By Zane Miller
On Sunday, December 18th, 1949, the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 14-0 in the 1949 NFL Championship Game to win the 30th championship in NFL history. It was the second championship for the Eagles franchise. The game was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.
Out of Playoffs: Chicago Bears (9-3), Pittsburgh Steelers (6-5-1), Chicago Cardinals (6-5-1), New York Giants (6-6), Washington Redskins (4-7-1), Detroit Lions (4-8), Green Bay Packers (2-10), New York Bulldogs (1-10-1)
Most passing touchdowns: #32 Johnny Lujack (Bears)- 23 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #15 Steve Van Buren (Eagles)- 11 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #55 Tom Fears (Rams)- 9 TD & 1013 yds
Most interceptions: #99 Bob Nussbaumer (Cardinals)- 12 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 9 attempts): #41 Ben Agajanian (Giants)- 8 for 13, 61.5%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1949/
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