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NFL Championship Game, 1957
The 1957 NFL Championship Game was the 25th annual History of the National Football League championship, championship game, held on December 29 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. The 1957 Detroit Lions season, Detroit Lions (8–4), winners of the Western Conference, hosted the 1957 Cleveland Browns season, Cleveland Browns (9–2–1), champions of the Eastern Conference. Detroit had won the regular season game 20–7 three weeks earlier on December 8, also at Briggs Stadium, but lost quarterback Bobby Layne with a broken right ankle late in the first half. Reserve quarterback Tobin Rote, a starter the previous year with 1956 Green Bay Packers season, Green Bay, filled in for Layne and won that game with Cleveland, the next week at 1957 Chicago Bears season, Chicago, and the 1957 NFL playoffs, tiebreaker playoff game at 1957 San Francisco 49ers season, San Francisco. It was the fourth pairing of the two teams in the championship game; they met previously in 1952 NFL Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Cleveland Browns Season
The 1957 Cleveland Browns season was the team's eighth season with the National Football League. They were 9–2–1 in the regular season and won the Eastern Conference title, but lost the championship game to the Detroit Lions, 59–14. Season summary The Browns missed the playoffs the previous season, ending ten straight years of league championship game appearances. The Browns came storming back in to finish 9–2–1 and win the Eastern Conference title by a relatively healthy margin over the defending world champion New York Giants (7–5). The Browns took care of business against the Giants, "bookending," as it were, their arch rivals. They beat New York 6–3 in the season opener and then edged them again 34–28 in the finale. The Browns also posted two shutouts on the year, 24–0 over the Pittsburgh Steelers and 31–0 over the Chicago Cardinals. The Eastern foe the Browns had the most trouble with was fourth-place Washington (5–6–1). Cleveland edged the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |