Historical NFL Game Odds
1956 Season
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1956 Results by Week
Click on a week (or scroll below) to view all games for a week.
| Week | Favorites | Home Teams |
Home Favorites |
Home Underdogs |
Over/ Unders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | ||
| 1 | 2-4 (33.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 3-1 (75.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | -- |
| 2 | 3-3 (50.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 3-1-0 (75.0%) | -- |
| 3 | 2-2 (50.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 1-2-0 (33.3%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| 4 | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 3-0 (100.0%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | -- |
| 5 | 2-3 (40.0%) | 2-3-0 (40.0%) | 2-4 (33.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 1-2 (33.3%) | 1-2-0 (33.3%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| 6 | 4-1 (80.0%) | 2-3-0 (40.0%) | 1-4 (20.0%) | 3-2-0 (60.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 0-3 (0.0%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | -- |
| 7 | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 5-1-0 (83.3%) | 4-1 (80.0%) | 4-1-0 (80.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| 8 | 2-4 (33.3%) | 1-5-0 (16.7%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | 2-0 (100.0%) | 2-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| 9 | 2-2 (50.0%) | 1-4-1 (20.0%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 4-1-1 (80.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 3-0-1 (100.0%) | -- |
| 10 | 2-3 (40.0%) | 1-4-0 (20.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| 11 | 3-2 (60.0%) | 1-4-0 (20.0%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 3-1 (75.0%) | 1-3-0 (25.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| 12 | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 3-2 (60.0%) | 3-2-0 (60.0%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| 13 | 1-0 (100.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | -- |
| Playoffs | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | 0-0 | 0-0-0 | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
1956 Results by Team
Click on a team to view 1956 games by team. Summary statistics are regular season games only.
| Team | Overall | Favorite | Home | Home Favorite |
Over/ Unders |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | Straight Up |
ATS | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 5-7 (41.7%) | 4-8 (33.3%) | 1-4 (20.0%) | 0-5-0 (0.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 1-2 (33.3%) | 0-3-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| Chicago Bears | 9-2-1 (81.8%) | 7-5 (58.3%) | 9-2 (81.8%) | 7-5-0 (58.3%) | 6-0 (100.0%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 6-0 (100.0%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | -- |
| Chicago Cardinals | 7-5 (58.3%) | 8-4 (66.7%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 2-2-0 (50.0%) | -- |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-7 (41.7%) | 3-8-1 (27.3%) | 2-5 (28.6%) | 0-7-0 (0.0%) | 1-5 (16.7%) | 0-5-1 (0.0%) | 1-3 (25.0%) | 0-4-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| Detroit Lions | 9-3 (75.0%) | 6-6 (50.0%) | 5-2 (71.4%) | 2-5-0 (28.6%) | 5-1 (83.3%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 4-1 (80.0%) | 2-3-0 (40.0%) | -- |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-8 (33.3%) | 4-8 (33.3%) | 0-4 (0.0%) | 0-4-0 (0.0%) | 2-4 (33.3%) | 2-4-0 (33.3%) | 0-3 (0.0%) | 0-3-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-8 (33.3%) | 6-6 (50.0%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 3-0 (100.0%) | 3-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| New York Giants | 8-3-1 (72.7%) | 8-4 (66.7%) | 7-3 (70.0%) | 6-4-0 (60.0%) | 4-1 (80.0%) | 5-1-0 (83.3%) | 4-1 (80.0%) | 4-1-0 (80.0%) | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3-8-1 (27.3%) | 6-6 (50.0%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | 2-3 (40.0%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 2-1 (66.7%) | 2-1-0 (66.7%) | -- |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-7 (41.7%) | 7-5 (58.3%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 5-1-0 (83.3%) | 0-1 (0.0%) | 0-1-0 (0.0%) | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-6-1 (45.5%) | 7-5 (58.3%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-1-0 (50.0%) | 3-3 (50.0%) | 4-2-0 (66.7%) | 1-0 (100.0%) | 1-0-0 (100.0%) | -- |
