1955 NFL Championship
Browns rout Rams 38–14 in 1955 NFL Championship; Graham throws for 2 TDs, runs for 2 more.
The 1955 NFL Championship Game was the 23rd league championship game, played on December 26 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. It was between the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Browns (9–2–1), the defending league champions, and the Los Angeles Rams (8–3–1), champions of the Western Conference. The attendance of 87,695 broke the NFL championship game record by nearly 30,000. This was the first NFL championship game played on a Monday and the first televised by NBC. In their sixth consecutive NFL title game, the Browns were six-point favorites. The Browns successfully defended the title and won their third NFL championship of the 1950s in a second straight rout, 38–14. Their next (and most recent) league title was in 1964, 62 years ago. This was the Rams' fourth title game in seven seasons, with one victory in 1951. They did not reach the league's big game again until Super Bowl XIV in January 1980, and did not win until Super Bowl XXXIV in January 2000, as the St. Louis Rams.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- Los Angeles Rams
- Final score
- Browns 38 - Rams 14
- Venue
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Matchup
- Cleveland Browns vs Los Angeles Rams
Lore & Background
The Rams' Norm Van Brocklin threw six interceptions in the game, often quoted as the worst game of his hall of fame career.
Reader's Guide
The game featured a 50-yard touchdown pass from Otto Graham to Dante Lavelli just before halftime, and Graham also scored on a 19-yard run and a 4-yard sneak. The Rams' only touchdowns came on a 67-yard pass from Van Brocklin to Skeet Quinlan and a 4-yard run by Ron Waller.
Did You Know?
- The gross receipts for the game, including radio and television rights, were over $504,000, the highest to date.
- Each player on the winning Browns team received $3,508, while Rams players made $2,316 each.
- The NFL added the fifth official, the back judge, in 1947; the line judge arrived in 1965, and the side judge in 1978.
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