The 1945 Cleveland Rams season was the team's eighth year with the National Football League and the ninth and final season in Cleveland. Led by the brother tandem of head coach Adam Walsh and general manager Chile Walsh, and helmed by future Hall of Fame quarterback Bob Waterfield, the Rams franchise finished 9–1 before winning its first NFL Championship by defeating the Washington Redskins, 15–14, at Cleveland Stadium. Other stars on the team included receiver Jim Benton and back Jim Gillette, who gained more than 100 yards in the title game. One month after winning the NFL Championship, franchise owner Dan Reeves, who had sustained five years of heavy financial losses (even during the team's championship season) because of poor home crowds, realized he had no prospect of the Rams competing in Cleveland with the AAFC's Browns, who were to commence play the next year, and relocated the Rams to Los Angeles. The Rams' move to Los Angeles marked the first of only two occasions that a professional football champion has played the following season in another city. Off season NFL Draft Schedule Standings Regular season Week 2: vs. Chicago Cardinals Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears Week 4: at Green Bay Packers at East Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game attendance: 24,607 CLE – Benton 17 pass from Waterfield (kick failed) GB – Comp 1 run (Hutson kick) GB – Fritsch 3 run (Hutson kick) CLE – Colella 6 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick) CLE – Greenwood 1 run (Waterfield kick) CLE – Colella 5 run (Waterfield kick) Week 5: at Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Game attendance: 28,273 CLE – Greenwood 11 run (kick failed) CLE – Colella 3 run (Waterfield kick) CLE – Gehrke 10 run (Waterfield kick) CHI – Margarita 1 run (Gudauskas kick) CHI – Margarita 42 pass from Luckman (Gudauskas kick) CHI – Gallameau 2 run (Gudauskas kick) CLE – Greenwood 8 run (Waterfield kick) CLE – Benton 21 pass from Waterfield (Waterfield kick) CLE – Colella 18 pass from Reisz (Waterfield kick) Week 6: at Philadelphia Eagles Week 7: at New York Giants Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers Week 9: at Chicago Cardinals Week 10: at Detroit Lions Week 11: vs. Boston Yanks Post season NFL Championship Game: vs. Washington Redskins In the first quarter, the Redskins had the ball at their own 5-yard line. Dropping back into the end zone, quarterback