1956 NFL Championship Game vs New York Giants
Giants 47, Bears 7 at Yankee Stadium.
The 1956 NFL Championship Game was the league's 24th championship game, played at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx on December 30, 1956. The Eastern Conference champion New York Giants (8–3–1) beat the Western Conference champion Chicago Bears (9–2–1) 47–7.
Quick Facts
- Date
- December 30, 1956
- Venue
- Yankee Stadium, New York City
- Score
- Giants 47, Bears 7
- Head coaches
- Paddy Driscoll (Bears), Jim Lee Howell (Giants)
- Attendance
- 56,836
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Background
The teams had played to a 17–17 tie at Yankee Stadium five weeks earlier, and the Bears entered the title game as slight favorites. It was the Giants' first season at Yankee Stadium and the first championship game since 1949 without the Cleveland Browns. The Bears were coached by Paddy Driscoll in his first season; the Giants' Hall of Famers included Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, Roosevelt Brown, Emlen Tunnell and Andy Robustelli.
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