1956 NFL Standings
- * - division winner, + - wild card
| Tm | W | L | T | PF | PA | PD | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||||||||
| New York Giants* | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 264 | 197 | 67 | 5.6 | -1.4 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 240 | 182 | 58 | 4.8 | -1.4 | 3.4 | -0.1 | 3.5 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 183 | 225 | -42 | -3.5 | -0.2 | -3.7 | -3.7 | -0.1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 167 | 177 | -10 | -0.8 | -1.6 | -2.4 | -6.8 | 4.5 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 217 | 250 | -33 | -2.8 | -0.2 | -2.9 | -0.3 | -2.6 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 143 | 215 | -72 | -6.0 | -0.5 | -6.5 | -7.7 | 1.2 |
| West | ||||||||||||
| Chicago Bears* | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 363 | 246 | 117 | 9.8 | 0.3 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 1.3 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 300 | 188 | 112 | 9.3 | -0.7 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 6.7 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 233 | 284 | -51 | -4.3 | 1.6 | -2.7 | -1.9 | -0.7 |
| Baltimore Colts | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 270 | 322 | -52 | -4.3 | 1.3 | -3.0 | 2.0 | -5.0 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 264 | 342 | -78 | -6.5 | 2.1 | -4.4 | 2.0 | -6.4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 291 | 307 | -16 | -1.3 | 0.7 | -0.7 | 3.1 | -3.7 |
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