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The 1949 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The Browns finished the regular season with a 9–1–2 win–loss–tie record and beat the San Francisco 49ers to win their fourth straight league championship. In the season's sixth game on October 9, 1949, the 49ers stopped the Browns' professional football record unbeaten streak after 29 games. The streak started two years before on October 19, 1947, and included two league championship games and two ties. Cleveland made numerous roster moves before the season, adding tackle Derrell Palmer, linebacker Tommy Thompson and defensive back Warren Lahr, all of whom remained with the team for many years afterward. It was clear even before the season began, however, that the AAFC was struggling and might not survive beyond the 1949 season. The regular season was shortened to 12 games and a new system where the top four teams would participate in a two-week playoff was put into place. The Browns began the season with a tie against the Buffalo Bills, but won their next four games. Following their loss to the 49ers in the sixth game of the season, the Browns won all but one of their remaining regular-season games, another tie with the Bills. The team finished atop the AAFC standings and faced the Bills in a league semi-final that they won, 31–21. The Browns then beat the 49ers in the championship game, shortly after AAFC and National Football League (NFL) owners agreed to a deal where the Browns, 49ers and Baltimore Colts would merge into the NFL starting in 1950 and the rest of the AAFC teams would cease to exist. Browns players including quarterback Otto Graham, end Mac Speedie and linebacker Lou Saban were named to sportswriters' All-Pro lists after the season, while head coach Paul Brown was named AAFC coach of the year by Sporting News. Graham led the league in passing for the third time in a row, while Speedie was the league leader in yards and receptions. Fullback Marion Motley was the AAFC's all-time leading rusher. While the Browns were successful in the AAFC, winning all four of its championships, many people doubted that they could match up against NFL teams. Cleveland went on to win the 1950 NFL championship. (en)
La stagione 1949 dei Cleveland Browns è stata la quarta e ultima della franchigia nella All-America Football Conference. La squadra, allenata da Paul Brown, concluse la stagione regolare con un record perfetto di 9-1-2, chiudendo prima in classifica. In finale la squadra vinse il suo quarto titolo consecutivo battendo i 1949 per 21-7. In precedenza, durante la stagione regolare, i 49ers avevano interrotto la striscia dei Browns di 29 partite senza sconfitte, un record del football professionistico. I Browns vinsero il titolo in ognuna delle quattro stagioni di esistenza della AAFC. L'anno successivo furono assorbiti dalla NFL e molti osservatori ritenevano che il club non sarebbe stato altrettanto competitivo nella nuova lega ma la squadra rispose vincendo subito il campionato NFL 1950. (it)

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The 1949 Cleveland Browns season was the team's fourth and final season in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). The Browns finished the regular season with a 9–1–2 win–loss–tie record and beat the San Francisco 49ers to win their fourth straight league championship. In the season's sixth game on October 9, 1949, the 49ers stopped the Browns' professional football record unbeaten streak after 29 games. The streak started two years before on October 19, 1947, and included two league championship games and two ties. (en)
La stagione 1949 dei Cleveland Browns è stata la quarta e ultima della franchigia nella All-America Football Conference. La squadra, allenata da Paul Brown, concluse la stagione regolare con un record perfetto di 9-1-2, chiudendo prima in classifica. In finale la squadra vinse il suo quarto titolo consecutivo battendo i 1949 per 21-7. In precedenza, durante la stagione regolare, i 49ers avevano interrotto la striscia dei Browns di 29 partite senza sconfitte, un record del football professionistico. (it)

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1949 Cleveland Browns season (en)
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