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The1948 NFL season was the 29thregular season of theNational Football League. During the season, HalfbackFred Gehrke painted horns on theLos Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football.^[1] The last regular season game played on Wednesday until the2012 season happened on September 22, 1948, between Detroit and Los Angeles.The season ended when thePhiladelphia Eagles defeated theChicago Cardinals in theNFL Championship Game.

The 1948 season featured the highest per-game, per-team scoring in NFL history, with the average team scoring 23.2 points per game.^[2] This record stood for 65 years until2013.^[3]

The1948 NFL draft was held on December 19, 1947, atPittsburgh's Fort Pitt Hotel. With the first pick, theWashington Redskins selected halfbackHarry Gilmer from theUniversity of Alabama.

• Plastic helmets are prohibited. This rule was enacted because critics argued that they were being used more as a weapon than protection.^[1]
• A flexible artificial tee is permitted at the kickoff.^[1]
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• When the offense is called for delay of game, the defense may decline the 5-yard distance penalty.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• It is illegal to bat or punch the ball while it is in a player's possession.^{[citation needed]}
• All officials are equipped with whistles, not horns.^[1]

• September 24 -Stan Mauldin, age 27. Played tackle for theChicago Cardinals from 1946-1948. Died from a heart attack after a game againstPhiladelphia Eagles.

In the Eastern race, the Eagles demolishedWashington 45–0 inWeek Five to take a ½ game lead. When the 6–1–1 Eagles met the 6–2 Skins again inWeek Ten, they beat Washington 42–21, and won the Division and the right to host the Championship Game.

The other race was all Chicago, with theCardinals andBears both having records of 10–1 going into the final week: thus, there was ade facto playoff game for the Western Division for the second year in succession, with a tie forcing a second playoff game the following week.

A record crowd of 51,283 attendedWrigley Field on December 12 for the all-Chicago showdown, with the Bears taking a 21–10 lead onGeorge Gulyanics' touchdown at the start of the fourth quarter.^[4]Charley Trippi'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'Vince Banonis picked off a pass fromJohnny Lujack 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.^[5]

Philadelphia Eagles 7, Chicago Cardinals 0 in ablizzard atShibe Park,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, December 19, 1948

• UPI NFL Most Valuable Player –Pat Harder,Chicago Cardinals

• Detroit Lions:Gus Dorais was replaced byBo McMillin.
• Los Angeles Rams:Bob Snyder was replaced byClark Shaughnessy.
• Pittsburgh Steelers:Jock Sutherland was replaced byJohn Michelosen.

• Zimmer, John; Marini, Matt, eds. (2013).Official 2013 National Football League Record & Fact Book(PDF). New York: National Football League.ISBN 978-1-603-20980-9. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on October 12, 2013. RetrievedOctober 11, 2013.
• Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)

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