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1954 Playoffs

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West Division Play-Off: Washington Federals @ Chicago Hogs It was a mild Thanksgiving Day at Union Stadium, with light showers sprinkling the field before the game and fog lingering from the earlier storms. The weather didn’t seem to bring the two best offenses in the league to believe they would not perform well, as brown and blue fans alike packed Union Stadium for one of the league’s budding rivalries. It’s a rematch of last year’s West play-off, and Chicago is more than eager to get revenge on the Federals. Q1 The Federals won the coin toss and elected to receive the ball, hoping to get ahead of the Hogs early. Washington HC Irving Barry wanted to control the clock and wear down the Hogs' defense, and he began executing his plan on the first drive. RB Rip Rooney began to power his way through the mighty Chicago defensive line, gaining ground little by little to wear down them early. After taking a few minutes off the clock, QB Johnnie Sellers caught the defense off guard by WR

1954 Season

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  East Division With two of its top teams having new quarterbacks for this season, there was a power vacuum in the East that had to be filled. And in filling that vacuum, a bloodbath ensued to secure those two coveted playoff spots. Pittsburgh did start off on the right foot, getting revenge on the defending champion Federals by crushing them 30-13 in week 1. The Shamrocks got another win one week later against Cleveland to take the lead in the East. However, they would not win another game in the next 5 weeks, losing all but 1 of their games by 1 possession. QB O.J. DeMille showed off that he could be the Shamrocks’ QB of the future like he had promised, but the offense severely lacked any potent weapons that could make him thrive. RB Marion Waters regressed significantly from his performance last year, barely being able to get past the secondary with a drop in his speed. The receiving core was middling at best, with WR David Rice and TE Harry Worley being good but not g