1956 NFL Championship Game
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The 1956 NFL Championship Game was the National Football League's title matchup for the 1956 season, in which the New York Giants defeated the Chicago Bears at Yankee Stadium.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1956 NFL Championship | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
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NFL Championship Game ⓘ sports event ⓘ |
| attendance | 56736 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awayTeamDivisionPlace | 1st Western Conference ⓘ |
| awayTeamRecordEnteringGame | 9–2–1 ⓘ |
| borough | The Bronx ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago Bears postseason games
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National Football League championship games NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Giants postseason games ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| conferenceOfAwayTeam | Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceOfHomeTeam | Eastern Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1956-12-30 ⓘ |
| era | pre-Super Bowl era ⓘ |
| finalScore | New York Giants 47–7 Chicago Bears ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1957 NFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOfAwayTeam | Paddy Driscoll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachOfHomeTeam | Jim Lee Howell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamDivisionPlace | 1st Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| homeTeamRecordEnteringGame | 8–3–1 ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| loser | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marginOfVictory | 40 points ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Frank Gifford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notablePlayerAwayTeam |
Ed Brown
NERFINISHED
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Harlon Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Casares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayerHomeTeam |
Charlie Conerly
NERFINISHED
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Frank Gifford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Huff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointsForAwayTeam | 7 ⓘ |
| pointsForHomeTeam | 47 ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1955 NFL Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioAnnouncer |
Bill McColgan
NERFINISHED
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Ken Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| radioNetwork | NBC Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1956 NFL season ⓘ |
| significance | first NFL Championship Game played at the second Yankee Stadium ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| stadium | Yankee Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| televisionAnnouncer |
Chris Schenkel
NERFINISHED
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Ken Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1956 ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
1956 NFL Championship