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1954 AFL Championship Game

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A mild winter evening in Chicago brought out both the best and the worst of Hogs fans, who were as rabid as ever to reach their 4th championship game in 5 years. With one of the most entertaining teams in recent years, Hogs fans have great hope for the future to potentially win even more. Standing in their way are the upstart Cleveland Crows, whose rise mirrored that of the Washington Federals last year. While the team is more offensive focused, their defense will have to step up if the Crows want to match the Hogs blow for blow in what could be an offensive shootout.  Q1 The Hogs would defer possession to the second half, and the Crows would have a chance to start their offensive machine. Cleveland returner Greg Dixon would stun the home crowd, weaving his way through the oncoming Hogs on his way to a 92-yard kick return touchdown, getting his second return touchdown in two weeks. After silencing Union Stadium, Hogs fans got right back to making noise when golden boy Billy Gould start