The 1940 NFL season was the 21st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Game by 73–0; this result still stands as the most one-sided victory (and highest score) in NFL history as of the 2023 season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates were rebranded as the Steelers before the 1940 season.
Cardinals Packers Rams Lions The 1940NFLseason was the 21st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated...
Stadium The 1940NFL Championship Game, sometimes referred to simply as 73–0, was the eighth title game of the National Football League (NFL). It was played...
The 1940NFL draft was held on December 9, 1939, at the Schroeder Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With the first overall pick of the draft, the Chicago...
season. After initially determining champions through end-of-season standings, a playoff system was implemented in 1933 that culminated with the NFL Championship...
Bowl for the 1940NFLseason. The crowd set a record as the largest to view a Los Angeles pro game. The event was held on December 29, 1940. The game pitted...
corporate entities and players (but not franchises) swap cities after the 1940NFLseason after complex ownership deal. Boston Yanks franchise to New York City...
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the 1938 season. The Pittsburgh franchise changed its nickname from the Pirates to the Steelers before the start of the 1940 campaign. The NFL also raised...
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Packers Rams Lions The 1939 NFLseason was the 20th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL president Joseph Carr died,...
Cardinals Packers Rams Lions The 1942 NFLseason was the 23rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, many players left for service...
18 NFL divisional titles and four NFL conference championships. The Bears have also recorded the second most regular season victories of any NFL franchise...
Following its founding in Canton, Ohio (1920), the NFL first determined champions through end-of-season standings, switching to a playoff system in 1933...
The 1940 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 4th in Washington, D.C. The team improved...
Pirates Redskins Bears Cardinals Packers Rams Lions The 1937 NFLseason was the 18th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Rams joined...
Washington Redskins 73–0 in the NFL's biggest scoring and most lopsided game in NFL history. The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 28–14 on December 29, 1940...
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NFL Record & Fact Book 2022. NFL. p. 297. "NFL History: 1931–1940". NFL.com. Retrieved November 13, 2013. After the season finale, the league office arranged...
Stapletons Yellow Jackets Indians Steam Roller The 1931 NFLseason was the 12th regular season of the National Football League. The league decreased to...
The 1940 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the team's 8th in the National Football League. It was also the first season in which the team was known as the...
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