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The 1953
1953 NFL season
The 1953 NFL season was the 34th regular season of the National Football League. The names of the American and National conferences were changed to the Eastern and Western conferences....

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...

season was the team's fourth season with the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

Exhibition Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	August 23, 1953	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...	W 20–7
2	August 28, 1953	at Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	L 27–9
3	September 4, 1953	at 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...	T 24–24
4	September 7, 1953	vs. Baltimore Colts Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League .... at Akron Akron, Ohio Akron , is the fifth largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County. It is located in the Great Lakes region approximately south of Lake Erie along the Little Cuyahoga River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 199,110. The Akron Metropolitan...	W 23–21
5	September 11, 1953	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...	W 20–14
6	September 19, 1953	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 21–13

Regular Season Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 27, 1953	at Green Bay Packers 1953 Green Bay Packers season The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd in the National Football League. The club posted a 2-9-1 record under coaches Gene Ronzani, Ray McLean, and Hugh Devore, earning them a last-place finish in the newly named Western Conference. Gene Ronzani coached the first 10 games and then was...	W 27–0
2	October 4, 1953	at Chicago Cardinals 1953 Chicago Cardinals season The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-8, winning only one game, the final game of the season. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	W 27–7
3	October 10, 1953	Philadelphia Eagles 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 7–5, going 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Off Season:...	W 37–13
4	October 18, 1953	at Washington Redskins 1953 Washington Redskins season The 1953 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1952.-Schedule:-Standings:...	W 30–14
5	October 25, 1953	at New York Giants 1953 New York Giants season The 1953 New York Giants season was the 29th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-New York Giants coaching vacancy:...	W 7–0
6	November 1, 1953	Washington Redskins 1953 Washington Redskins season The 1953 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1952.-Schedule:-Standings:...	W 27–3
7	November 8, 1953	Pittsburgh Steelers 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Detroit Lions :at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:...	W 34–16
8	November 15, 1953	San Francisco 49ers 1953 San Francisco 49ers season The 1953 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's fourth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-5-0 record in 1952.The 49ers would play consistent football all season long, never losing consecutive games throughout the season en route to a franchise best 9-3-0 record...	W 23–21
9	November 22, 1953	at Pittsburgh Steelers 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Detroit Lions :at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:...	W 20–16
10	November 29, 1953	Chicago Cardinals 1953 Chicago Cardinals season The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-8, winning only one game, the final game of the season. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	W 27–16
11	December 6, 1953	New York Giants 1953 New York Giants season The 1953 New York Giants season was the 29th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-New York Giants coaching vacancy:...	W 62–14
12	December 13, 1953	at Philadelphia Eagles 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 7–5, going 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Off Season:...	L 42–27

NFL Championship Game

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 27, 1953	at Detroit Lions 1953 Detroit Lions season The 1953 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their third NFL Championship.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Championship Game:Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 16 Scoring*DET - Walker 1 yard run...	L 17–16

Scoring

DET – Walker 1 yard run (Walker Kick)
CLE – FG Groza
Lou Groza
Louis Roy Groza was an American football placekicker and offensive tackle who played his entire career for the Cleveland Browns....

13 yard
DET – FG Walker 23 yard
CLE – Jagade 9 yard run (Groza kick)
CLE – FG Groza 15 yard
CLE – FG Groza 43 yard
DET – Doran
Jim Doran
James Robert Doran is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys . He played college football at Iowa State University. He was a two-way player, playing both on offense and defense...

33 yard pass from Layne
Bobby Layne
Robert Lawrence "Bobby" Layne was an American football quarterback who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1948, the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950–1958, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958–1962...

(Walker kick)

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
Cleveland Browns	11	1	0	.917	348	162	L-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1953 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 21st in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 7–5, going 7–4–1. The team failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Off Season:...	7	4	1	.636	352	215	W-1
Washington Redskins 1953 Washington Redskins season The 1953 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 4-8 record from 1952.-Schedule:-Standings:...	6	5	1	.545	208	215	L-1
Pittsburgh Steelers 1953 Pittsburgh Steelers season -Schedule:- Week 1 : Detroit Lions :at Briggs Stadium, Detroit, Michigan* Game time:* Game weather:* Game attendance: 20,675* Referee:* TV announcers:Scoring drives:...	6	6	0	.500	211	263	W-2
New York Giants 1953 New York Giants season The 1953 New York Giants season was the 29th season for the club in the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-New York Giants coaching vacancy:...	3	9	0	.250	179	277	L-2
Chicago Cardinals 1953 Chicago Cardinals season The 1953 Chicago Cardinals season was the 34th season the team was in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 4-8, winning only one game, the final game of the season. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	1	10	1	.091	190	337	W-1

Awards and records

Otto Graham
Otto Graham
Otto Everett Graham, Jr. was a professional American football and basketball player who played for the Cleveland Browns in both the All-America Football Conference and National Football League, as well as the Rochester Royals in the National Basketball League.-Early life:Born in Waukegan,...

, NFL MVP

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