NBC paid $100,000 to replace DuMont as the national television network for the NFL Championship Game.
The season ended when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Los Angeles Rams 38–14 in the title game.
With the first pick, the Baltimore Colts selected running back George Shaw from the University of Oregon.
As had happened many times before in the annual battle of Chicago, the Bears were upset by the Cardinals in Week Ten (November 27), 53–14; the Rams eked out a 23–21 in Philadelphia on Les Richter's field goal with 0:07 left in the game.
[1] In Week Eleven (December 4), the Rams won 20–14 over Baltimore, and the Bears kept their hopes alive with a difficult 21–20 win over Detroit.