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After a 6-game preseason slate, the league's 12 teams played a 12-game league schedule — 72 regular season contests in all. The season ended on Sunday, December 28, with a "World's Championship Playoff" held in the home city of the Western Conference champions, [ 1 ] won 59–14 by the Detroit Lions over the Cleveland Browns .
Until 2006, this was the last time that major professional teams from Michigan and Ohio met in a postseason game (or series) in any sport. This was the last NFL playoff game played in the city of Detroit other than Super Bowl XL until 2024 as the Lions' other two home playoff games prior (1992 and 1994) were at the Silverdome in suburban Pontiac.
This conference championship game was played on December 22 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco; down 27–7 early in the second half, Detroit rallied with 24 unanswered points to win 31–27. [ 1 ] The Lions moved on to host the Cleveland Browns on December 29 in the championship game , and won in a 59–14 rout at Briggs Stadium for their third ...
In 1957, Topps shrank the dimensions of its cards slightly, to 2-1/2 inches by 3-1/2 inches, setting a standard that remains the basic format for most sports cards produced in the United States. [12] It was at this time Topps began to use color photographs in their set.
Also in 2012, to further prevent issues surrounding late games from delaying prime-time programming on the east coast (also influenced by other recent changes slowing the pace of games, such as video reviews and the kickoff for late games being moved from 4:15 to 4:25 p.m. Eastern Time), CBS began to move the start of its prime-time schedule in ...
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 29 at Cleveland Browns: L 3–6 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium: 58,095 Recap: 2 October 5: at Philadelphia Eagles: W 24–20 1–1 Connie Mack Stadium: 28,342 Recap: 3 October 13 at Washington Redskins: W 24–20 2–1 Griffith Stadium: 39,086 Recap: 4 October 20 ...
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This also marks the last time the Lions have won a playoff game away from home; they are 0–12 on the road in NFL postseason games since. The Lions were home underdogs for the NFL championship game against Cleveland. [9] Played on December 29 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, the Lions led 17–0 after the first quarter and won in a rout, 59–14.