Clyde Shugart Eastern Division championship. During the 1940 season, the Redskins posted a then-franchise-record nine wins and earned a trip to the 1940 NFL Championship game, where they lost to the Chicago Bears, 73-0, the most one-sided victory in NFL history. The Redskins then beat the Bears in the 1942 NFL Championship game, 14-6, before a sellout crowd of 36,000 at Griffith Stadium. The following season, the Redskins went 6-3-1 and again met the Bears in the 1943 NFL Championship game, where they lost 41-21. Shugart retired after the 1944 season after making a salary of $4,400. Shugart played his entire career
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