<sod>Two years later, Hirsch had a record-setting year in helping the [[1951 Los Angeles Rams season|1951 Los Angeles Rams]] win the [[1951 NFL Championship Game|NFL championship]]. Hirsch set a new NFL record with 1,495 receiving yards.  Despite the fact that the NFL season was only 12 games in 1951, Hirsch's single season receiving record stood for nearly 20 years until the merger of the AFL and the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Single-Season Receiving Yards Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=October 19, 2016|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_yds_single_season.htm}}(At the time of the merger, no NFL player had matched Hirsch's single-season record.  However, two AFL players ([[Charlie Hennigan]] in 1961 and 1964 and [[Lance Alworth]] in 1965) had exceeded Hirsch's mark, and those totals were merged into the NFL record book at the time of the merger.)</ref> Hirsch also had 17 touchdown receptions in 1951, tying an NFL record set by [[Don Hutson]] in 1942. Despite the expansion of the NFL schedule to 16 games, only four players have exceeded the Hirsch/Hutson mark of 17 touchdown catches.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Single-Season Receiving Touchdowns Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=October 19, 2016|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_td_single_season.htm}}</ref> Hirsch's 66 receptions also led the NFL in 1951 and was the fifth higest total in NFL history to that date.<ref>{{cite web|title=NFL Year-by-Year Receptions Leaders|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=October 19, 2016|url=http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_year_by_year.htm}}</ref> <eod>
<sod>Two years later, Hirsch helped lead the [[1951 Los Angeles Rams season|1951 Los Angeles Rams]] to the [[1951 NFL Championship Game|NFL championship]]. Easily the best year of his career, Hirsch tied a broke multiple NFL receiving records during the 1951 season.  These records include:<eod>