The 1957 National Football League championship game was the 25th annual championship game. The NFL title game was held on December 29, 1957 at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan. The game was the fourth pairing of the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns in the championship game. The Lions beat the Browns in 3 of those 4 title games and have not appeared in or won a championship game (including the Super Bowl) since.
The Browns had won the Eastern Conference with a record of 9-2-1 while the Lions had to play a playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers in the previous week.
Game summary
While the Lions were without injured starting quarterback Bobby Layne, backup QB Tobin Rote filled in admirably, throwing four touchdown passes, completing 12 of 19 passes for 280 yards, and running in for another touchdown.[1]
Scoring
- DET - FG Martin 31 3-0 DET
- DET - Rote 1 yard run (Martin kick) 10-0 DET
- DET - Gedman 1 yard run (Martin kick) 17-0 DET
- CLE - Brown 29 yard run (Groza kick) 17-7 DET
- DET - Junker 26 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) 24-7 DET
- DET - Barr 19 yard interception (Martin kick) 31-7 DET
- CLE - Carpenter 5 yard run (Groza kick) 31-14 DET
- DET - Doran 78 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) 38-14 DET
- DET - Junker 23 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) 45-14 DET
- DET - Middleton 32 yard pass from Rote (Martin kick) 52-14 DET
- DET Cassady yard pass from Reichow (Martin kick) 59-14 DET
References
|
Detroit Lions |
|
| Formerly the Portsmouth Spartans • Founded in 1929 • Based in Detroit, Michigan |
|
| The Franchise |
|
|
| Stadiums |
|
|
| Culture |
|
|
| Lore |
|
|
| Head Coaches |
|
|
| League Championships (4) |
|
|
| Current League Affiliations |
|
|
| Broadcasters |
|
|
|
Cleveland Browns |
|
| Founded in 1946 • Based in Cleveland, Ohio |
|
| The Franchise |
|
|
| Stadiums |
|
|
| Culture |
|
|
| Lore |
|
|
| Head Coaches |
|
|
| Division Championships (13) |
1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989
|
|
| Championship Appearances (13) |
|
|
| League Championships (8) |
|
|
| Retired Numbers |
|
|
| Seasons |
|
|
| Current League Affiliations |
|
|
|
National Football League Championship Games (1933–present) |
|
NFL Championship Game
(1933–1969) |
|
|
AFL Championship Game
(1960–1969) |
|
|
AFL-NFL World Championship Games[1]
(1966–1969) |
1966 ( I) • 1967 ( II) • 1968 ( III) • 1969 ( IV) |
|
Super Bowl[2]
(1970–present)
|
|
|
|
|
|
1 – From 1966 to 1969, the first four Super Bowls were "World Championship" games played between two independent professional football leagues, AFL and NFL, and when the league merged in 1970 the Super Bowl became the NFL Championship Game.
2 – Dates in the list denote the season, not the calendar year in which the championship game was played. For instance, Super Bowl XLI was played in 2007, but was the championship for the 2006 season.
|
|
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
