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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...

Washington Redskins
Washington Redskins
The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1947.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 26, 1948	Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	W 17-14
2	October 3, 1948	New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 41-10
3	October 10, 1948	at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC...	L 10-7
4	October 17, 1948	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 45-0
5	October 24, 1948	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	W 23-7
6	October 31, 1948	Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...	W 59-21
7	November 7, 1948	at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts...	W 23-7
8	November 14, 1948	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 46-21
9	November 21, 1948	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 42-21
10	November 28, 1948	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 48-13
11	December 5, 1948	Los Angeles Rams	L 41-13
12	December 12, 1948	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 28-21

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles 1948 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1948 Philadelphia Eagles season, their 16th in the league, resulted in winning the NFL Championship.-Off Season:The Eagles travel to New York state to hold Training Camp at Saranac High School Field in Saranac Lake, New York in upper New York state near Lake Placid and in Adirondack Park-NFL...	9	2	1	.818	376	156	W-1
Washington Redskins	7	5	0	.583	291	287	W-1
New York Giants 1948 New York Giants season The 1948 New York Giants season was the 24th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	4	8	0	.333	297	388	L-2
Pittsburgh Steelers 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1948 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 15th season of play as part of the NFL. The team finished the season with a record of 4-8, failing to qualify for the playoffs...	4	8	0	.333	200	243	L-1
Boston Yanks 1948 Boston Yanks season The 1948 Boston Yanks season was their fifth in the league and last as the Yanks . The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 4-7-1, winning only three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	3	9	0	.250	174	372	W-1

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