NFL Craziest Weather Games

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[JonLP24]

1. 1948 NFL Championship was played in a blizzard

Photo is of the only touchdown scored.

The game (also known as the Philly Blizzard) was played in Philadelphia during a significant snowstorm. Bert Bell, the NFL commissioner (and former Eagles owner), had considered postponing the game, but the players for both teams wanted to play the game. The snow began at daybreak and by kickoff the accumulation was 4 inches (10 cm) at a temperature of 27 °F (−3 °C). The paid attendance for the game was 36,309, but the actual turnout at Shibe Park was 28,864.[7][10]

It was a scoreless game until early in the fourth quarter when, after Chicago had fumbled in their own end of the field, the Eagles recovered the fumble that set up Steve Van Buren's five yard touchdown at 1:05 into the fourth quarter.[2][10] The game ended with the Eagles deep in Chicago territory. Eagles head coach Greasy Neale gave a majority of the credit for the win to veteran quarterback Tommy Thompson.[6][11]

With only five pass completions on 23 attempts for both teams, the game was completed in two hours and two minutes.[2]

Scoring summary Edit
Sunday, December 19, 1948
Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST[7]

First quarter
no scoring
Second quarter
no scoring
Third quarter
no scoring
Fourth quarter
PHI – Steve Van Buren 5-yard run (Cliff Patton kick), 7–0 PHI

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_NFL_Championship_Game

[Brother Buzz]

2. It just isn't football without at least one good snow game a year