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...

For the second year in a row, the Detroit Lions beat the Cleveland Browns for the NFL Championship, despite the fact that the Browns were undefeated until...

The Cleveland Browns started the season 1-2, and it looked like their dominance in the Eastern Conference was beginning to wane. But, they finished the...

The defending champion Browns dropped their opener, at home, to the Redskins 27 17, but a six game win streak put them back in front to win the Eastern...

CBS became the first network to televise some regular season games across the nation. Meanwhile, the league started to use a natural leather ball with...

Cleveland won its opener, 6 3 over the Giants, and led the Eastern Conference from wire to wire. A 17 7 loss to the Eagles in Week Four forced the Browns...

The 1958 Colts Giants title game was a milestone in the popularity of pro football, but the Giants almost didn't make it there. The Cleveland Browns led...

Tragedy struck as NFL Commissioner Bert Bell died of a heart attack on October 11 at Philadelphia's Franklin Field while watching the Philadelphia Eagles...

Before the season, Pete Rozelle was elected NFL commissioner as a compromise choice on the twenty-third ballot. Meanwhile, the league expanded to 13 teams...

In 1961, the league expanded to 14 teams with the addition of the Minnesota Vikings, after the team's owners declined to be charter members of the new...