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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1940 seasonW1940 NFL season↗

10 teams in NFL · 55 regular-season games, 1940-09-08 to 1940-12-01 · attendance 1,283,321

◀ 1939 1941 ▶

NFL Championship Game

Chicago Bears
73–0 over Washington Redskins

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Championship	1940-12-08	Chicago Bears 73–0 Washington Redskins	Griffith Stadium

Standings

NFL Eastern

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Washington Redskins	9	2	0	.818	245	142	Ray Flaherty	Lost NFL Championship (vs. Bears) 0–73
2	Brooklyn Dodgers	8	3	0	.727	186	120	Jock Sutherland	Did not qualify
3	New York Giants	6	4	1	.591	131	133	Steve Owen	Did not qualify
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	7	2	.273	60	178	Walt Kiesling	Did not qualify
5	Philadelphia Eagles	1	10	0	.091	111	211	Bert Bell	Did not qualify

NFL Western

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Chicago Bears	8	3	0	.727	238	152	George Halas	Won NFL Championship (at Redskins) 73–0 Champion
2	Green Bay Packers	6	4	1	.591	238	155	Curly Lambeau	Did not qualify
3	Detroit Lions	5	5	1	.500	138	153	Potsy Clark	Did not qualify
4	Cleveland Rams	4	6	1	.409	171	191	Earl "Dutch" Clark	Did not qualify
5	Chicago Cardinals	2	7	2	.273	139	222	Jimmy Conzelman	Did not qualify

League leaders

passing yards

1. 1,367Sammy Baugh Washington Redskins

passing tds

1. 12Sammy Baugh Washington Redskins

rushing yards

1. 514Byron White Detroit Lions

rushing tds

1. 9Johnny Drake Cleveland Rams

receiving yards

1. 707Don Looney Philadelphia Eagles

receiving tds

1. 7Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

receptions

1. 58Don Looney Philadelphia Eagles

interceptions

1. 6Ace Parker Brooklyn Dodgers

interceptions

1. 6Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

interceptions

1. 6Kent Ryan Detroit Lions

points

1. 57Don Hutson Green Bay Packers