NFL Championship Game, 1953

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1953 NFL Championship Game

Cleveland Browns	Detroit Lions
16	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cleveland Browns	0	3	7	6	16
Detroit Lions	7	3	0	7	17

Date

December 27, 1953

Stadium

Briggs Stadium

City

Detroit, MI

Attendance

N/A

The 1953 National Football League championship game was the 21st annual championship game. The NFL title game was held on December 27, 1953 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. The game was a rematch to the 1952 game between the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns.

The Detroit Lions had finished the 1953 season with a record of 10-2 and the Western Conference title. The Lions were led by quarterback Bobby Layne and running back Doak Walker.

The Cleveland Browns had finished the regular season with a record of 11-1 and won the Eastern Conference. The Browns were led by their head coach Paul Brown and quarterback Otto Graham. This was the Browns' fourth NFL championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1950.

Scoring

DET - Walker 1 yard run (Walker Kick)
CLE - FG Groza 13 yard
DET - FG Walker 23 yard
CLE - Jagade 9 yard run (Groza kick)
CLE - FG Groza 15 yard
CLE - FG Groza 43 yard
DET - Doran 33 yard pass from Layne (Walker kick)

[edit] References

[1]Harold Sauerbrie, "Browns Lose Title Game, 17-16", Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 27, 1953, Browns history database retrieved December 12, 2007

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