| Dates | December 21–28, 1952 | ||||
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| Season | 1952 | ||||
| Teams | 3 | ||||
| Games played | 2 | ||||
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| Defending champions | Los Angeles Rams | ||||
| Champions | Detroit Lions | ||||
| Runners-up | Cleveland Browns | ||||
| Conference runners-up | |||||
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The 1952 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the National Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and Los Angeles Rams, requiring a one-game playoff. This conference championship game was played on December 21 at Briggs Stadium in Detroit; the winner then traveled to play the American Conference champion Cleveland Browns on December 28 in the NFL Championship Game. The Lions won both games, 31–21 over the Rams and 17–7 at Cleveland.