1957 Chicago Cardinals season

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. They failed to qualify for the playoffs (NFL title game) for the ninth consecutive season.

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

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–10	1–0	Kezar Stadium	35,743
2	October 6	Washington Redskins	L 14–37	1–1	Comiskey Park	18,278
3	October 13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–29	1–2	Forbes Field	29,446
4	October 20	at Washington Redskins	W 44–14	2–2	Griffith Stadium	23,159
5	October 27	Cleveland Browns	L 7–17	2–3	Comiskey Park	26,341
6	November 3	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–38	2–4	Comiskey Park	18,718
7	November 10	at New York Giants	L 14–27	2–5	Yankee Stadium	46,402
8	November 24	New York Giants	L 21–28	2–6	Comiskey Park	19,200
9	December 1	at Cleveland Browns	L 0–31	2–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	40,525
10	December 8	Chicago Bears	L 6–14	2–8	Comiskey Park	43,735
11	December 14	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–27	3–8	Connie Mack Stadium	12,555
12	December 22	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 2–27	3–9	Comiskey Park	10,084
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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.