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In the 1956 National Football League Championship Game played at Yankee Stadium in New York City on 30 December 1956, the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears 47-7. It was the 24th annual NFL championship game. The 1956 NFL season was the 37th regular season of the National Football League. ...
For other uses of National Football League, see National Football League (disambiguation). ...
Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...
Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area - City...
December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ...
Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner John Mara (50%) and Steve Tisch (50%) General manager Jerry Reese League/Conference affiliations National...
City Chicago, Illinois Other nicknames Da Bears, The Monsters of the Midway Team colors Navy Blue, Orange and White Head Coach Lovie Smith Owner Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman Michael McCaskey General manager Jerry Angelo Fight song Bear Down, Chicago Bears Mascot Staley Da Bear League/Conference affiliations Independent (1919) National...
The game was played on an icy field. To adjust to the conditions, the Giants opted to wear sneakers instead of traditional football cleats. The advantage the sneakers provided in footing was cited as a major factor the New York's romp. Twenty-two years earlier on an icy Polo Grounds field, the Giants had employed the same tactic and beat the Bears to win the 1934 NFL Championship in the famous "Sneakers Game." Ironically, NFL Hall of Famer George Halas was Chicago's head coach in both the 1934 game and the 1956 game. The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in New York City used by Major League Baseballs New York Giants from 1883 until 1957, New York Metropolitans from 1883 until 1885, the New York Yankees from 1912 until 1922, and by the New York Mets in...
The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. ...
George Stanley Halas (February 2, 1895 - October 31, 1983), nicknamed Papa Bear and Mr. ...
The 1956 Giants featured a number of Hall of Fame players, including running backs Frank Gifford and Alex Webster, offensive tackle Roosevelt Brown, linebacker Sam Huff, and defensive end Andy Robustelli. Two of Giant head coach Jim Lee Howell's assistants, Offensive Coordinator Vince Lombardi and Defensive Coordinator Tom Landry later became NFL Hall of Fame head coaches with other franchises; Lombardi coached the Green Bay Packers to five NFL Championships during the 1960s, and Landry coached the Dallas Cowboys to two NFL Championships during the 1970s. Francis Newton Gifford (born August 16, 1930 in Santa Monica, California) was an American football player and one of the better-known American sports commentators in the latter part of the 20th century who made the transition from an athlete to broadcasting. ...
Alex Webster is the bass player and founding member of the death metal band Cannibal Corpse. ...
Roosevelt Rosey Brown (October 20, 1932 - June 9, 2004) was a Pro Football Hall of Famer who played offensive tackle for the New York Giants from 1953 to 1965. ...
Robert Lee Huff (born October 4, 1934, Morgantown, West Virginia) is a former football linebacker who played for the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins after earning All-America honors at West Virginia University. ...
Andrew Andy Robustelli (born December 6, 1925, Stamford, Connecticut) is an NFL Pro Football Hall of Fame player and a prominent business man. ...
Jim Lee Howell (1915-1995) was an American football player and coach for the NFL New York Giants. ...
Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was one of the most successful coaches in the history of American football. ...
Thomas Wade Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. ...
The National Football League has used several different formats to determine their league champions since its founding in 1920. ...
The 1956 season marked the Giants first at Yankee Stadium, and the team earned its way to the championship game by winning the NFL Eastern Division title with a regular season record of 8 wins, 3 losses, and 1 tie. The 1956 NFL Championship was the third in the history of the New York Giants franchise. Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ...
City East Rutherford, New Jersey Other nicknames Big Blue Wrecking Crew, Big Blue, G-Men, The Jints, The New York Football Giants Team colors Royal Blue, Red, Gray, and White Head Coach Tom Coughlin Owner John Mara (50%) and Steve Tisch (50%) General manager Jerry Reese League/Conference affiliations National...