| Washington Redskins | 6-6 (50.0%) | 5-6-1 (45.5%) | 2-2 (50.0%) | 0-3-1 (0.0%) | 4-2 (66.7%) | 3-3-0 (50.0%) | 1-1 (50.0%) | 0-2-0 (0.0%) | -- |
1956 Regular Season - Week 1
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sep 30, 1956 | Chicago Bears | L 21-28 | L -7 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Sep 30, 1956 | Cleveland Browns | L 7-9 | L -7.5 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Sep 30, 1956 | @ | Green Bay Packers | L 16-20 | L -2.5 | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Sun | Sep 30, 1956 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 27-7 | W -7 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Sep 30, 1956 | Washington Redskins | L 13-30 | L -3.5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Sep 30, 1956 | New York Giants | W 38-21 | W -3 | @ | San Francisco 49ers |
1956 Regular Season - Week 2
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Oct 6, 1956 | @ | Baltimore Colts | L 14-31 | L -5.5 | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Sat | Oct 6, 1956 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | W 13-9 | W -3 | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sat | Oct 6, 1956 | Cleveland Browns | W 14-10 | L -4.5 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 7, 1956 | New York Giants | L 27-35 | L -9 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Oct 7, 1956 | Chicago Bears | W 37-21 | W -6 | @ | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 7, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | L 30-33 | L -9 | @ | San Francisco 49ers |
1956 Regular Season - Week 3
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Oct 14, 1956 | @ | Chicago Bears | W 31-7 | W -10.5 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 14, 1956 | @ | Cleveland Browns | L 9-21 | L PK | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Oct 14, 1956 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 24-21 | L -6.5 | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Sun | Oct 14, 1956 | Baltimore Colts | L 33-38 | L -1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | at Milwaukee | |||
| Sun | Oct 14, 1956 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21-35 | L -2.5 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Oct 14, 1956 | @ | Washington Redskins | L 3-31 | L PK | Chicago Cardinals |
1956 Regular Season - Week 4
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Oct 21, 1956 | @ | Chicago Bears | W 58-27 | W -11 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Oct 21, 1956 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 20-17 | L -10 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 21, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17-42 | L -3.5 | @ | Green Bay Packers | at Milwaukee | |||
| Sun | Oct 21, 1956 | @ | New York Giants | W 38-10 | W -11 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 21, 1956 | Chicago Cardinals | W 20-6 | W -1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Oct 21, 1956 | Cleveland Browns | L 9-20 | L -6.5 | @ | Washington Redskins |
1956 Regular Season - Week 5
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Oct 28, 1956 | Green Bay Packers | L 21-28 | L -2.5 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Oct 28, 1956 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | L 14-17 | L -7.5 | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sun | Oct 28, 1956 | @ | Cleveland Browns | L 16-24 | L -6.5 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Oct 28, 1956 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | L 7-16 | L PK | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Sun | Oct 28, 1956 | @ | New York Giants | W 20-3 | W -13 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Oct 28, 1956 | Chicago Bears | W 38-21 | W -7.5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers |
1956 Regular Season - Week 6
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Nov 4, 1956 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | W 28-17 | W -6.5 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Nov 4, 1956 | @ | Green Bay Packers | L 7-24 | L -7.5 | Cleveland Browns | at Milwaukee | |||
| Sun | Nov 4, 1956 | Chicago Bears | W 35-24 | W -8 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Sun | Nov 4, 1956 | New York Giants | W 17-14 | L -9 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 4, 1956 | Detroit Lions | W 17-13 | L -6.5 | @ | San Francisco 49ers |
1956 Regular Season - Week 7
