1948 NFL Semifinal-San Francisco 49ers-27, Philadelphia Eagles-6

December 26, 1948

Weather-45 degrees, 21 mph E, rain

San Francisco was struggling to move the ball during the first three quarters of their semifinal game against Philadelphia, but they used a 24-point fourth quarter to put away the Eagles and advance to the NFL Championship Game, 27-6. Niners RB Joe Perry ran for two fourth quarter touchdowns to turn a 6-3 deficit into a 17-6 lead. Len Eshmont scored from 24 yards out to put the game away.

The 49ers have a chance at their first NFL Title next Sunday in Cleveland.

Philadelphia Eagles.(10-3-1)-0-3-3-0-6
San Francisco 49ers.(14-2)-0-3-0-24-27

SF-Vetrano 27 FG
Phi-Patton 24 FG
Phi-Patton 11 FG
SF-Perry 36 run (Vetrano Kick)
SF-Perry 5 run (Vetrano Kick)
SF-Eshmont 24 run (Vetrano Kick)
SF-Vetrano 24 FG

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Phi-Van Buren-23-129-0 (245-1,184-11), Pritchard-11-69-0 (141-626-5), Doss-4-8-0 (66-201-0), Thompson-1-4-0 (13-50-1), Pihos-1-(-1)-0 (9-(-4)-0)
SF-Perry-9-65-2 (94-665-13), Eshmont-6-60-1 (62-397-2), Strzykalski-15-54-0 (172-1,074-4), Hall-6-45-0 (77-474-2), Albert-2-3-0 (78-367-8)

Passing
Phi-Thompson-27-14-179-0-0 (291-169-2,303-25-11)
SF-Albert-17-7-89-0-0 (292-166-2,123-30-10)

Receiving
Phi-Ferrante-5-68-0 (37-616-7), Pihos-4-66-0 (53-847-11), Armstrong-2-26-0 (29-379-3), Van Buren-1-15-0 (13-113-0), Pritchard-1-3-0 (30-265-2), Humbert-1-1-0 (2-3-0)
SF-Beals-2-19-0 (51-636-15), Hall-1-29-0 (5-116-0), Strzykalski-1-16-0 (28-514-7), Maloney-1-14-0 (2-43-1), Susoeff-1-9-0 (28-246-1), Eshmont-1-2-0 (15-216-0)