GALLERY_Thompson

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The Eagles battled to a 7-0 win over the Chicago Cardinals on a snowy Shibe Park Field to win the 1948 NFL Championship Game.

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A crowd of 60,000 was expected in L.A. for the 1949 NFL Championship Game between the Rams and Eagles. Only 22,000 showed up after a heavy rainstorm hit the city. The Eagles shut out the Rams, 14-0, on soggy Coliseum Field.

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The ring belonging to former Philadelphia Eagles QB Tommy Thompson was donated to the Hall of Fame.

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The ring was given to Eagles players after the team captured its second straight NFL championship in 1949.

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Tommy Thompson won the passing title in 1948 after he threw for 1,965 yards and 25 TDs in leading the Eagles to a 9-2-1 mark and the Eastern Division crown.

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Thompson threw 16 TDs in 1949 to led Philly to a 11-1 record in 1949. He also rushed for two scores.

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Thompson's passer rating of 98.4 in 1948 still ranks second best in Eagles' annals behind Donovan McNabb (104.7 rating in 2004).