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Before the title game, the Western Division champion needed to be determined. The defending NFL champion [[1941 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] (10–1) had ended the regular season on December 7 tied with the [[1941 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] (10–1), the [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939 NFL champions]]. The two had split their season series in 1941, with the road teams winning, so the tiebreaker was the first-ever [[1941 NFL playoffs|divisional playoff game]] in the NFL, played on December 14 at Wrigley Field. |
Before the title game, the Western Division champion needed to be determined. The defending NFL champion [[1941 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] (10–1) had ended the regular season on December 7 tied with the [[1941 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] (10–1), the [[1939 NFL Championship Game|1939 NFL champions]]. The two had split their season series in 1941, with the road teams winning, so the tiebreaker was the first-ever [[1941 NFL playoffs|divisional playoff game]] in the NFL, played on December 14 at Wrigley Field. |
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The Packers had completed their regular season on November 30 and the playoff game was sold out by Tuesday, December 9, at over 46,484,<ref name=pgisonw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VnUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2055%2C4731932 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packer game sellout now |date=December 9, 1941 |page=4, part 2 }}</ref> with over 10,000 seats to Packer fans.<ref name=p135udgs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W3UxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2429%2C7005067 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packers 13-5 underdogs in playoff with Bears |date=December 14, 1941 |page=1, sports}}</ref> Chicago was favored,<ref name=p135udgs/><ref name=bthptfav>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1940%2C3343162 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=McGlynn |first=Stoney |title=Bears are 2½ to 1 favorites over Packers today |date=December 14, 1941 |page=1B }}</ref> and attendance on game day was slightly lower than capacity at 43,425, the week after Pearl Harbor. The Bears jumped to a 30–7 halftime lead under clear skies and {{convert|16|F}} temperatures and easily won, 33–14.<ref name=blttf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XHUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1980%2C8030060 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Kuechle |first=Oliver E. |title=Bears' line too tough for Packers 33-14 |date=December 15, 1941|page=4, part 2}}</ref><ref name=bhpckrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ejBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7155%2C3845488 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=McGlynn |first=Stoney |title=Bears humble Packers, 33-14, win title |date=December 15, |
The Packers had completed their regular season on November 30 and the playoff game was sold out by Tuesday, December 9, at over 46,484,<ref name=pgisonw>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VnUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2055%2C4731932 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packer game sellout now |date=December 9, 1941 |page=4, part 2 }}</ref> with over 10,000 seats to Packer fans.<ref name=p135udgs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W3UxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2429%2C7005067 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Packers 13-5 underdogs in playoff with Bears |date=December 14, 1941 |page=1, sports}}</ref> Chicago was favored,<ref name=p135udgs/><ref name=bthptfav>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1940%2C3343162 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=McGlynn |first=Stoney |title=Bears are 2½ to 1 favorites over Packers today |date=December 14, 1941 |page=1B }}</ref> and attendance on game day was slightly lower than capacity at 43,425, the week after Pearl Harbor. The Bears jumped to a 30–7 halftime lead under clear skies and {{convert|16|F}} temperatures and easily won, 33–14.<ref name=blttf>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XHUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zSIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1980%2C8030060 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Kuechle |first=Oliver E. |title=Bears' line too tough for Packers 33-14 |date=December 15, 1941|page=4, part 2}}</ref><ref name=bhpckrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ejBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7155%2C3845488 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=McGlynn |first=Stoney |title=Bears humble Packers, 33-14, win title |date=December 15, 1942 |page=3B}}</ref><ref name=cdtbwpfts>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1941/12/15/page/29/article/bears-win-33-to-14-play-for-title-sunday |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Prell |first=Edward |title=Bears win 33 to 14; play for title Sunday |date=December 15, 1941 |page=29 }}</ref> The Eastern Division champion [[1941 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] (8–3) completed their regular season on December 7 with a 21–7 loss to the runner-up [[1941 Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) season|Brooklyn Dodgers]] (7–4), who had defeated the Giants twice in the regular season. |
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==NFL Championship Game== |
==NFL Championship Game== |
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