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| "Deacon" Dan Towler |
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Dan Towler ran for 153 yards, including a 45-yard run up the middle that gave the Rams a lead they would never lose, as they advanced to the championship game with a 19-14 win over Cleveland. Los Angeles built a 12-0 lead through 3 quarters by shutting down the Cleveland ground attack, but the Browns started moving the ball in the fourth quarter. Cleveland QB Otto Graham completed 5 of 7 on 2 late scoring drives in the fourth quarter, finishing with 221 passing yards. Marion Motley scored on a draw play from 30 yards out to cut the Los Angeles lead to 5 late in the fourth, but Norm Van Brocklin hit Tom Fear with a crucial third down pass to keep the Rams final drive alive, and Cleveland never got the ball back. Motley ran for 142 yards in a losing cause.
Los Angeles will travel to Detroit for the NFL Championship game next Sunday.
Cleveland Browns.(9-5)-0-0-0-14-14
Los Angeles Rams.(10-3)-6-3-3-7-19
LA-Towler 45 run (Kick Missed)
LA-Waterfield 10 FG
LA-Waterfield 35 FG
Cle-Jones 1 run (Groza Kick)
LA-Quinlan 2 run (Waterfield Kick)
Cle-Motley 30 run (Groza Kick)
Rushing (season totals in parentheses)
Cle-Motley-14-142-1 (132-682-2), Jones-10-28-1 (85-337-3), Jagade-7-20-0 (69-425-2), Graham-3-3-0 (51-134-4)
LA-Towler-17-153-1 (173-1,047-11), Quinlan-6-17-1 (58-241-2), Van Brocklin-1-2-0 (8-(-8)-0), Younger-2-0-0 (65-331-1), Waterfield-3-(-3)-0 (12-(-17)-1)
Passing
Cle-Graham-31-16-221-0-0 (425-213-3,292-23-25)
LA-Van Brocklin-26-11-212-0-1 (231-124-1,948-14-18), Waterfield-6-2-20-0-0 (115-53-675-3-11)
Receiving
Cle-Speedie-6-74-0 (74-1,108-7), Lavelli-5-47-0 (31-464-5), Jones-3-49-0 (50-739-4), Brewster-1-27-0 (5-144-1), Motley-1-24-0 (14-237-2)
LA-Fears-5-64-0 (53-664-6), Carey-4-115-0 (40-654-1), Hirsch-4-53-0 (29-643-4)
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