Originally published on Jul. 17, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, December 23rd, 1951, the Los Angeles Rams defeated
the Cleveland Browns 24-17 in the 1951 NFL Championship Game to win the 32nd
championship in NFL history. It was the second championship for the Rams franchise.
The game was held at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
Out of Playoffs: New York Giants (9-2-1), Detroit Lions
(7-4-1), San Francisco 49ers (7-4-1), Chicago Bears (7-5), Washington Redskins
(5-7), Pittsburgh Steelers (4-7-1), Philadelphia Eagles (4-8), Green Bay
Packers (3-9), Chicago Cardinals (3-9), New York Yanks (1-9-2)
Most passing touchdowns: #22 Bobby Layne (Lions)- 26 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #21 Rob Goode (Redskins)- 9 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #40 Elroy Hirsch (Rams)- 17 TD
Most interceptions: #83 Otto Schnellbacher (Giants)- 11 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 9 attempts): #35 Bill
Dudley (Redskins)- 10 for 13, 76.9%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1951/
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