleveland Browns @ New York Giants 24 7 299 2 229 2
11 Sun December 9 box W Detroit Lions Pittsburgh Steelers 45 7 296 6 129 6
11 Sun December 9 box W Washington Redskins Philadelphia Eagles 19 17 332 0 239 0
Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL YdsW TOW YdsL TOL
12 Sat December 15 box W New York Giants @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 7 332 2 174 2
11 Sun December 16 box W San Francisco 49ers Baltimore Colts 30 17 303 2 336 2
12 Sun December 16 box W Pittsburgh Steelers @ Washington Redskins 23 0 253 1 85 6
12 Sun December 16 box W Los Angeles Rams Green Bay Packers 49 21 611 2 355 2
12 Sun December 16 box W Chicago Cardinals @ Cleveland Browns 24 7 252 2 251 4
12 Sun December 16 box W Chicago Bears Detroit Lions 38 21 446 2 208 2
12 Sun December 23 box W Baltimore Colts Washington Redskins 19 17 368 4 220 2
Playoffs
ConfChamp December 30 box W New York Giants Chicago Bears 47 7 348 2 270 3