Regular season | |
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Duration | September 29 – December 22, 1957 |
East Champions | Cleveland Browns |
West Champions | Detroit Lions (playoff) |
Championship Game | |
Champions | Detroit Lions |
The 1957 NFL season was the 38th regular season of the National Football League. After a 6-game preseason slate, the league's 12 teams played a 12-game league schedule — 72 regular season contests in all.
The season ended on Sunday, December 28, with a "World's Championship Playoff" held in the home city of the Western Conference champions,[1] won 59–14 by the Detroit Lions over the Cleveland Browns.
This was followed by the "All Star Pro-Bowl Game" held January 11, 1959, in Los Angeles,[1] a game won by the East, 28–21.