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1956 Season

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1956 Results by Week

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Week Favorites Home
Teams		 Home
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Underdogs		 Over/
Unders
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1 2-4 (33.3%) 2-4-0 (33.3%) 4-2 (66.7%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 1-1 (50.0%) 1-1-0 (50.0%) 3-1 (75.0%) 3-1-0 (75.0%) --
2 3-3 (50.0%) 2-4-0 (33.3%) 3-3 (50.0%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 1-1 (50.0%) 1-1-0 (50.0%) 2-2 (50.0%) 3-1-0 (75.0%) --
3 2-2 (50.0%) 1-3-0 (25.0%) 3-3 (50.0%) 2-4-0 (33.3%) 2-1 (66.7%) 1-2-0 (33.3%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) --
4 4-2 (66.7%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 5-1 (83.3%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 3-0 (100.%) 2-1-0 (66.7%) 2-1 (66.7%) 2-1-0 (66.7%) --
5 2-3 (40.0%) 2-3-0 (40.0%) 2-4 (33.3%) 2-4-0 (33.3%) 1-2 (33.3%) 1-2-0 (33.3%) 1-1 (50.0%) 1-1-0 (50.0%) --
6 4-1 (80.0%) 2-3-0 (40.0%) 1-4 (20.0%) 3-2-0 (60.0%) 1-1 (50.0%) 1-1-0 (50.0%) 0-3 (0.0%) 2-1-0 (66.7%) --
7 4-2 (66.7%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 5-1 (83.3%) 5-1-0 (83.3%) 4-1 (80.0%) 4-1-0 (80.0%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) --
8 2-4 (33.3%) 1-5-0 (16.7%) 4-2 (66.7%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 2-2 (50.0%) 1-3-0 (25.0%) 2-0 (100.%) 2-0-0 (100.%) --
9 2-2 (50.0%) 1-4-1 (20.0%) 2-2 (50.0%) 4-1-1 (80.0%) 1-1 (50.0%) 1-1-0 (50.0%) 1-1 (50.0%) 3-0-1 (100.%) --
10 2-3 (40.0%) 1-4-0 (20.0%) 4-2 (66.7%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 2-2 (50.0%) 1-3-0 (25.0%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) --
11 3-2 (60.0%) 1-4-0 (20.0%) 5-1 (83.3%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 3-1 (75.0%) 1-3-0 (25.0%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) --
12 4-2 (66.7%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 3-3 (50.0%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 3-2 (60.0%) 3-2-0 (60.0%) 0-1 (0.0%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) --
13 1-0 (100.%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) 1-0 (100.%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) 1-0 (100.%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) 0-0 0-0-0 --
Playoffs 0-1 (0.0%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) 0-0 0-0-0 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) --

1956 Results by Team

Click on a team to view 1956 games by team. Summary statistics are regular season games only.

Team Overall Favorite Home Home
Favorite		 Over/
Unders
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Philadelphia Eagles 3-8-1 (27.3%) 6-6 (50.0%) 2-1 (66.7%) 2-1-0 (66.7%) 2-3 (40.0%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 2-1 (66.7%) 2-1-0 (66.7%) --
New York Giants 8-3-1 (72.7%) 8-4 (66.7%) 7-3 (70.0%) 6-4-0 (60.0%) 4-1 (80.0%) 5-1-0 (83.3%) 4-1 (80.0%) 4-1-0 (80.0%) --
Chicago Bears 9-2-1 (81.8%) 7-5 (58.3%) 9-2 (81.8%) 7-5-0 (58.3%) 6-0 (100.%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 6-0 (100.%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) --
San Francisco 49ers 5-6-1 (45.5%) 7-5 (58.3%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-1-0 (50.0%) 3-3 (50.0%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 1-0 (100.%) 1-0-0 (100.%) --
Los Angeles Rams 4-8 (33.3%) 6-6 (50.0%) 3-3 (50.0%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 4-2 (66.7%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 3-0 (100.%) 3-0-0 (100.%) --
Chicago Cardinals 7-5 (58.3%) 8-4 (66.7%) 3-3 (50.0%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 4-2 (66.7%) 4-2-0 (66.7%) 2-2 (50.0%) 2-2-0 (50.0%) --
Detroit Lions 9-3 (75.0%) 6-6 (50.0%) 5-2 (71.4%) 2-5-0 (28.6%) 5-1 (83.3%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 4-1 (80.0%) 2-3-0 (40.0%) --
Washington Redskins 6-6 (50.0%) 5-6-1 (45.5%) 2-2 (50.0%) 0-3-1 (0.0%) 4-2 (66.7%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 1-1 (50.0%) 0-2-0 (0.0%) --
Pittsburgh Steelers 5-7 (41.7%) 7-5 (58.3%) 0-1 (0.0%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) 3-3 (50.0%) 5-1-0 (83.3%) 0-1 (0.0%) 0-1-0 (0.0%) --
Green Bay Packers 4-8 (33.3%) 4-8 (33.3%) 0-4 (0.0%) 0-4-0 (0.0%) 2-4 (33.3%) 2-4-0 (33.3%) 0-3 (0.0%) 0-3-0 (0.0%) --
Cleveland Browns 5-7 (41.7%) 3-8-1 (27.3%) 2-5 (28.6%) 0-7-0 (0.0%) 1-5 (16.7%) 0-5-1 (0.0%) 1-3 (25.0%) 0-4-0 (0.0%) --
Baltimore Colts 5-7 (41.7%) 4-8 (33.3%) 1-4 (20.0%) 0-5-0 (0.0%) 4-2 (66.7%) 3-3-0 (50.0%) 1-2 (33.3%) 0-3-0 (0.0%) --

