1945 NFL Championship Game
The 1945 NFL Championship Game was the 13th National Football League (NFL) championship game. Held on December 16, the Cleveland Rams defeated the Washington Redskins 15–14 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Rams trying to stay warm on the sideline. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 16, 1945 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Cleveland by 4 points | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Ronald Gibbs | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 32,178 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Redskins: George Preston Marshall (owner/founder), Sammy Baugh, Wayne Millner Rams: Dan Reeves (owner), Bob Waterfield | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Blue | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Harry Wismer | ||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland
Location in the United States
This was the last game before the Rams moved west to Los Angeles, California. One play which provided the Rams' margin of victory led to a significant rule change in professional football. If the title game had ended in a tie, the teams would have shared the championship.
It was the coldest NFL championship game up to that time, with a temperature of −8 °F (−22 °C), which significantly curtailed the expected attendance and revenue.
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