1956 Chicago Bears season

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1956 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach Paddy Driscoll
Home Field Wrigley Field
Results
Record 9-2-1
Place 1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish L NFL Championship
Timeline
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1955 1957

The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted 9-2-1 record under first year head coach Paddy Driscoll placing them in first place of the Western Conference and in their first title game since 1946. However the title game against the New York Giants was horrible for the club as the Giants pounded them 47-7.

For more details on this topic, see NFL Championship Game, 1956.
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