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Patriots remind Lavelli of perfect Browns of ‘48

Posted by brownsfan

January 29, 2008 |

I caught this article in USA Today and thought it was great to see the Browns mentioned as the Patriots go for a perfect season this Sunday night in Glendale, AZ.

In 1948, the Cleveland Browns had an unbeaten regular season. They went on to win their Championship Game over the Buffalo Bills 47to 7 and become the very first Pro Football team to a Perfect Season. Because this achievement was done before the merger of the NFL and the AFL of which the Browns were a part of, the Browns are never mention when talk of Perfect Seasons are brought up.

They do recognize AFL stats as NFL stats even though the AFL played for ten season before the merger.  The AFL was definitely inferior to the NFL especiall in the early years.  The same cannon be said about the AAFC and the Cleveland Browns.  Based on what Cleveland accomplished when they joined the NFL in 1950-1955 going to the NFL Championship Game every year, winning three times., it is easy to see that their accomplishment belongs in the annals of the National Football League.


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  1. Football » Patriots remind Lavelli of perfect Browns of ‘48 on February 8, 2008 3:18 am

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