The team failed to improve on their 8–2–1 record from 1946 and finished with an  8–4 record, under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner-city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
The team failed to improve upon its 1946 8–2–1 performance and concluded with a  8–4 record under coach George Halas. The team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their metropolitan rivals the Chicago Cardinals, thus missing out on an opportunity to compete for the NFL championship.