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

1944 seasonW1944 NFL season↗

10 teams in NFL · 40 regular-season games, 1944-09-17 to 1944-12-10 · attendance 1,010,277

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NFL Championship Game

Green Bay Packers
14–7 over New York Giants

Playoffs

Round	Date	Result	Stadium
Championship	1944-12-17	Green Bay Packers 14–7 New York Giants	Polo Grounds

Standings

NFL Eastern

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	New York Giants	8	1	1	.850	206	75	Steve Owen	Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 7–14
2	Philadelphia Eagles	7	1	2	.800	267	131	Greasy Neale	Did not qualify
3	Washington Redskins	6	3	1	.650	169	180	Dudley DeGroot	Did not qualify
4	Boston Yanks	2	8	0	.200	82	233	Herb Kopf	Did not qualify
5	Brooklyn Tigers	0	10	0	.000	69	166	Frank Bridges, Pete Cawthon, and Ed Kubale	Did not qualify

NFL Western

#	Team	W	L	T	Pct	PF	PA	Coach	Playoffs
1	Green Bay Packers	8	2	0	.800	238	141	Curly Lambeau	Won NFL Championship (at Giants) 14–7 Champion
2	Chicago Bears	6	3	1	.650	258	172	Hunk Anderson Luke Johnsos	Did not qualify
3	Detroit Lions	6	3	1	.650	216	151	Gus Dorais	Did not qualify
4	Cleveland Rams	4	6	0	.400	188	224	Aldo Donelli	Did not qualify
5	Card-Pitt	0	10	0	.000	108	328

League leaders

passing yards

1,159Irv Comp Green Bay Packers

passing tds

13Frank Filchock Washington Redskins

rushing yards

737Bill Paschal New York Giants

rushing tds

9Bill Paschal New York Giants

receiving yards

866Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

receiving tds

9Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

receptions

58Don Hutson Green Bay Packers

interceptions

9Howie Livingston New York Giants

points