1956 Detroit Lions season

Detroit held the top spot by a half game in the Western Conference entering the final game of the season against the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field, which the Lions lost, 38–21.

After completing a handoff early in the second quarter, Detroit quarterback Bobby Layne was concussed and removed from the game, due to an unsportsmanlike conduct foul by Ed Meadows, for which Meadows was ejected.

[2][3][4] The following season, the Lions won the Western Conference and the NFL championship, their third of the decade.

According to the team, a total of 36,586 season tickets were sold by the Lions for the 1956 campaign.

[5] The Lions played their home games in Briggs Stadium (Tiger Stadium), which had a regular listed seating capacity of 46,194, with an additional 7,000 bleacher seats for football to bring total capacity to 53,194.