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|visitor_coach = [[Steve Owen (American football)|Steve Owen]] |
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|stadium=[[Wrigley Field]] |
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|city=[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |
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|odds=Chicago by 15 points<ref name=br2tde>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Fk4bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4279%2C5326972 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |agency=United Press |last=Snider |first=Steve |title=Bears rate 2-touchdown edge over Giants in pro title game |date=December 21, 1941 |page=13, section 3}}</ref> |
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|radio=[[Mutual Broadcasting System|Mutual]] |
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|HOFers='''Giants:''' [[Tim Mara]] (owner/founder),<br>[[Wellington Mara]] (administrator), [[Steve Owen (American football)|Steve Owen]] (coach),<br>[[Mel Hein]], [[Tuffy Leemans]] <br> '''Bears:''' [[George Halas]] (owner/coach),<br>[[Dan Fortmann]], [[Sid Luckman]], [[George McAfee]],<br>[[George Musso]], [[Joe Stydahar]], [[Bulldog Turner]] |
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The '''1941 |
The '''1941 NFL Championship Game''' was the ninth annual [[History of the National Football League championship|championship game]] of the [[National Football League]] (NFL), held at [[Wrigley Field]] in [[Chicago]] on December 21.<ref name=brgklt>{{cite news |url=http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1941/12/22/page/23/article/bears-rout-giants-37-9-keep-league-title |newspaper=Chicago Daily Tribune |last=Prell |first=Edward |title=Bears rout Giants, 37-9; keep league title |date=December 22, 1941 |page=23 }}</ref><ref name=ppgbwptti>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=oJRRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LWoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4194%2C2502761 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Bears wallop Giants 37 to 9, clinch title|date=December 22, 1941 |page=16 }}</ref> Played two weeks after the [[Empire of Japan|Japanese]] [[attack on Pearl Harbor]], the attendance was 13,341, the fewest to see an NFL title game. However, this statistic might be explained in part by wartime restrictions.<ref name=bwgfpti>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gTBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Gw0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6440%2C5139561 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |last=Hoff |first=Dave |title=Bears wallop Giants for pro title |date=December 22, 1941 |page=3B}}</ref><ref name=bswampg>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=scBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5488%2C3130576 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Bears swamp Giants, 37 to 9, in pro play-off before 13,341 |last=Kuechle |first=Oliver E. |date=December 22, 1941 |page=4, part 2}}</ref><ref name=rbroach>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F04bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3721%2C5771887|newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |agency=(photo) |title=Riotous Bears roar as champions of football world |date=December 22, 1941 |page=29}}</ref> |
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==Western Division playoff game== |
==Western Division playoff game== |
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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, 1941 |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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The Bears were making their fifth appearance in the title game, the Giants were making their sixth, and each had two victories. It was the third time the two teams matched up in the big game; the home teams had won both: the Bears in [[1933 NFL Championship game|1933]] and the Giants in [[1934 NFL Championship Game|1934]]. The Bears were favored by two touchdowns and 35,000 were expected to attend.<ref name=cbtplmj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3564%2C2341042 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Chicago Bears to play Giants for pro league title Sunday |date=December 21, 1941 |page=1, sports }}</ref> |
The Bears were making their fifth appearance in the title game, the Giants were making their sixth, and each had two victories. It was the third time the two teams matched up in the big game; the home teams had won both: the Bears in [[1933 NFL Championship game|1933]] and the Giants in [[1934 NFL Championship Game|1934]]. The Bears were favored by two touchdowns and 35,000 were expected to attend.<ref name=br2tde/><ref name=cbtplmj>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sMBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3564%2C2341042 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |title=Chicago Bears to play Giants for pro league title Sunday |date=December 21, 1941 |page=1, sports }}</ref> The game time temperature was unseasonably warm at {{convert|47|F}}.<ref name=brgklt/> |
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The hometown Bears kicked three field goals in the first half to lead 9–6 at the intermission.<ref name=ppgbwptti/> The |
The hometown Bears kicked three field goals in the first half to lead 9–6 at the intermission.<ref name=ppgbwptti/> The Giants took the opening drive of the second half down to the five but settled for a short field goal to tie the score. Chicago dominated the rest of the second half with four unanswered touchdowns and won 37–9.<ref name=brgklt/><ref name=bwgfpti/><ref name=bswampg/><ref name=yvapbrs>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l-BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zoQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6229%2C2671760 |newspaper=Youngstown Vindicator |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |last=Hoff |first=Dave |title=Chicago Bears turn on power in second half to beat New York Giants 37-9 |date=December 22, 1941 |page=18}}</ref> |
