This Day in The NFL

1949 NFL draft

November 1, 2025 49

Curly Lambeau resignes after 31 seasons

December 21, 1949 59

AAFC and NFL merge 3 teams

December 19, 1949 68

NFL had two 1,000-yard rushers in the same season for the first time

December 19, 1949 62

Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 14–0

December 18, 1949 67

1949 Week Six Recap

October 16, 1949 58

1949 Week Five Recap

October 9, 1949 49

Boston Yanks became the New York Bulldog

January 20, 1949 48

Alexis Thompson sold the champion Eagles to a syndicate headed by James P. Clark

January 15, 1949 52

Major Rule Changes 1949

January 11, 1949 57