1953 NFL Championship

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[@jessiepoquette2017]

I am a huge lions fan, So I am just going to watch these old games for the rest of the season :)

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

My late dad ❤️ 1950s detroit lions

[@rickrick5041]

What a pass by Bobby Lane and catch by a guy with only this pass completion all year.

[@kevinmadden1645]

It was Doran's only touchdown. Was it his only catch as well? Seven years later he scored three touchdowns against the Giants for Dallas in a 31-31 tie. This was the only game Dallas did not lose in their first season of 1960 .(12-4-60).

[@Dark_Asteroid]

Two best Detroit players. Barry Sanders and Bobby Layne. Period. I can say that because I grew up in Detroit and watched countless losses from the blue and silver.

[@jstube36]

There's also Doak Walker, Yale Lary, Joe Schmidt, Alex Karras. I remember Lem Barney from football cards that I still have. And Billy Sims was an excellent RB.

[@Megatron-gl6ff]

Both you forgot calvin johnson cmon now

[@DiegoOspina86]

What about Calvin Johnson, Billy Sims, Matthew Stafford???

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

My late dad❤️ bobby lane& barry sander& detroit lions of 1950s championship years

[@p.j.4738]

@@jstube36 You can add Gilbert (Gil) Maines to that list, he played on two of Detroit Championship teams 1953 & 1957, he was a monster linebacker. I met him back in the late 80's or early 90s, in Toledo Ohio, 50 miles from Detroit. He was very successful in business, his business card had his D.L. Football-picture on it, which I thought was cool.

[@billfeld5883]

I was 17 days old and my woman was 24 days old, and I did get to see Lou Groza, we're watching the opening day a tradition Packers vs. Bears,2023😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@williambagley5415]

Future Hall of Fame Steelers' Head Coach, Chuck Noll, played guard for Paul Brown 🙂

[@jacksonmcmurray999]

Honestly two best dynasties pre superbowl era. Browns were fire during the late 40's throughout the 50's and early 60's. The lions were also fire during the 50's.

[@johnperrigo6474]

And neither team has been in a Super Bowl.

[@Megatron-gl6ff]

@@johnperrigo6474 shows how staged nfl is these days

[@jaybrick8973]

lions should have never got rid of bobby layne

[@gjmaztr7]

Amazing that Lions QB Bobby Layne..would have drunk alot the night before the 'big game' ..totally amazing

[@GalathNox]

Good thing teams started investing more in grounds management. It's a wonder any guy's career, ACLs, ankles lasted longer than a season or two playing on those fields.

[@dancolonna6590]

I’d rather play in a mud pit than astroturf, even the newest version

[@GalathNox]

@@dancolonna6590 Yep. 99.9% of the players would probably agree with you. Nothing beats natural grass.

[@HK556]

It's a real treat to see older barnburners like this.

[@jstube36]

My sentiments exactly. Happy 100 seasons

[@frdjr2527]

@@jstube36 Old school, blood and guts football! That was the NFL in the 50s. What the players could do then would probably get them thrown out of a game today.

[@greenshoesguy1]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="215">3:35</a> "In playoff games, the Lions have never been defeated." Oh, how times have changed...

[@jstube36]

The Browns would erase that statement by blowing out the Lions in the '54 game. And Detroit would avenge that in '57.

[@greenshoesguy1]

@@jstube36 Then the Lions had to wait until 1992 to win another playoff game, and haven't won one since.

[@jstube36]

Well it was the 1991 season. The Lions beat the Cowboys in the playoffs. Then they in turn would get routed by the Redskins.

[@benmott5581]

jstube36 as least the Lions kicked the Browns butts in ‘57 (59-14)

[@Rickman897]

@@greenshoesguy1They have now.

[@DiegoOspina86]

The Lions uniform was royal blue and not the boring "Honolulu blue"

[@JohnnyO0333]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1056">17:36</a> I love these kind of hits!

[@GalathNox]

You mean those "tooth jarring" tackles? 😂

[@tommyireland3099]

THANK YOU FOR SHARING

[@jakereiss6816]

LIONS/BROWNS 3 CHAMPIONSHIPS ONLY DECADE WITH TWO TEAM DYNASTIES

[@jstube36]

Correction both teams also played in the 1957 NFL Title Game.

