1952 NFL playoffs

American football tournament August 2023 NFL playoffs 1952 December 21–28, 1952 1952 3 2 NFL Championship Game Cleveland Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio Los Angeles Rams Detroit Lions(2nd title) Cleveland Browns Los Angeles Rams Philadelphia Eagles NFL playoffs 1950 1957 The 1952 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the National Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, requiring a one-game playoff. This conference championship game was played on December 21 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit; the winner then traveled to play the American Conference champion Cleveland Browns on December 28 in the NFL Championship Game. The Lions won both games, 31–21 over the Rams and 17–7 at Cleveland. Tournament bracket National Conference playoff NFL Championship A Cleveland 7 N Los Angeles 21 N Detroit 17 N Detroit 31 National Conference championship text-align:center; background:#eee Detroit Lions 31, Los Angeles Rams 21 December 21, 1952 Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan Pro-Football-Reference Rams 0 7 0 14 Lions 7 7 10 7 Scoring First quarter DET – Pat Harder 12-yard run (Harder kick). Lions 7–0 Second quarter DET – Pat Harder 4-yard run (Harder kick). Lions 14–0 LA  – Tom Fears 14-yard pass from Norm Van Brocklin (Bob Waterfield kick). Lions 14–7 Third quarter DET – Leon Hart 24-yard pass from Doak Walker (Harder kick) Lions 21–7 DET – Pat Harder 43-yard field goal. Lions 24–7 Fourth quarter LA  – Dan Towler 5-yard run (Waterfield kick). Lions 24–14 LA  – Vitamin Smith 56-yard punt return (Waterfield kick). Lions 24–21 DET – Bob Hoernschemeyer 9-yard run (Harder kick). Lions 31–21 Top passers LA – Norm Van Brocklin – 15/19, 166 yards, 1 TD DET – Bobby Layne – 9/21, 144 yards, 4 INT Top rushers LA – Skeet Quinlan – 6 rushes, 60 yards DET – Pat Harder – 8 rushes, 72 yards, 2 TD Top receivers LA – Tom Fears – 7 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD DET – Leon Hart – 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD The Rams and Lions had matched up two times in the 1952 season, with Detroit having won each time (17–14, 24–16). The defending champion Rams did not have the services of rookie sensation Night Train Lane, who injured his ankle in the season finale. Three-point favorites at home in muddy fog, Detroit prevailed over the Rams to return to the NFL Championship for the first time in 17 years. Pat Harder had two touchdown runs to bolster a 14–7 lead before kicking extra points on two Lions touchdowns in the second half to go with a field goal, with Bob Hoernschemeyer closing out the scoring for good on a 9-yard run. Detroit had four interceptions from Bobby Layne, but Los Angeles lost two fumbles and suffered a late fourth quarter interception thrown by Bob Waterfield while being outgained in both rushing and passing. Harder set a new record for point scored by one player in a playoff game with 19, eclipsing the old record of 18 held by Andy Farkas (1943). Paul Hornung would tie the record in 1961 before it was later broken in 1995.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195212210det.htm Divisional Round - Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions - December 21st, 1952 Pro-Football-Reference.com 1952: The Dawning of Motown’s Gridiron Empire profootballresearchers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/newspage/451336228/ Daily News from New York, New York December 22, 1952 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/scoring_single_game_playoffs.htm NFL Points Scored Single Game Playoffs Leaders Pro-Football-Reference.com NFL Championship game 1952 NFL Championship Game The 1952 NFL Championship Game was held in Cleveland and was won by the Lions, 17–7. References Category:NFL playoffs Playoffs Category:Los Angeles Rams postseason