NFL Championship Game, 1950

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1950 NFL Championship Game
Rams 'Browns'
28 30
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 0 14 0 28
Browns 7 6 7 10 30
Date December 24, 1950
Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City Cleveland, Ohio
Referee N/A
Attendance 29,751
TV/Radio in the United States
TV Network ABC
TV Announcers Harry Wismer, Red Grange, and Joe Hasel
Radio Network N/A
Radio Announcers N/A

The 1950 National Football League championship game was the 18th NFL title game. The game was played on December 24, 1950 in Cleveland, Ohio's Municipal Stadium.

[edit] Background

The 1950 season in the NFL brought some changes to the league. First the NFL had added three teams from the All-America Football Conference. The NFL realigined the Eastern and Western Divisions into the American Conference and National Conference. For the first time both division/conference races resulted in ties at the end of the regular season, resulting in two playoff games. In the American Conference, the Cleveland Browns (who had joined the NFL from the AAFC) defeated the New York Giants, while in the National Conference the Los Angeles Rams beat the Chicago Bears.

The Browns had been the AAFC's most dominant team, winning all four of its championships. The Rams, who left Cleveland after the 1945 season for Los Angeles, were making their second straight appearance in an NFL title game. [1]

[edit] Game summary

  • First Quarter
  • Second Quarter
    • Cle-Lavelli 35 yard pass from Graham (conversion pass failed)
  • Third Quarter
    • Cle-Lavelli 39 yard pass from Graham (Groza kick)
    • LA-Hoerner 1 yard run (Waterfield kick)
    • LA-Brink 6 yard fumble return (Waterfield kick)
  • Fourth Quarter
    • Cle-Bumgardner 14 yard pass from Graham (Groza kick)
    • Cle- Groza 16 yard field goal

[edit] References

  1. ^ Harry Jones, Groza's Field Goal Is Signal for Celebration, Cleveland Plain Dealer December 24, 1950, Plain Dealer Browns' History Database Accessed 12/12/2007, http://www.cleveland.com/brownshistory/plaindealer/index.ssf?/browns/more/history/19501224BROWNS.html
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