1940 NFL Championship Game 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 favorites. The Bears scored eleven touchdowns and
Chicago Bears statistics Win Percentage: 2006: 13, 3, 0.813 2007: 7, 9, 0.438 2008: 9, 7, 0.563 2009: 7, 9, 0.438 2010: 11, 5, 0.688 2011: 8, 8, 0.500 2012: 10 6, 0.625 2013: 8, 8, 0.500 2014: 5, 11, 0.313 2015: 6, 10, 0.375 2016: 3, 13, 0.188 2017: 5, 11, 0.313 Total: 92, 100 Average: 8 8 "†-tied NFL record" <nowiki>*</nowiki> – 1940 NFL Championship "†-tied NFL record" The club have had two most valuable players, Sid Luckman and Walter Payton. Chicago Bears statistics This page details statistics about the Chicago Bears American football team. Isabella deCastro & Nicole Hernandez Information