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Nov 11, 1956 | @ | Chicago Bears | W 38-14 | W -14 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 11, 1956 | @ | Cleveland Browns | L 7-21 | L -4 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 11, 1956 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 30-6 | W -5 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 11, 1956 | @ | New York Giants | W 23-10 | W -7 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Nov 11, 1956 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | W 14-7 | W -4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 11, 1956 | Detroit Lions | L 17-18 | L -6.5 | @ | Washington Redskins |
1956 Regular Season - Week 8
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Nov 18, 1956 | @ | Chicago Bears | W 30-21 | L -14 | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Sun | Nov 18, 1956 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 27-3 | W -6.5 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 18, 1956 | @ | Green Bay Packers | L 16-17 | L -4 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 18, 1956 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | L 0-16 | L -4.5 | Cleveland Browns | ||||
| Sun | Nov 18, 1956 | Chicago Cardinals | L 7-14 | L -6 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 18, 1956 | New York Giants | L 7-33 | L -6 | @ | Washington Redskins |
1956 Regular Season - Week 9
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu | Nov 22, 1956 | @ | Detroit Lions | L 20-24 | L -11 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 25, 1956 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21-56 | L -1 | @ | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Nov 25, 1956 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | W 38-27 | W -7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Nov 25, 1956 | Washington Redskins | W 20-17 | P -3 | @ | Cleveland Browns | ||||
| Sun | Nov 25, 1956 | Chicago Bears | T 17-17 | L -6.5 | @ | New York Giants | ||||
| Sun | Nov 25, 1956 | San Francisco 49ers | T 10-10 | L -1 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles |
1956 Regular Season - Week 10
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Dec 2, 1956 | @ | Baltimore Colts | L 17-20 | L -7 | San Francisco 49ers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 2, 1956 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | L 21-24 | L -5 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 2, 1956 | @ | Cleveland Browns | W 17-14 | L -6 | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Dec 2, 1956 | Chicago Bears | L 10-42 | L -3.5 | @ | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Sun | Dec 2, 1956 | @ | New York Giants | W 28-14 | W -7 | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Sun | Dec 2, 1956 | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30-13 | W PK | Los Angeles Rams |
1956 Regular Season - Week 11
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Dec 8, 1956 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W 38-20 | W PK | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 9, 1956 | @ | Chicago Bears | W 10-3 | L -9.5 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Dec 9, 1956 | @ | Detroit Lions | W 45-7 | W -12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 9, 1956 | Baltimore Colts | L 7-31 | L -1 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Sun | Dec 9, 1956 | @ | New York Giants | L 7-24 | L -10.5 | Cleveland Browns | ||||
| Sun | Dec 9, 1956 | @ | Washington Redskins | W 19-17 | L -7.5 | Philadelphia Eagles |
1956 Regular Season - Week 12
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat | Dec 15, 1956 | New York Giants | W 21-7 | W -7.5 | @ | Philadelphia Eagles | ||||
| Sun | Dec 16, 1956 | @ | Chicago Bears | W 38-21 | W -1 | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Sun | Dec 16, 1956 | @ | Cleveland Browns | L 7-24 | L -3.5 | Chicago Cardinals | ||||
| Sun | Dec 16, 1956 | @ | Los Angeles Rams | W 49-21 | W -4.5 | Green Bay Packers | ||||
| Sun | Dec 16, 1956 | @ | San Francisco 49ers | W 30-17 | W -6 | Baltimore Colts | ||||
| Sun | Dec 16, 1956 | @ | Washington Redskins | L 0-23 | L -7.5 | Pittsburgh Steelers |
1956 Regular Season - Week 13
| Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite | Score | Spread | Underdog | Over/ Under |
Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Dec 23, 1956 | @ | Baltimore Colts | W 19-17 | L -3 | Washington Redskins |
1956 Playoffs
BOLD = team that covered the spread
| Round | Day | Date | Time (ET) | Favorite (Seed) |
Score | Spread | Underdog (Seed) |
Over/ Under |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NFL Championship | Sun | Dec 30, 1956 | Chicago Bears | L 7-47 | L -3 | @ | New York Giants |
