1937 NFL Championship Game CST An expected attendance of 40,000 was not reached, the week's weather kept it under 16,000. Each player on the winning Redskins team received $225, while the Bears received $127 each. The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . 1937 NFL Championship Game The 1937 National Football League Championship Game was the fifth championship game of the National Football League (NFL), held December 12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago with an attendance of 15,878. The game featured the Western Division champions
1963 NFL Championship Game 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 the Eastern Conference against the Chicago Bears (11–1–2) of the Western Conference. Originally, NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle asked Bears owner/coach George Halas to move the game to Soldier Field for its higher seating capacity and lights, as the game could extend into multiple overtime periods. (Wrigley Field was not lighted until 25 years later, in 1988.) Soldier Field was the home field of