Scoring summary | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | | Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | | Giants | 13 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 47 | New York 47, Chicago 7 - NY Triplett 17 run (Agajanian kick)
- NY FG Agajanian 17
- NY FG Agajanian 43
- NY Webster 3 run (Agajanian kick)
- CHI Casares 9 run (Blanda kick)
- NY Webster 1 run (Agajanian kick)
- NY Moore recovered blocked punt in end zone (Agajanian kick)
- NY Rote 9 yard pass from Conerly (kick failed)
- NY Gifford 14 yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick)
Attendance: 56,836. | Pre-Super Bowl Championships | | NFL Championship Game | | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 For other uses of National Football League, see National Football League (disambiguation). ...
Throughout its history, the National Football League and other leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champion, including a period of interleague match-ups determining a true world champion. ...
The 1933 National Football League Championship game was held on December 17, 1933 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. ...
The 1934 NFL Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. ...
The 1935 National Football League Championship game was held on December 15, 1935 at University of Detroit Stadium (some sources call it Titan Stadium) in Detroit. ...
The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the 4th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. ...
The 1937 National Football League Championship game was the 5th annual championship game was held December 12, 1937, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. ...
The 1938 NFL Championship Game was the 6th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. ...
The 1939 National Football League Championship game was held on December 10, 1939 at the Wisconsin State Fair Park near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...
The 1940 National Football League Championship Game, was played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 1940. ...
The 1941 National Football League Championship game was the 9th annual championship game was held December 21, 1941, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. ...
The 1942 National Football League Championship game was the NFLs 10th title game. ...
The 1943 National Football League Championship game was the 11th annual championship game was held December 26, 1943, at Wrigley Field in Chicago. ...
The 1944 National Football League Championship Game was 12th NFL title game. ...
In the 1945 National Football League Championship Game, the Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on December 16, 1945. ...
The 1946 National Football League Championship Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 15, 1946. ...
The 1947 National Football League Championship game was the 15th annual championship game was held December 28, 1947, at Comiskey Park in Chicago. ...
The 1948 National Football League Championship game was the 16th NFL title game played. ...
The 1949 National Football League championship game was the 17th annual title game for the NFL. It was played on December 18, 1949 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. ...
The 1950 National Football League championship game was the 18th NFL title game. ...
In the 1951 National Football League Championship Game, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cleveland Browns, 24–17, at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California on December 23, 1951. ...
The 1952 National Football League championship game was the 20th annual championship game. ...
The 1953 National Football League championship game was the 21st annual championship game. ...
The 1954 National Football League championship game was the 22nd annual championship game. ...
The 1955 National Football League Championship Game was held at the Los Angeles Coliseum between the Eastern Conference champions Cleveland Browns and the Western Conference champions Los Angeles Rams. ...
The 1957 National Football League championship game was the 25th annual championship game. ...
The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. ...
The 1959 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 27, 1959 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland. ...
The 1960 National Football League championship game was the 28th NFL title game. ...
The 1961 National Football League championship game was the 29th title game. ...
The 1962 National Football League championship game was the 30th NFL title game. ...
The 1963 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 29, 1963 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. ...
The 1964 National Football League championship game was the 32nd annual championship game. ...
The 1965 National Football League Championship game was the 33rd championship game for the NFL. The game was played on January 2, 1966 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin. ...
The 1966 National Football League Championship Game determined the NFLs champion, which would meet the AFLs champion in Super Bowl I, then formally referred to as the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game. ...
The referee signals a touchdown after quarterback Bart Starr sneaks in for the game-winning score in The Ice Bowl. ...
The 1968 National Football League championship game was the 36th annual championship game. ...
The 1969 NFL Championship game was the 37th and final championship game played prior to AFL-NFL Merger. ...
| | AFL Championship Game | | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 AFL logo The American Football League (AFL) was a professional league of American football that operated from 1960 to 1969. ...
Throughout its history, the National Football League and other leagues have used several different formats to determine their league champion, including a period of interleague match-ups determining a true world champion. ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
From 1960 to 1968, the American Football League determined its champion via a single playoff game between the winners of its two divisions (although ties in the standings during the 1963 and 1968 seasons necessitated a divisional playoff game). ...
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