History of the Chicago Bears shocked and confused the Redskins all day as the Bears won 73–0, an NFL record that stands to this day. The T-formation was soon widely copied at the college and pro levels. In 1941, the Bears and Packers battled to a 10–1–0 tie for 1st place in the Western Division. Since the teams split their two regular season match-ups, which turned out to be each team's only loss of the season, a one-game playoff was set up. The Bears won 33–14, moving on to rout the Giants 37–9 in the NFL Championship. In 1942, the Bears started the season off
1942 NFL Championship Game Bears won in a 73–0 rout. "Sunday, December 13, 1942"<br> Kickoff: 2 p.m. EWT (EDT) The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . The gate receipts from the sellout were over $113,000, a record, and each Redskin player received about $976 while each Bear saw about $639. At the time, an owners' winter meeting and the annual draft of college players was held around the title game. A year into World War II for the United States and with much of