1956 NFL Season Standings |
| Previous Season • Next Season • Boxscores • Awards • Draft |
| *playoff team |
| NFL Champion: New York Giants |
| Eastern Conference | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants* | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 264 | 197 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 240 | 182 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 183 | 225 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 217 | 250 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 143 | 215 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| Western Conference | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | Home | Away | ||||||
| Chicago Bears* | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |