1947 NFL Semifinal-Cleveland Browns-27, San Francisco 49ers-20

December 28, 1947

Weather-37 degrees, 13 mph ESE

Cleveland advanced to their second consecutive NFL Championship Game by defeating the 49ers, 27-20. The game was tied at 20 deep in the fourth quarter when Otto Graham intercepted a wayward Frankie Albert pass at the San Francisco 30-yard line. On the first play of the next possession, Marion Motley went left on a draw play and took it 30 yards for the game winning touchdown.

Motley would finish with 103 yards rushing on the day, and Edgar "Special Delivery" Jones would add 124 more on the ground as the Browns eclipsed 300 yards rushing for the day. Cleveland will host the New York Yankees for the NFL Championship for the second straight season, with the Browns attempting to become the third team to win back-to-back NFL Championships.

San Francisco 49ers.(9-5-2)-13-0-7-0-20
Cleveland Browns....(14-1-1)-6-7-7-7-27

SF-Strzykalski 1 run (Vetrano Kick)
Cle-Jones 1 run (Kick Missed)
SF-Standlee 23 run (Kick Missed)
Cle-Motley 9 run (Groza Kick)
Cle-Jones 65 run (Groza Kick)
SF-Strzykalski 11 run (Vetrano Kick)
Cle-Motley 30 run (Groza Kick)

Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
SF-Strzykalski-12-122-2 (169-1,221-8), Standlee-12-77-1 (170-692-10), Eshmont-10-41-0 (104-475-0), Mathews-2-15-0 (41-253-2), Albert-2-8-0 (52-192-5), Beals-1-(-2)-0 (7-48-0)
Cle-Jones-13-124-2 (93-594-7), Motley-18-103-2 (180-1,034-10), Mayne-6-42-0 (50-123-0), Boedecker-5-24-0 (41-238-5), Graham-2-11-0 (21-83-1)

Passing
SF-Albert-16-5-63-0-1 (276-144-1,918-18-17)
Cle-Graham-19-10-136-0-0 (306-185-3,016-26-11)

Receiving
SF-Beals-3-36-0 (54-746-10), Strzykalski-1-18-0 (18-299-3), Susoeff-1-9-0 (28-257-2)
Cle-Speedie-5-90-0 (78-1,291-7), Lavelli-4-37-0 (58-902-9), Yonaker-1-9-0 (7-104-2)