1957 Chicago Cardinals season

1957 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coach	Ray Richards
Owner	Violet Bidwill Wolfner
Home field	Comiskey Park
Results
Record	3–9
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1957 Chicago Cardinals season was the team's 38th season in the National Football League. The Cardinals failed to improve on their previous year's record of 7–5, winning only three games.^[1] They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the ninth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–10	1–0	35,743
2	October 6	Washington Redskins	L 37–14	1–1	18,278
3	October 13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 29–20	1–2	29,446
4	October 20	at Washington Redskins	W 44–14	2–2	23,159
5	October 27	Cleveland Browns	L 17–7	2–3	26,341
6	November 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 38–21	2–4	18,718
7	November 10	at New York Giants	L 27–14	2–5	46,402
8	November 24	New York Giants	L 28–21	2–6	19,200
9	December 1	at Cleveland Browns	L 31–0	2–7	40,525
10	December 8	Chicago Bears	L 14–6	2–8	43,735
11	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–27	3–8	12,555
12	December 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–2	3–9	10,084

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	8–1–1	269	172	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	6–4	254	211	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	161	178	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	251	230	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	4–6	173	230	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	2–8	200	299	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

1. 1957 Chicago Cardinals