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1952 NFL Championship Game Detroit Lions Cleveland Browns 17 7 1 2 3 4 Total Detroit Lions 0 7 7 3 17 Cleveland Browns 0 0 7 0 7 Date December 28, 1952 Stadium Cleveland Municipal Stadium City Cleveland, OH Attendance 50,934 TV/Radio in the United States TV Network DuMont TV Announcers Harry Wismer Radio Network Mutual Timeline Previous game Next game 1951 1953 The 1952 National Football League championship game was the 20th annual championship game. The NFL title game was held on December 28, 1952 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio.
The Detroit Lions had finished the 1952 season tied with the Los Angeles Rams for the National Conference title with a record of 9-3. The Lions defeated the Rams 31-21 in a playoff game in Detroit on December 21. The Lions were led by quarterback Bobby Layne and running back Doak Walker. This was the Lions' first appearance in the title game since 1935.
The Cleveland Browns had finished the regular season with a record of 8-4 and won the American Conference. The Browns were led by their head coach Paul Brown and quarterback Otto Graham. This was the Browns' third NFL championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1950.
Scoring
- DET - Layne 2-yard run (Harder Kick) 7-0 DET
- DET - Walker 67-yard run (Harder Kick) 14-0 DET
- CLE - Jagade 7-yard run (Groza kick) 14-7 DET
- DET - FG Harder 36 17-7 DET
References
[1] Harold Sauerbrie, "Lions Beat Browns, 17-7, For Title", Cleveland Plain Dealer, December 28, 1952, Browns history database retrieved December 12, 2007
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1953 NFL Championship GameDetroit Lions 1952 NFL Champions Byron Bailey | Vince Banonis | Les Bingaman | Cloyce Box | Stan Campbell | Jack Christiansen | Gus Cifelli | Ollie Cline | Lou Creekmur | Pete D'Alonzo | Jim David | Don Doll | Jim Doran | Tom Dublinski | Blaine Earon | Dick Flanagan | Keith Flowers | Sonny Gandee | Jug Girard | Pat Harder | Jim Hardy | Leon Hart | Jim Hill | Robert Hoernschemeyer | Yale Lary | Bobby Layne | Jim Martin | Thurman McGraw | Bob Miller | Lindy Pearson | John Prchlik | Clyde Scott | Bob Smith | Dick Stanfel | Pat Summerall | Bill Swiacki | Lavern Torgeson | Doak Walker
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