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1954 NFL Championship Game Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns 10 56 1 2 3 4 Total Detroit Lions 3 7 0 0 10 Cleveland Browns 14 21 14 7 56 Date December 26, 1954 Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium City Cleveland, OH Attendance 43,827 TV/Radio in the United States TV Network DuMont TV Announcers Byrum Saam and Chuck Thompson Radio Network Mutual Radio Announcers Earl Gillespie and Chris Schenkel Timeline Previous game Next game 1953 1955 The 1954 National Football League championship game was the 22nd annual championship game. The NFL title game was held on December 26, 1954, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio. This was the third straight title game between the Detroit Lions and the Cleveland Browns.
The Detroit Lions had finished the 1954 season with a record of 9-2-1 and the Western Conference title. The Lions were led by quarterback Bobby Layne and running back Doak Walker.
Cleveland Browns had finished the regular season with a record of 9-3 and won the Eastern Conference. The Browns were led by their head coach Paul Brown and quarterback Otto Graham.
Scoring
- DET - FG Walker 36 3-0 DET
- CLE - Renfro 35 yard pass from Graham (Groza kick) 7-3 CLE
- CLE - Brewster 8 yard pass from Graham (Groza kick) 14-3 CLE
- CLE - Graham 1 yard run (Groza kick) 21-3 CLE
- DET - Bowman 5 yard run (Walker kick) 21-10 CLE
- CLE - Graham 5 yard run(Groza kick) 28-10 CLE
- CLE - Renfro 31 yard pass from Graham (Groza kick) 35-10 CLE
- CLE - Graham 1 yard run (Groza kick) 42-10 CLE
- CLE - Morrison 12 yard run (Groza kick) 49-10 CLE
- CLE - Hanulak 12 yard run (Groza kick) 56-10 CLE
References
Heaton, Chuck (December 26, 1954). "Browns Regain Title 56 to 10". Cleveland Plain Dealer. http://www.cleveland.com/brownshistory/plaindealer/index.ssf?/browns/more/history/19541226BROWNS.html. Retrieved December 12, 2007.
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1953 NFL Championship GameNFL Championship Game
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1955 NFL Championship GameLinks to related articles Cleveland Browns 1954 NFL Champions Tony Adamle | Quincy Armstrong | Doug Atkins | Mo Bassett | Harold Bradley | Pete Brewster | Tom Catlin | Don Colo | Len Ford | Herschel Forester | Bob Gain | Frank Gatski | Abe Gibron | Horace Gillom | Ken Gorgal | Otto Graham | Lou Groza | Chet Hanulak | Tommy James | Dub Jones | Don King | John Kissell | Kenny Konz | Warren Lahr | Dante Lavelli | Carlton Massey | Mike McCormack | Walt Michaels | Curley Morrison | Chuck Noll | Don Paul | George Ratterman | Ray Renfro | Billy Reynolds | John Sandusky
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