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December 29, 1957
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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Preview of the 1957 NFL Championship Game between the Cleveland Browns and Detroit Lions at Briggs Stadium in Detroit on December 30, with the Browns as favorites after a successful rebuild by Coach Paul Brown.
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Lions, Browns Today
DETROIT Dec. 29 (AP) - The Cleveland Browns, who always seem to do things the easy way, and the Detroit Lions, who take the long way around, clash here tomorrow for the world championship of professional football.
About 56,000 spectators will jam into Briggs Stadium. Fans at home can see the game via a nationwide telecast (CBS-TV).
This game will be the fourth this season between these two teams and will climax the most hectic campaign in the history of the National Football League.
The Browns, champions of the Eastern Conference approach the 2 p.m. kickoff as three-point favorites over the Lions. Cinderella champions of the western half of the 12-team league.
But the role of favorite means little or nothing, especially when these two teams got together.
During the 1957 season favored teams have come out on top 31 times while the so-called underdog teams have taken 30 victories. Field advantage, the home teams hold a 31-30 edge over the visitors.
They're calling Cleveland "the team that Brown rebuilt." Coach Paul Brown began a shakeup in the Brown organization two years ago. Weeding out the older players and making one player deal after another, Brown built a championship team after one sub-par year.
Coming over to the NFL after dominating the All-America Conference for years, the Browns started out on top, winning the Eastern Division title on their first try in 1950. They followed with five more division titles before tailing off to a 5-7 mark last season.
This season the Browns reclaimed the leadership, piling up a 9-2-1 record and wrapping up the division title with two games remaining on their regular schedule.
DETROIT Dec. 29 (AP) - The Cleveland Browns, who always seem to do things the easy way, and the Detroit Lions, who take the long way around, clash here tomorrow for the world championship of professional football.
About 56,000 spectators will jam into Briggs Stadium. Fans at home can see the game via a nationwide telecast (CBS-TV).
This game will be the fourth this season between these two teams and will climax the most hectic campaign in the history of the National Football League.
The Browns, champions of the Eastern Conference approach the 2 p.m. kickoff as three-point favorites over the Lions. Cinderella champions of the western half of the 12-team league.
But the role of favorite means little or nothing, especially when these two teams got together.
During the 1957 season favored teams have come out on top 31 times while the so-called underdog teams have taken 30 victories. Field advantage, the home teams hold a 31-30 edge over the visitors.
They're calling Cleveland "the team that Brown rebuilt." Coach Paul Brown began a shakeup in the Brown organization two years ago. Weeding out the older players and making one player deal after another, Brown built a championship team after one sub-par year.
Coming over to the NFL after dominating the All-America Conference for years, the Browns started out on top, winning the Eastern Division title on their first try in 1950. They followed with five more division titles before tailing off to a 5-7 mark last season.
This season the Browns reclaimed the leadership, piling up a 9-2-1 record and wrapping up the division title with two games remaining on their regular schedule.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Nfl Championship
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Paul Brown
Professional Football
What entities or persons were involved?
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Where did it happen?
Briggs Stadium, Detroit
Story Details
Key Persons
Paul Brown
Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions
Location
Briggs Stadium, Detroit
Event Date
December 30, 1957
Story Details
The Cleveland Browns, Eastern Conference champions, face the Detroit Lions, Western Conference Cinderella champions, in the NFL world championship game at Briggs Stadium. The Browns, rebuilt by Coach Paul Brown after a sub-par year, enter as three-point favorites in their fourth meeting this season.