NFL playoffs, 1957

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The 1957 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers. The conference championship game was played on December 22, 1957 at Kezar Stadium. The winner of that game would host the Cleveland Browns on December 29.

Contents 1 Tournament bracket 2 Western Conference championship 3 NFL Championship game 4 References

[edit] Tournament bracket

	Semifinal					Final
						E	Cleveland Browns	14
	W	San Francisco 49ers	27			W	Detroit Lions	59
	W	Detroit Lions	31

[edit] Western Conference championship

December 22, 1957 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	14	10	31
49ers	14	10	3	0	27

• SF - Owens 34 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) SF 7-0
• SF - McElhenny 47 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) SF 14-0
• DET - Junker 4 pass from Rote (Martin kick) SF 14-7
• SF - Wilson 12 pass from Tittle (Soltau kick) SF 21-7
• SF - field goal Soltau 25 SF 24-7
• SF - field goal Soltau 10 SF 27-7
• DET - Tracy 1 run (Martin kick) SF 27-14
• DET - Tracy 58 run (Martin kick) SF 27-21
• DET - Gedman 2 run (Martin kick) DET 28-27
• DET - field goal Martin 13 DET 31-27

[edit] NFL Championship game

For more details on this topic, see NFL Championship Game, 1957.

[edit] References

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