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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.
1957 NFL season; NFL on television in the 1950s; 0–9. 1957 All-Pro Team; C. 1957 NFL Championship Game; D. 1957 NFL draft; P. 1957 NFL playoffs; 1958 Pro Bowl
The 1957 Detroit Lions season was the franchise's 28th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 24th as the Detroit Lions. Under first-year head coach George Wilson , the Lions won their fourth and most recent NFL title .
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 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.
The 1957 season also marked the Packers' move from City Stadium to new City Stadium, which was opened with a win over the Chicago Bears in week one on September 29. [1] It was renamed Lambeau Field in August 1965 in memory of Packers founder, player, and long-time head coach, Curly Lambeau , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] who had died two months earlier.