The 1954 NFL season was the 35th regular season

Regular season (NFL)

The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...

 of the National Football League

National Football League

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. The season ended when the Cleveland Browns

Cleveland Browns

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 defeated the Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

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 in the NFL Championship Game.

Major rule changes

• Whenever it is raining, or whenever the field is wet and slippery, the offensive team can request a new, dry playable ball at any time.

Conference races

In the Western Division, the 49ers pulled ahead in Week Five (October 24) with a 37–31 win over the Lions, but they lost four of their remaining seven games and finished 7–4–1. The Lions, on the other hand, lost only one game in their last seven, and finished 9–2–1. In the Eastern race, the Eagles got off to a 4–0 start, until dropping games to Pittsburgh (17–7) and Green Bay (37–14) to fall into a 3 way tie with the Giants and Steelers. The Browns, who got off to a 1–2 start, went on an 8 game winning streak, gradually catching up with a Halloween win over New York (24–14). A 6–0 win over Philadelphia on November 21 gave them the conference lead, and a 16–7 rematch win in New York the next week extended the margin. The Browns' streak was ended on December 19 with a 14–10 loss to the Lions. When the teams met in Cleveland again the next week (this time for the championship), the Browns won 56–10.

Week	WESTERN		EASTERN
1	3 teams (Det, LA, SF)	1-0-0	3 teams (NYG, Phi, Pit)	1-0-0
2	3 teams (Det, LA, SF)	1-0-1	Tie (Phi, Pit)	2-0-0
3	Tie (Det, SF)	2-0-1	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	3-0-0
4	Tie (Det, SF)	3-0-1	PHILADELPHIA EAGLES	4-0-0
5	SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS	4-0-1	3 teams (NYG, PHI, PIT)	4-1-0
6	Tie (Det, SF)	4-1-1	3 teams (NYG, PHI, PIT)	4-2-0
7	DETROIT LIONS	5-1-0	Tie (NYG, PHI)	5-2-0
8	DETROIT LIONS	6-1-0	NEW YORK GIANTS	6-2-0
9	DETROIT LIONS	7-1-0	CLEVELAND BROWNS	6-2-0
10	DETROIT LIONS	8-1-0	CLEVELAND BROWNS	7-2-0
11	DETROIT LIONS	8-1-1	CLEVELAND BROWNS	8-2-0
12	DETROIT LIONS	8-2-1	CLEVELAND BROWNS	9-2-0
13	DETROIT LIONS	9-2-1	CLEVELAND BROWNS	9-3-0

Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Note: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972

NFL Championship Game

Cleveland 56, Detroit 10 at Cleveland Stadium

Cleveland Stadium

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, Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland, Ohio

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, December 26, 1954