January 4, 1948Weather-34 degrees, rain
A cold rain blanketed Municipal Stadium in Cleveland as the Browns tried to repeat as NFL Champions, but the New York Yankees flexed the running game that had dominated pro football all season in winning the title, 31-14. New York gained 311 yards on the ground, gaining 5.7 yards per carry. Buddy Young gained 136 yards rushing and scored twice and Spec Sanders added 97 yards to his NFL record total of 1,647.
Marion Motley gained 109 yards on the ground for the Browns, but Otto Graham struggled, throwing 2 picks, including a pick six that gave the Yankees a 21-0 first quarter lead.
New York Yankees.(14-2-1)-21-3-0-7-31
Cleveland Browns..(14-2-1)-0-0-7-7-14
NYY-Young 5 run (Johnson Kick)
NYY-Prokop 11 run (Johnson Kick)
NYY-Rowe 18 interception return (Johnson Kick)
NYY-Johnson 28 FG
Cle-Motley 50 run (Groza Kick)
Cle-Jones 25 run (Groza Kick)
NYY-Young 3 run (Johnson Kick)
Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
NYY-Young-17-136-2 (158-1,163-7), Sanders-19-97-0 (280-1,647-19), Prokop-10-38-1 (104-412-5), Kennedy-6-31-0 (62-349-2), Sweiger-2-8-0 (17-125-1), Burrus-1-1-0 (3-1-0)
Cle-Motley-15-109-1 (195-1,143-11), Jones-11-63-1 (104-657-8), Boedecker-5-3-0 (46-241-5)
Passing
NYY-Sanders-7-1-(-2)-0-0 (191-100-1,516-14-18)
Cle-Graham-25-10-122-0-2 (331-195-3,138-26-13)
Receiving
NYY-Alford-1-(-2)-0 (23-322-5)
Cle-Speedie-6-74-0 (84-1,365-7), Lavelli-3-29-0 (61-931-9), Shurnas-1-19-0 (3-49-0)
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