In 1953, the Detroit Lions won their second straight NFL title, defeating the Cleveland Browns for a second consecutive year. Featuring the league’s second-best defense, the Lions had two Hall of Fame safeties: Jack Christiansen, who led the NFL with 12 interceptions, and Yale Lary. On offense, the Lions were led by Hall of Fame QB Bobby Layne, who threw for 16 TDs and over 2,000 yards, and Hall of Fame halfback Doak Walker, who had 502 yards receiving, 337 yards rushing, and scored five total touchdowns. In the NFL Championship against the Browns, who had the league’s best scoring defense, the Lions trailed, 16-10 in the final minutes. But Layne engineered a game-winning drive capped by a 33-yard TD throw to Jim Doran, and the Lions won, 17-16.