[@lucycollins4835]

​@@jstube36 I think what Jake Reiss meant is that both the Browns and Lions won 3 NFL Championships during the 1950's decade. The Browns won titles in 1950, 1954, and 1955. The Lions won titles in 1952, 1953, and 1957. They were not Super Bowls, but they were World Championships.

[@williamsnyder5616]

As the story goes, Bobby Layne (with bourbon on his breath), told his offensive line (with the game on the line), "You durn guys jez block and ol' Bobby will bring you the champeenship."

[@loydbruceleewouldbescary2637]

Really, my dad dr robert kline ❤️ 1950s detroits lions

[@muddypaper6895]

Man, it's crazy how bad the Lions are nowadays. But back in the day they were one of the best teams of there time lol

[@jstube36]

It's a cycle. Just about every franchise has it's day in the Sun. There are many teams today that are shells of what they were. Just look at New England. After the most dominate run in NFL history. Now just another team.

[@kingdomthinker9794]

It's a shame that I got to watch this just to feel some form of success with the Detroit Lions.

[@jstube36]

Winning in the NFL and all sports is a cycle. The teams that are good now may not be few years from now. Look at New England now that Brady is gone. All the franchises have had their runs of success. And long runs of drought. That's just the nature of things.

[@tylourbrewington4042]

@@jstube36 I love old school games

[@gjmaztr7]

well watching Eric Hipple / Bubba Baker early 1980's Lions aint too Bad, until seeing the game that ended BILLY Simms career.

[@robertperrella4194]

#62 charlie noll the right guard of the cleveland browns IS THAT HEAD COACH OF THE PITTSBURGH STEELERS CHUCK NOLL WHO WOULD GO ON TO WIN 4 SUPER BOWLS IN THE 1970'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jstube36]

The very same.

[@calvinbealer7264]

70 Years Ago 😲😳.

[@ThePretzelHead]

2 for 15...Otto, go back to 60 and run the ball. Two years in a row, CB couldn't stand up.

[@JuwanBuchanan]

Really impressive that film like this survived

[@droburna6090]

Browns vs Lions in the championship game..😄😄

[@jstube36]

Sports is a cycle. And football is no exception. Just about every team has had it's day in the sun. And days in the shadows. Yes even the Patriots had their times as doormats.

[@j27476]

@@jstube36 yep. These browns and lions could probably beat today's Patriots

[@Rickman897]

@@j27476Could the 1950s Browns & Lions beat the 2020s KC Chiefs?

[@golions13579]

The refs were actually favoring the lions this game. Man times have changed.

[@kevinchouinard9539]

After the 8 minute mark --> What a nice catch after the pass deflected off the targeted Browns receiver. But wait; a penalty occurred because two eligible receivers cannot catch a pass? That 1953 rule hurt!!!! The Browns would've scored for sure

[@joshuaturnage5243]

Why do the lions helmet and uniform look like Notre Dame uniforms

[@dugroz]

The sheer speed of the game sure has changed. It looks like a bunch of 50-year old men in these videos compared to what we see now.

[@jstube36]

Of course much has changed from the beginnings of the NFL. But what teams like the Browns, Rams, 49ers, Lions and later Giants and Colts showcased in the 50's was the beginnings of the modern game. Offenses opened up. Defenses countered. Cleveland(thanks to Paul Brown) practically wrote the book for modern offensive tactics/strategy. And The Giants(thanks to Tom Landry) did the same for defense. That decade brought facemasks for helmets. And of course the NFL on TV took off in the 50's. The specter and drama of the NFL was brought to the living room. This started the NFL on it's way to replacing Baseball as America's game.

[@rickrick5041]

dugroz They slipped a lot on a muddy field. They weren’t slow

[@frdjr2527]

Giants fans at Yankee Stadium in the late 50s started the chant of "DEE-FENSE!!! DEE-FENSE!!!" The Giants had a formidable D back then.

[@dugroz]

back when all the refs wore white hats!

[@tp10488]

Layne has a better passing arm than Jared Goff.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Your dog has a better arm than Goff.

[@jordanburden7018]

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