Playoff Results: 1940s
Throughout the 1940s, the NFL mainly consisted of just 10 teams (though only eight competed in 1943) in two Divisions: the Eastern and Western. Chicago was the capital of the pro football world during this period, with the "Monsters of the Midway" (the Bears) playing in the first four Championship games of the decade, winning twice. They would win another championship in 1946 before the Chicago Cardinals claimed the crown in '47.
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NFL Championship: Philadelphia 14, LOS ANGELES 0 |
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NFL Championship: PHILADELPHIA 7, Chicago Cardinals 0 |
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Eastern Division playoff: Philadelphia 21, PITTSBURGH 0 |
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NFL Championship: Chicago Bears 24, N.Y. GIANTS 14 |
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NFL Championship: CLEVELAND 15, Washington 14 |
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NFL Championship: Green Bay 14, N.Y. GIANTS 7 |
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Eastern Division playoff: Washington 28, N.Y. GIANTS 0 |
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NFL Championship: WASHINGTON 14, Chicago Bears 6 |
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Western Division playoff: CHICAGO BEARS 33, Green Bay 14 |
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1940 |
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NFL Championship: Chicago Bears 73, WASHINGTON 0 |
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