The 1949 NFL season was the 30th regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins asked the league to fold his team due to financial woes, and give him a new one in New York City. This new team would be called the New York Bulldogs.
As the season came to a close in December, a merger agreement between the NFL and the All-America Football Conference was announced. Three AAFC teams – Cleveland Browns, San Francisco 49ers, and Baltimore Colts – would join the NFL in 1950.
The season ended when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams in the NFL Championship Game.
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