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<p>The <b>1948 NFL season</b> was the 29th <a href="/wiki/Regular_season_(NFL)" class="mw-redirect" title="Regular season (NFL)">regular season</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a>. During the season, Halfback <a href="/wiki/Fred_Gehrke" title="Fred Gehrke">Fred Gehrke</a> painted horns on the <a href="/wiki/1948_Los_Angeles_Rams_season" title="1948 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a>' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLHistory_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The last regular season game played on Wednesday until the <a href="/wiki/2012_NFL_season" title="2012 NFL season">2012 season</a> happened on September 22, 1948, between Detroit and Los Angeles. The season ended when the <a href="/wiki/1948_Philadelphia_Eagles_season" title="1948 Philadelphia Eagles season">Philadelphia Eagles</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1948_Chicago_Cardinals_season" title="1948 Chicago Cardinals season">Chicago Cardinals</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_Championship_Game" title="1948 NFL Championship Game">NFL Championship Game</a>. </p><p>The 1948 season featured the highest per-game, per-team scoring in NFL history, with the average team scoring 23.2 points per game.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This record stood for 65 years until <a href="/wiki/2013_NFL_season" title="2013 NFL season">2013</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Draft">Draft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_NFL_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Draft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1948_NFL_draft" title="1948 NFL draft">1948 NFL draft</a> was held on December 19, 1947, at <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>'s Fort Pitt Hotel. With the first pick, the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> selected halfback <a href="/wiki/Harry_Gilmer" title="Harry Gilmer">Harry Gilmer</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">University of Alabama</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_rule_changes">Major rule changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_NFL_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Major rule changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Plastic helmets are prohibited. This rule was enacted because critics argued that they were being used more as a weapon than protection.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLHistory_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A flexible artificial tee is permitted at the kickoff.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLHistory_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>When the intended passer is tackled behind the line of scrimmage, the game clock will stop temporarily until any receivers who have gone down field have had a reasonable time to return.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>When the offense is called for delay of game, the defense may decline the 5-yard distance penalty.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>If a foul occurs behind the line during a backwards pass or fumble, the penalty is enforced from the spot of the pass or fumble.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>It is illegal to bat or punch the ball while it is in a player's possession.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2014)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>All officials are equipped with whistles, not horns.<sup id="cite_ref-NFLHistory_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NFLHistory-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Division_races">Division races</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_NFL_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Division races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the Eastern race, the Eagles demolished <a href="/wiki/1948_Washington_Redskins_season" title="1948 Washington Redskins season">Washington</a> 45–0 in <i>Week Five</i> to take a ½ game lead. When the 6–1–1 Eagles met the 6–2 Skins again in <i>Week Ten</i>, they beat Washington 42–21, and won the Division and the right to host the Championship Game. </p><p>The other race was all Chicago, with the <a href="/wiki/1948_Chicago_Cardinals_season" title="1948 Chicago Cardinals season">Cardinals</a> and <a href="/wiki/1948_Chicago_Bears_season" title="1948 Chicago Bears season">Bears</a> both having records of 10–1 going into the final week: thus, there was a <i>de facto</i> playoff game for the Western Division for the second year in succession, with a tie forcing a second playoff game the following week. </p><p>A record crowd of 51,283 attended <a href="/wiki/Wrigley_Field" title="Wrigley Field">Wrigley Field</a> on December 12 for the all-Chicago showdown, with the Bears taking a 21–10 lead on <a href="/wiki/George_Gulyanics" title="George Gulyanics">George Gulyanics</a>' touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Charley_Trippi" title="Charley Trippi">Charley Trippi</a>'s touchdown cut the margin to 21–17, but the Bears had the ball and time on their side. The turning point came when the Cards' <a href="/wiki/Vince_Banonis" title="Vince Banonis">Vince Banonis</a> picked off a pass from <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Lujack" title="Johnny Lujack">Johnny Lujack</a> and ran the ball back to the Bears' 19. Elmer Angsman scored a touchdown three plays later to win the game and the Western Division title for the Cards, as well as the right to face the Eagles for the Championship.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Final_standings">Final standings</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_NFL_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Final standings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output 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title="1948 Los Angeles Rams season">Los Angeles Rams</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>.545 </td> <td>3–5 </td> <td>327 </td> <td>269 </td> <td>W3 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1948_Green_Bay_Packers_season" title="1948 Green Bay Packers season">Green Bay Packers</a> </td> <td>3 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.250 </td> <td>2–6 </td> <td>154 </td> <td>290 </td> <td>L7 </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1948_Detroit_Lions_season" title="1948 Detroit Lions season">Detroit Lions</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>.167 </td> <td>1–7 </td> <td>200 </td> <td>407 </td> <td>L3 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NFL_Championship_Game">NFL Championship Game</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1948_NFL_season&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: NFL 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title="1927 NFL season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_NFL_season" title="1928 NFL season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_NFL_season" title="1929 NFL season">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_NFL_season" title="1930 NFL season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_NFL_season" title="1931 NFL season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_NFL_season" title="1932 NFL season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_NFL_season" title="1933 NFL season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_NFL_season" title="1934 NFL season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_NFL_season" title="1935 NFL season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_NFL_season" title="1936 NFL season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_NFL_season" title="1937 NFL season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_NFL_season" title="1938 NFL season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_NFL_season" title="1939 NFL season">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_NFL_season" title="1940 NFL season">1940</a></li> 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season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_NFL_season" title="1955 NFL season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NFL_season" title="1956 NFL season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NFL_season" title="1957 NFL season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NFL_season" title="1958 NFL season">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NFL_season" title="1959 NFL season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NFL_season" title="1960 NFL season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NFL_season" title="1961 NFL season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NFL_season" title="1962 NFL season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_NFL_season" title="1963 NFL season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_NFL_season" title="1964 NFL season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_NFL_season" title="1965 NFL season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_NFL_season" title="1966 NFL season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NFL_season" title="1967 NFL season">1967</a></li> <li><a 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