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The 1948
1948 NFL season
The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football. The season ended when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago...

Baltimore Colts season was their second in the AAFC

All-America Football Conference

The All-America Football Conference was a professional American football league that challenged the established National Football League from 1946 to 1949. One of the NFL's most formidable challengers, the AAFC attracted many of the nation's best players, and introduced many lasting innovations...

. The team improved on their previous season

1947 Baltimore Colts season

The 1947 Baltimore Colts season was their inaugural season in the AAFC. In their first season as a franchise, they finished last in their division, winning only two games.-Season schedule:-Division standings:-References:...

's output of 2-11-1, winning seven games. They qualified for the playoffs for the first and only time in franchise history.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 5, 1948	New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn...	W 45-28
2	September 10, 1948	at Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets...	L 21-14
3	September 16, 1948	at New York Yankees New York Yankees (AAFC) The New York Yankees were a professional American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. The team played in Yankee Stadium in the Bronx and often played in front of sold-out crowds . They were owned by Dan Topping, who brought many of his Brooklyn...	W 27-14
4	September 26, 1948	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...	W 35-20
5	October 5, 1948	Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 14-10
6	October 10, 1948	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 56-14
7	October 15, 1948	at Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....	W 29-14
8	October 24, 1948	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 21-10
9	October 31, 1948	at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 35-17
10	November 7, 1948	at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 28-7
11	November 14, 1948	Chicago Rockets Chicago Rockets The Chicago Rockets was an American football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949. During the 1949 season, the team was known as the Chicago Hornets...	W 38-24
12	November 21, 1948	Los Angeles Dons Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the now defunct All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1949 that played in the Los Angeles Coliseum....	L 17-14
13	November 28, 1948	at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) The Brooklyn Dodgers was an American Football team that played in the All-America Football Conference from 1946 to 1948. The team is unrelated to the Brooklyn Dodgers that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943...	W 38-20
14	December 5, 1948	Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 35-15

Playoff schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 12, 1948	Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 28-17

Division standings

AAFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Buffalo Bills	7	7	0	.500	360	358	L-1
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	333	327	W-2
New York Yankees 1948 New York Yankees (AAFC) season The 1948 New York Yankees season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 11-2-1, winning only six games. For the first time in three seasons, and the only time in franchise history, they did not qualify for the playoffs.-Season...	6	8	0	.429	265	301	W-1
Brooklyn Dodgers 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) season The 1948 Brooklyn Dodgers season was their third in the All-America Football Conference. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 3-10-1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season and the team folded after the season.-Season...	2	12	0	.143	253	387	L-6

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