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The 1957 NFL season was the 38th regular season of the National Football League.After a 6-game preseason slate, the league's 12 teams played a 12-game league schedule — 72 regular season contests in all.
Detroit had won the regular season game 20–7 three weeks earlier on December 8, also at Briggs Stadium, but lost quarterback Bobby Layne with a broken right ankle late in the first half. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] Reserve quarterback Tobin Rote , a starter the previous year with Green Bay , filled in for Layne and won that game with Cleveland, the next week ...
The 1957 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Both finished at 8–4 and had split their two games during the regular season in November, with the home team winning each. The tie thus required a one-game playoff to be held between the two teams.
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The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league in the United States and the highest professional level of American football in the world. [1] It was formed in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) before adopting its current name for the 1922 season.
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 29 at Cleveland Browns: L 3–6 : 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium: 58,095 Recap: 2 October 5: at Philadelphia Eagles
According to the team, a total of 39,844 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1957 campaign. [10] The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.
The 1957 season was the Chicago Bears' 38th in the National Football League.The team failed to improve on their 9–2–1 record from 1956 and finished with a 5–7 record under second-year head coach Paddy Driscoll, one year after making the championship game.