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Season Almanac

1948 NFL Season

🏆 Cleveland Browns won the AAFC Championship · 🏆 Philadelphia Eagles won the NFL Championship

League Leaders

Led multiple categories: Sammy Baugh (Pass Yds, Pass TD) · Pete Pihos (Rec Yds, Rec TD)

Passing Yards
  1. 1Sammy BaughWAS2,599
  2. 2Sid LuckmanCHI1,047
  3. 3Tony CanadeoGB24
Passing Touchdowns
  1. 1Sammy BaughWAS22
  2. 2Sid LuckmanCHI8
Rushing Yards
  1. 1Marion MotleyCLE964
  2. 2Steve Van BurenPHI945
  3. 3Charley TrippiARI690
Rushing Touchdowns
  1. 1Joe PerrySF10
  2. 2Steve Van BurenPHI10
  3. 3Charley TrippiARI6
Receiving Yards
  1. 1Pete PihosPHI766
  2. 2Tom FearsLAR698
  3. 3Dante LavelliCLE463
Receiving Touchdowns
  1. 1Pete PihosPHI11
  2. 2Bill DudleyDET6
  3. 3Dante LavelliCLE5
Receptions
  1. 1Tom FearsLAR51
  2. 2Pete PihosPHI46
  3. 3Dante LavelliCLE25

Best Players by VAL

  1. 1Joe PerryRB18.4
  2. 2Marion MotleyRB18.1
  3. 3Charley TrippiRB17.1
  4. 4George McAfeeRB11.7
  5. 5Pete PihosTE10.2
  6. 6Bill DudleyRB9.6
  7. 7Steve Van BurenRB7.6
  8. 8Tom FearsWR7.5
  9. 9Tony CanadeoRB5.8
  10. 10Dante LavelliTE5.3
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Arrivals & Departures

Debuts (by career VAL)

  1. 1Y. A. TittleQB299.9
  2. 2Bobby LayneQB253.6
  3. 3Joe PerryFB142
  4. 4Emlen TunnellS73.6
  5. 5Tom FearsWR59
  6. 6George ConnorLB5.8
  7. 7Len FordDE0.5

Teams · 11

TeamRecordResult
Cleveland Browns14-0Won AAFC Championship
Chicago Cardinals11-1Playoffs
San Francisco 49ers12-22nd
Chicago Bears10-22nd
Philadelphia Eagles9-2-1Won NFL Championship
Washington Redskins7-5Playoffs
Los Angeles Rams6-5-13rd
New York Giants4-8Playoffs
Pittsburgh Steelers4-83rd
Green Bay Packers3-94th
Detroit Lions2-105th