9-3 | Missed Playoffs |
Record | Outcome |
The Detroit Lions finished the regular season with a 9-3 record. They went 5-1 at home and 4-2 on the road.
The 1956 Detroit Lions played in the West Division of the National Football League.
During the regular season, the 1956 Detroit Lions went 8-2 against their NFL West opponents.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Colts | 2-0 | 100% | +41 |
Los Angeles Rams | 2-0 | 100% | +12 |
San Francisco 49ers | 2-0 | 100% | +7 |
Chicago Bears | 1-1 | 50% | +15 |
Green Bay Packers | 1-1 | 50% | 0 |
The 1956 Detroit Lions had their best month in October, when they went 4-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was November, when they went 2-2 and had a 50% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
---|---|---|---|
September | 1-0 | 100% | +4 |
October | 4-0 | 100% | +32 |
November | 2-2 | 50% | +23 |
December | 2-1 | 66.7% | +53 |
No, the Lions didn't make the Playoffs in 1956.
The Detroit Lions finished the regular season with a point differential of +112. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Lions could have been expected to have about 9.0 wins, or a 9-3 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1956 Detroit Lions went 4-2. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Lions went 2-1.
The 1956 Detroit Lions did not play any overtime games in the regular season.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1956 Detroit Lions was a 6 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Detroit Lions had during the 1956 regular season was 1 game, which occured 3 separate times.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | |||||
1 | Sun, Sep 30, 1956 | @ Green Bay Packers | Win 20 - 16 | ||
2 | Sat, Oct 6, 1956 | @ Baltimore Colts | Win 31 - 14 | ||
3 | Sun, Oct 14, 1956 | vs Los Angeles Rams | Win 24 - 21 | ||
4 | Sun, Oct 21, 1956 | vs San Francisco 49ers | Win 20 - 17 | ||
5 | Sun, Oct 28, 1956 | @ Los Angeles Rams | Win 16 - 7 | ||
6 | Sun, Nov 4, 1956 | @ San Francisco 49ers | Win 17 - 13 | ||
7 | Sun, Nov 11, 1956 | @ Washington Redskins | Loss 17 - 18 | ||
8 | Sun, Nov 18, 1956 | vs Baltimore Colts | Win 27 - 3 | ||
9 | Thu, Nov 22, 1956 | vs Green Bay Packers | Loss 20 - 24 | ||
10 | Sun, Dec 2, 1956 | vs Chicago Bears | Win 42 - 10 | ||
11 | Sun, Dec 9, 1956 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | Win 45 - 7 | ||
12 | Sun, Dec 16, 1956 | @ Chicago Bears | Loss 21 - 38 |
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