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1956 Regular Season - Week 1

BOLD = team that covered the spread

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Sep 30, 1956 Chicago Bears L 21-28 L -7 @ Baltimore Colts
Sun Sep 30, 1956 Cleveland Browns L 7-9 L -7.5 @ Chicago Cardinals
Sun Sep 30, 1956 @ Green Bay Packers L 16-20 L -2.5 Detroit Lions
Sun Sep 30, 1956 @ Los Angeles Rams W 27-7 W -7 Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Sep 30, 1956 Washington Redskins L 13-30 L -3.5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Sep 30, 1956 New York Giants W 38-21 W -3 @ San Francisco 49ers

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1956 Regular Season - Week 2

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sat Oct 6, 1956 @ Baltimore Colts L 14-31 L -5.5 Detroit Lions
Sat Oct 6, 1956 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 13-9 W -3 Washington Redskins
Sat Oct 6, 1956 Cleveland Browns W 14-10 L -4.5 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Oct 7, 1956 New York Giants L 27-35 L -9 @ Chicago Cardinals
Sun Oct 7, 1956 Chicago Bears W 37-21 W -6 @ Green Bay Packers
Sun Oct 7, 1956 Los Angeles Rams L 30-33 L -9 @ San Francisco 49ers

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1956 Regular Season - Week 3

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Oct 14, 1956 @ Chicago Bears W 31-7 W -10.5 San Francisco 49ers
Sun Oct 14, 1956 @ Cleveland Browns L 9-21 L PK New York Giants
Sun Oct 14, 1956 @ Detroit Lions W 24-21 L -6.5 Los Angeles Rams
Sun Oct 14, 1956 Baltimore Colts L 33-38 L -1 @ Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee
Sun Oct 14, 1956 @ Pittsburgh Steelers L 21-35 L -2.5 Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Oct 14, 1956 @ Washington Redskins L 3-31 L PK Chicago Cardinals

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1956 Regular Season - Week 4

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Oct 21, 1956 @ Chicago Bears W 58-27 W -11 Baltimore Colts
Sun Oct 21, 1956 @ Detroit Lions W 20-17 L -10 San Francisco 49ers
Sun Oct 21, 1956 Los Angeles Rams L 17-42 L -3.5 @ Green Bay Packers at Milwaukee
Sun Oct 21, 1956 @ New York Giants W 38-10 W -11 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Oct 21, 1956 Chicago Cardinals W 20-6 W -1 @ Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Oct 21, 1956 Cleveland Browns L 9-20 L -6.5 @ Washington Redskins

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1956 Regular Season - Week 5

BOLD = team that covered the spread

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Oct 28, 1956 Green Bay Packers L 21-28 L -2.5 @ Baltimore Colts
Sun Oct 28, 1956 @ Chicago Cardinals L 14-17 L -7.5 Washington Redskins
Sun Oct 28, 1956 @ Cleveland Browns L 16-24 L -6.5 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Oct 28, 1956 @ Los Angeles Rams L 7-16 L PK Detroit Lions
Sun Oct 28, 1956 @ New York Giants W 20-3 W -13 Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Oct 28, 1956 Chicago Bears W 38-21 W -7.5 @ San Francisco 49ers

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1956 Regular Season - Week 6

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Nov 4, 1956 @ Chicago Cardinals W 28-17 W -6.5 Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Nov 4, 1956 @ Green Bay Packers L 7-24 L -7.5 Cleveland Browns at Milwaukee
Sun Nov 4, 1956 Chicago Bears W 35-24 W -8 @ Los Angeles Rams
Sun Nov 4, 1956 New York Giants W 17-14 L -9 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Nov 4, 1956 Detroit Lions W 17-13 L -6.5 @ San Francisco 49ers

