Prior to the 1952 season, New York Yanks owner Ted Collins sold his team back to the NFL. A few days later, a new team was then awarded to an ownership group in Dallas after it purchased the assets of the Yanks. However, the new Dallas Texans went 1-11, and was sold back to the league midway through the season. For the team's last five games, the league operated the Texans as a road team, using Hershey, Pennsylvania as a home base. Their final three "home" games were held at the Rubber Bowl in Akron, Ohio. After the season ended, the league folded the Texans, the last time an NFL team failed. This left Dallas without a professional football franchise until the births of the Dallas Cowboys and the AFL version of the Dallas Texans in 1960. The Detroit Lions and the Los Angeles Rams would finish the season tied at 9-3, and would have to decide the division title in a playoff game, which was won by Detroit 31-21. Detroit relied on a potent offense and a stingy defense to dominate the league. Meanwhile, for the third year in a row, the Cleveland Browns would once again play in the NFL Championship Game, but for the second time in three years would lose, this time to the Detroit Lions 17-7.