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The
1941
National Football League
season resulted in a tie for the Western Division championship between the
Chicago Bears
and
Green Bay Packers
, requiring an unscheduled
one-game playoff
, making this the debut edition of the
NFL playoffs
. The two teams had finished the regular season with identical 10?1 records and had split their season series, with the road teams winning.
[1]
The Bears were
defending league champions
, and the Packers had won the NFL title in
1939
.
This divisional championship game was played on December 14 at
Wrigley Field
.
[2]
The winner then hosted the
New York Giants
(8?3) on December 21 in the
NFL Championship Game
.
Tournament bracket
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| Western Division playoff
| | | NFL Championship
| |
| | | | | | | | | |
| | | | E
| New York
| 9
| |
| W
| Green Bay
| 14
| | | W
| Chicago Bears
| 37
| |
| W
| Chicago Bears
| 33
| | | | |
Western Division championship
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| Game information
|
- First Quarter
- Second Quarter
- CH ? field goal
Snyder
24 CH 9?7
- CH ?
Standlee
, 3 run (
Stydahar
kick) CH 16?7
- CH ? Standlee, 2 run (Stydahar kick) CH 23?7
- CH ? Swisher, 9 run (Stydahar kick) CH 30?7
- Third Quarter
- Fourth Quarter
- CH ? field goal Snyder 26 CH 33?14
|
NFL Championship game
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Chicago Bears 37, New York Giants 9
| Period
|
1
|
2
|
3
| 4
| Total
|
| Giants
|
6
|
0
|
3
| 0
| 9
|
| Bears
|
3
|
6
|
14
| 14
| 37
|
at Wrigley Field in
Chicago, Illinois
| Game information
|
- First Quarter
- CH ? field goal Snyder 14 CH 3?0
- NY ?
Franck
, 31 pass from
Leemans
(kick failed) NY 6?3
- Second Quarter
- CH ? field goal Snyder 39 6?6
- CH ? field goal Snyder 37 CH 9?6
- Third Quarter
- NY ? field goal
Cuff
16 9?9
- CH ? Standlee, 2 run (Snyder kick) CH 16?9
- CH ? Standlee, 7 run (
Maniaci
kick) CH 23?9
- Fourth Quarter
|
References
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| Overview
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Playoff/conference
tiebreaker games
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| NFL playoff system
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| AFL
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| Broadcasters
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