- 1956 NFL Championship Game
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1956 NFL Championship Game Chicago Bears New York Giants 7 47 1 2 3 4 Total Chicago Bears 0 7 0 0 7 New York Giants 13 21 6 7 47 Date December 30, 1956 Stadium Yankee Stadium City New York, NY Referee William Downes Attendance 56,836 TV/Radio in the United States TV Network NBC TV Announcers Chris Schenkel, Jack Brickhouse, Red Grange Radio Network NBC Radio Announcers Ray Scott Timeline Previous game Next game 1955 1957 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 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 in 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."
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 assistants of Giants head coach Jim Lee Howell, 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.
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 8-3-1. The 1956 NFL Championship was the third in the history of the New York Giants franchise.
Scoring summary
New York 47, Chicago 7
1st Quarter
2nd Quarter
- NY Webster 3 run (Agajanian kick) 20-0 NYG
- CHI Casares 9 run (Blanda kick) 20-7 NYG
- NY Webster 1 run (Agajanian kick) 27-7 NYG
- NY Moore recovered blocked punt in end zone (Agajanian kick) 34-7 NYG
3rd Quarter
4th Quarter
- NY Gifford 14 yard pass from Conerly (Agajanian kick) 47-7 NYG
Attendance: 56,836.
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1955 NFL Championship GameNFL Championship Game
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1957 NFL Championship GameNew York Giants 1956 NFL Champions Ben Agajanian | Bill Austin | Ray Beck | Rosey Brown | Hank Burnine | Don Chandler | Bobby Clatterbuck | Charlie Conerly | Gene Filipski | Frank Gifford | Rosey Grier | Don Heinrich | Johnny Hermann | Sam Huff | Ed Hughes | Gerry Huth | Jim Katcavage | Cliff Livingston | Ken MacAfee | Dick Modzelewski | Henry Moore | Dick Nolan | Jimmy Patton | Herb Rich | Andy Robustelli | Kyle Rote | Bob Schnelker | Jack Spinks | Jack Stroud | Harland Svare | Bill Svoboda | Mel Triplett | Emlen Tunnell | Alex Webster | Ray Wietecha | Dick Yelvington | Walt Yowarsky
Head Coach Jim Lee Howell
Assistant Coaches Ken Kavanaugh | Ed Kolman | Tom Landry | Vince LombardiNew York Giants Founded in 1925 • Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey The Franchise History Stadiums Culture and Lore Cleveland Bulldogs • Sneakers Game • The Greatest Game Ever Played • The Fumble • Crunch Bunch • Gatorade shower • Big Blue Wrecking Crew • Wide Right • Little Giants • We Fly High • Manning to Tyree • Bob Sheppard • Jim Hall • Yankee Stadium Legacy • The ComebackRivalries Philadelphia Eagles • Dallas Cowboys • Washington Redskins • New York JetsHead Coaches Key Personnel League Championships (7) Super Bowl Appearances (4) Media Current League Affiliations League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East DivisionChicago Bears Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys • Founded in 1919 • Based in Chicago, Illinois The Franchise Records Seasons • Records and statistics • All-time record versus NFL • Bears results on Primetime Football (Sunday Night • Monday Night • Thursday Night) • Holiday Football (Thanksgiving • Christmas) • Team awards and honors • Individual league award winners • Players (A-D - E-K - L-R - S-Z) • Head Coaches • Pro Football Hall of Famers • First-round Draft Picks • Starting Quarterbacks • Pro Bowlers • All-ProStadiums Lore Fog Bowl • 1932 Playoff Game • First NFL Championship Game • "The Sneakers Game" • Monsters of the Midway • 46 Defense • 15-1 • Super Bowl XX • Thanksgiving Classic • Bears 73, Redskins 0 • Instant Replay Game • Staley Swindle • Cardiac Kids • George S. Halas Trophy • Christmas games • International Series • American Bowl • Bills Toronto Series • Brian Piccolo Award • 75th Anniversary (League • Team • NFL All-Time Team) • The 700 ClubCulture Brian's Song (1971) / (2001) • "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" • "The Super Bowl Shuffle" • Da Super Fans • Chuck Swirsky • Staley Da Bear • Logos and Uniforms • Halas Hall • A.E. Staley • Jack Brickhouse • Papa Bear • Roosevelt/Wabash • 85386 PaytonRivalries Green Bay Packers • Minnesota VikingsRetired Numbers Key Personnel Chairman: George McCaskey • President/CEO: Ted Phillips • General Manager: Jerry Angelo • Head Coach: Lovie SmithNFL Championships (9) Super Bowl Appearances (2) Other honors NFL Championship Appearances (10) – 1933 • 1934 • 1937 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1946 • 1956 • 1963
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