Goal Post Safety
Goal Post Safety
December 16, 1945
Cleveland Stadium
NFL Championship
Cleveland Rams (15) over Washington Redskins (14)
A gusty wind blows through Cleveland Stadium and sub-zero temperatures
prevail. Washington's
Sammy Baugh throws a pass from deep in his own endzone
that is blown into the upright on the goal line.
It is ruled a safety, and breaks a scoreless tie in the
second quarter. Later in the quarter, Washington's other quarterback,
Frank Filchock passes to Steve Bagarus for a touchdown. This is
answered by a touchdown by Cleveland's
Bob Waterfield on a 36-yard
pass to Jim Benton. In the third quarter Waterfield hits Jim Gillete
for what becomes a 53-yard touchdown play, but the point-after is missed.
Later Filchock hits Seymour for an 8 yard touchdown for Washington, but
even with the successful PAT, the Redskins fall short at 14 to 15.
Besides causing the deciding safety,
the swirling winds may have contributed to 2 field goal misses
(of 46 and 31 yards) by Redskins' kicker Joe Aguirre.
Despite this apparent "home field advantage", the Rams moved to
Los Angeles in 1946.
| Score by Quarter |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | Final |
| Washington |
0 | 7 | 7 |
0 | 14 |
| Cleve Rams |
2 | 7 | 6 |
0 | 15 |
| Attendance: 32,178 |
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