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| Date | December 26, 1955 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 87,695 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bob Kelley, Ken Coleman | ||||||||||||||||||
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.[1][2][3]
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.[4][5]
The Browns successfully defended the title and won their third NFL championship of the 1950s in a second straight rout, 38–14.[2][3] Their next (and most recent) league title was in 1964, 60 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.
- ^ Smith, Wilfrid (December 27, 1955). "85,693 watch Browns take 3d pro title". Chicago Daily Tribune. p. 1, part 3.
- ^ a b Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 27, 1955). "Browns crush Rams, 38-14, for pro title before 87,695". Milwaukee Journal. p. 17, part 2.
- ^ a b "87,695 fans see Browns defeat Rams, 38 to 14". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 27, 1955. p. 1.
- ^ "Browns 6-point favorite for title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 26, 1955. p. 5, part 4.
- ^ "Browns choice to beat Rams, keep pro title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 26, 1955. p. 42.