For the first time this season, no team played primarily from the single-wing formation after the Pittsburgh Steelers exchanged them as the last team for the T formation . Before the season, the NFL had the franchise of the New York Yanks repurchased and later the franchise rights to a group of Dallas sold. They founded the Dallas Texans , but sold them back to the NFL after poor results in the middle of the season. They continued this as a purely away team for the last five games before they broke it up after the season. It was the last failed team in NFL history.
While Cleveland won the American Conference by one victory over the New York Giants , the Los Angeles Rams and Detroit Lions were tied with nine wins and three losses in the National Conference . Therefore, a play-off game for the National Conference was necessary that the Lions won against the Rams at home with 31:21. In the subsequent championship game, the Lions won again, this time away against the Browns 17: 7. It was the Lions' second championship since 1935 .
