Cover of the NFL's 1943 official guidebook featuring Green Bay Packer end Don Hutson.
1943 NFL season
Regular season
Duration
September 19 – December 26, 1943
East Champions
Washington Redskins
West Champions
Chicago Bears
Championship Game
Champions
Chicago Bears
← 1942
NFL seasons
1944 →
Giants
Dodgers
Redskins
Bears
Cardinals
Packers
Lions
Two home fields Steagles
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NFL teams: West, East
The 1943 NFL season marked the 24th year of the National Football League. A total of 38 regular season games were scheduled, starting on Sunday, September 19 and culminating on Sunday, December 12.
Due to the exodus of players who had left to serve in World War II, the Cleveland Rams were granted permission to suspend operations for this season, while the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged for this one season, with the combined team (known as Phil-Pitt and called the "Steagles" by fans) playing four home games in Philadelphia and two in Pittsburgh. With only 8 teams playing, the 1943 season ties the 1932 season for the fewest teams in league history.
The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins, 41–21, in the NFL Championship Game played the day after Christmas, the first time in NFL history that a playoff game was played so late in the year.
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