1940 NFL Championship Game received $874 while each Redskin saw $606. 1940 NFL Championship Game The 1940 National Football League Championship Game, sometimes referred to as 73-0, was the eighth title game of the National Football League (NFL), played at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. on December 8, with a sellout capacity attendance of 36,034. The Chicago Bears (8–3) of the Western Division met the Washington Redskins (9–2), champions of the Eastern Division. Neither team had played in the title game since 1937, when the Redskins won a close game at Chicago's Wrigley Field. For this game in Washington, the Bears entered as slight
1963 NFL Championship Game the NFL tried a closed-circuit telecast in the local blackout area, with 26,000 viewing on large screens in three locations: McCormick Place, International Amphitheatre, and Chicago Coliseum. Tickets ranged from $4 to Each player on the winning Bears team received about $6,000, while Giants players made around $4,200 each. Riger, Robert. "Best Plays of the Year: 1963." Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. 1964. 1963 NFL Championship Game The 1963 National Football League Championship Game was the 31st annual championship game, played on December 29 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. The game pitted the visiting New York Giants (11–3) of