1950 NFL playoffs (original) (raw)

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The 1950 National Football League playoffs took place after the 1950 regular season ended with a tie for first place in both the American and National conferences. The ties forced one-game playoffs to determine who would play in the NFL championship game. It was the only time in the NFL's championship game era that two such tiebreaker playoff games were needed in the same year. The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants tied for first place in the American Conference, while the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams tied for first place in the National Conference. The Browns proceeded to beat the Giants 8–3, and the Rams beat the Bears 24–14 in their playoff game. Cleveland then beat the Rams in the championship game the following week. The home teams won all three games in this postseason. Playing their first year in the NFL after four years in the rival All-America Football Conference, the Browns battled with the Giants for the lead in the American Conference for most of the regular season. Cleveland ended with a 10–2 win–loss record, having lost its only two games against the Giants. The Giants, meanwhile, lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Chicago Cardinals. In the National Conference, the Bears and Rams were also near the top of the standings in the second half of the 12-game season, and both ended with 9–3 records. The Browns and Giants and the Rams and Bears played their playoff games on December 17. In Cleveland against the Giants, the Browns won a low-scoring game in freezing conditions on two field goals by placekicker Lou Groza and a late-game safety. The Rams beat the Bears in 92-degree heat in Los Angeles, thanks largely to a strong performance by quarterback Bob Waterfield, who threw three touchdowns to end Tom Fears. The results set up a championship matchup between the Browns and Rams. The Browns won the game 30–28 on a Groza field goal with 28 seconds to play. (en)

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Al Campana 22-yard rush (en)
Bob Waterfield 43-yard field goal (en)
Dante Lavelli 37-yard pass from Otto Graham (en)
Dante Lavelli 39-yard pass from Otto Graham (en)
Dick Hoerner 1-yard rush (en)
Dick Hoerner 3-yard rush (en)
Dub Jones 27-yard pass from Otto Graham (en)
Fred "Curly" Morrison 4-yard rush (en)
Glenn Davis 82-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (en)
Larry Brink 6-yard fumble return (en)
Lou Groza 11-yard field goal (en)
Lou Groza 16-yard field goal (en)
Lou Groza 28-yard field goal (en)
Randy Clay 20-yard field goal (en)
Rex Bumgardner 14-yard pass from Otto Graham (en)
Tom Fears 27-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (en)
Tom Fears 43-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (en)
Tom Fears 68-yard pass from Bob Waterfield (en)
Safety, Charlie Conerly tackled in the end zone by Jim Martin (en)

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The 1950 National Football League playoffs took place after the 1950 regular season ended with a tie for first place in both the American and National conferences. The ties forced one-game playoffs to determine who would play in the NFL championship game. It was the only time in the NFL's championship game era that two such tiebreaker playoff games were needed in the same year. The Cleveland Browns and New York Giants tied for first place in the American Conference, while the Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams tied for first place in the National Conference. The Browns proceeded to beat the Giants 8–3, and the Rams beat the Bears 24–14 in their playoff game. Cleveland then beat the Rams in the championship game the following week. The home teams won all three games in this postseason. (en)

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1950 NFL playoffs (en)

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