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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.
The 1957 NFL Championship Game was the 25th annual ... Detroit had won the regular season game 20–7 three weeks ... Taking full advantage of a pass interception and ...
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.
Early championships between 1920 and 1932 were awarded to the team with the best won-lost record, initially rather haphazardly, as some teams played more or fewer games than others, or scheduled games against non-league, amateur or collegiate teams; this led to the 1920 title being determined during a league meeting after the season, [3] the 1921 title being decided on a controversial ...
1957 National Football League season by team (12 P) Pages in category "1957 National Football League season" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The 1957 Chicago Cardinals season marked the team's 38th year in the National Football League (NFL). The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's record of 7–5, winning only three games. [1] They thus failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the ninth consecutive season.
The Associated Press (AP), [1] Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA), [2] New York Daily News (NYDN), The Sporting News (SN), and United Press (UP) [3] were among selectors of All-Pro teams comprising players adjudged to be the best at each position in the National Football League (NFL) during the 1957 NFL season. The AP, NEA, NYDN, and UPI ...
The 1957 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's eighth season in the NFL. Coming off a 5–6–1 record in 1956 , the 49ers tied for the best record in the Western Conference at 8–4. Organizational history