1964 NFL Championship Game
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The 1964 NFL Championship Game was the 32nd annual championship game, held on December 27 at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio.[1][2] With an attendance of 79,544,[3][4] it was the first NFL title game to be televised by CBS.
Quick Facts Baltimore Colts (Western) (12–2), Cleveland Browns (Eastern) (10–3–1) ...
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Date | December 27, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | Cleveland Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Gary Collins (Wide Receiver; Cleveland) | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 79,544 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Colts: Don Shula (coach), Raymond Berry, John Mackey, Gino Marchetti, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Johnny Unitas Browns: Jim Brown, Lou Groza, Gene Hickerson, Leroy Kelly, Paul Warfield | |||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Ken Coleman Chuck Thompson Frank Gifford | ||||||||||||||||||
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Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Jack Drees, Jim Morse | ||||||||||||||||||
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The game marked the last championship won by a major-league professional sports team from Cleveland until 2016, when the Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA Finals. Through 2023, this is the Browns' most recent league title.