 The team finished the regular season with 11 wins and a single loss in the first game of the season.Cleveland faced the Rams on December 23 in a rematch of the previous year's title game.The score was deadlocked 17–17 in the final period, but a 73-yard touchdown pass by Rams quarterback Norm van Brocklin to wide receiver Tom Fears broke the tie and gave Los Angeles the lead for good.