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1956 Regular Season - Week 7

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Nov 11, 1956 @ Chicago Bears W 38-14 W -14 Green Bay Packers
Sun Nov 11, 1956 @ Cleveland Browns L 7-21 L -4 Baltimore Colts
Sun Nov 11, 1956 @ Los Angeles Rams W 30-6 W -5 San Francisco 49ers
Sun Nov 11, 1956 @ New York Giants W 23-10 W -7 Chicago Cardinals
Sun Nov 11, 1956 @ Philadelphia Eagles W 14-7 W -4 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Nov 11, 1956 Detroit Lions L 17-18 L -6.5 @ Washington Redskins

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1956 Regular Season - Week 8

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Nov 18, 1956 @ Chicago Bears W 30-21 L -14 Los Angeles Rams
Sun Nov 18, 1956 @ Detroit Lions W 27-3 W -6.5 Baltimore Colts
Sun Nov 18, 1956 @ Green Bay Packers L 16-17 L -4 San Francisco 49ers
Sun Nov 18, 1956 @ Philadelphia Eagles L 0-16 L -4.5 Cleveland Browns
Sun Nov 18, 1956 Chicago Cardinals L 7-14 L -6 @ Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Nov 18, 1956 New York Giants L 7-33 L -6 @ Washington Redskins

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1956 Regular Season - Week 9

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Thu Nov 22, 1956 @ Detroit Lions L 20-24 L -11 Green Bay Packers
Sun Nov 25, 1956 Los Angeles Rams L 21-56 L -1 @ Baltimore Colts
Sun Nov 25, 1956 @ Chicago Cardinals W 38-27 W -7 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Nov 25, 1956 Washington Redskins W 20-17 P -3 @ Cleveland Browns
Sun Nov 25, 1956 Chicago Bears T 17-17 L -6.5 @ New York Giants
Sun Nov 25, 1956 San Francisco 49ers T 10-10 L -1 @ Philadelphia Eagles

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1956 Regular Season - Week 10

BOLD = team that covered the spread

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Dec 2, 1956 @ Baltimore Colts L 17-20 L -7 San Francisco 49ers
Sun Dec 2, 1956 @ Chicago Cardinals L 21-24 L -5 Green Bay Packers
Sun Dec 2, 1956 @ Cleveland Browns W 17-14 L -6 Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Dec 2, 1956 Chicago Bears L 10-42 L -3.5 @ Detroit Lions
Sun Dec 2, 1956 @ New York Giants W 28-14 W -7 Washington Redskins
Sun Dec 2, 1956 @ Pittsburgh Steelers W 30-13 W PK Los Angeles Rams

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1956 Regular Season - Week 11

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sat Dec 8, 1956 @ San Francisco 49ers W 38-20 W PK Green Bay Packers
Sun Dec 9, 1956 @ Chicago Bears W 10-3 L -9.5 Chicago Cardinals
Sun Dec 9, 1956 @ Detroit Lions W 45-7 W -12 Pittsburgh Steelers
Sun Dec 9, 1956 Baltimore Colts L 7-31 L -1 @ Los Angeles Rams
Sun Dec 9, 1956 @ New York Giants L 7-24 L -10.5 Cleveland Browns
Sun Dec 9, 1956 @ Washington Redskins W 19-17 L -7.5 Philadelphia Eagles

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1956 Regular Season - Week 12

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sat Dec 15, 1956 New York Giants W 21-7 W -7.5 @ Philadelphia Eagles
Sun Dec 16, 1956 @ Chicago Bears W 38-21 W -1 Detroit Lions
Sun Dec 16, 1956 @ Cleveland Browns L 7-24 L -3.5 Chicago Cardinals
Sun Dec 16, 1956 @ Los Angeles Rams W 49-21 W -4.5 Green Bay Packers
Sun Dec 16, 1956 @ San Francisco 49ers W 30-17 W -6 Baltimore Colts
Sun Dec 16, 1956 @ Washington Redskins L 0-23 L -7.5 Pittsburgh Steelers

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1956 Regular Season - Week 13

Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite Score Spread   Underdog Over/
Under		 Notes
Sun Dec 23, 1956 @ Baltimore Colts W 19-17 L -3 Washington Redskins

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1956 Playoffs

BOLD = team that covered the spread

Round Day Date Time (ET)   Favorite
(Seed)		 Score Spread   Underdog
(Seed)		 Over/
Under
NFL Championship Sun Dec 30, 1956 Chicago Bears L 7-47 L -3 @ New York Giants