1940 National Football League All-Star Game (December) 1940 National Football League All-Star Game (December) The 1940 National Football League All-star Game (December) was the professional football league's third all-star game. The game pitted the Chicago Bears, the league's champion for the 1940 season, against a team of all-stars. The game was played on Sunday, December 29, 1940, at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles, California before an overflow crowd of 21,000. The Bears defeated the All-Stars by a score of 28–14. The Bears were an 8–5 favorite over the All-Stars after crushing the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the championship game a few weeks prior. Luke Johnsos coached the
1934 NFL Championship Game the game, narrated by Pat Summerall, can be seen in the 1987 video "Giants Among Men." NFL Films named the game the #8 bad weather game of all time. "Sunday, December 9, 1934"<br> Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . An projected attendance of 55,000 was not reached, the week's weather kept it under 36,000. Each player on the winning Giants team received $621, while the Bears received $414 each. 1934 NFL Championship Game The 1934