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The Bears became the first team in the NFL championship game era (since 1933) to win consecutive titles; it |
The Bears became the first team in the NFL championship game era (since {{nfly|1933}}) to win consecutive titles; it was the franchise's fifth league title ({{nfly|1921}}, {{nfly|1932}}, [[1933 NFL Championship Game|1933]], [[1940 NFL Championship Game|1940]], 1941). |
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===Scoring summary=== |
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''Sunday, December 21, 1941''<br> |
''Sunday, December 21, 1941''<br> |
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Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |
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|14-yard field goal by [[Bob Snyder (American football)|Bob Snyder]] |
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[[Ray McLean|Ray "Scooter" McLean]] elected to [[drop kick]] the extra point on the last touchdown,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youngstown Vindicator - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l-BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zoQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6229,2671760|access-date=2020-10-16|website=news.google.com}}</ref> the last successful drop kick in the NFL for 64 years. [[Doug Flutie]] of the [[2005 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] kicked one in his final regular season game, in the fourth quarter of the last game of the [[2005 NFL season|2005]] regular season on January 1, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g1oUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2805,391423|access-date=2020-10-16|website=news.google.com}}</ref> |
^ With under two minutes remaining, [[Ray McLean|Ray "Scooter" McLean]] elected to [[drop kick]] the [[Conversion (gridiron football)|extra point]] on the last touchdown,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Youngstown Vindicator - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l-BRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zoQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6229,2671760|access-date=2020-10-16|website=news.google.com}}</ref> which was the last successful drop kick in the NFL for 64 years. [[Doug Flutie]] of the [[2005 New England Patriots season|New England Patriots]] kicked one in his final regular season game, in the fourth quarter of the last game of the [[2005 NFL season|2005]] regular season on January 1, 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g1oUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ifADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2805,391423|access-date=2020-10-16|website=news.google.com}}</ref> |
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With the low attendance, the net gate receipts were a record lowat under [[United States dollar|$]]42,000. Each Bears player received $431, while each Giants player saw $288, less than half of the [[1940 NFL Championship Game#Players' shares|previous year's]].<ref name=yvapbrs/><ref name=tgnbf3>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=scBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zyIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5794%2C3132640 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Title game nets bears $430 each |date=December 22, 1941 |page=4, part 2}}</ref> |
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Ticket prices were $4.40 for the grandstand and $2.20 for bleachers.<ref name=dththou>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F04bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5042%2C5780298 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |last=Williams |first=Joe |title=Does 13,000 indicate that pro grid season is over-extended? |date=December 22, 1941 |page=30}}</ref> |
Ticket prices were $4.40 for the grandstand and $2.20 for bleachers.<ref name=dththou>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=F04bAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dUwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5042%2C5780298 |newspaper=Pittsburgh Press |last=Williams |first=Joe |title=Does 13,000 indicate that pro grid season is over-extended? |date=December 22, 1941 |page=30}}</ref> |
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| Attendance | 13,341 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Giants: Tim Mara (owner/founder), Wellington Mara (administrator), Steve Owen (coach), Mel Hein, Tuffy Leemans Bears: George Halas (owner/coach), Dan Fortmann, Sid Luckman, George McAfee, George Musso, Joe Stydahar, Bulldog Turner | |||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 NFL Championship Game was the ninth annual championship game of the National Football League (NFL), held at Wrigley FieldinChicago on December 21.[2][3] Played two weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the attendance was 13,341, the fewest to see an NFL title game. However, this statistic might be explained in part by wartime restrictions.[4][5][6]
Before the title game, the Western Division champion needed to be determined. The defending NFL champion Chicago Bears (10–1) had ended the regular season on December 7 tied with the Green Bay Packers (10–1), the 1939 NFL champions. The two had split their season series in 1941, with the road teams winning, so the tiebreaker was the first-ever divisional playoff game in the NFL, played on December 14 at Wrigley Field.
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,[7] with over 10,000 seats to Packer fans.[8] Chicago was favored,[8][9] 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 16 °F (−9 °C) temperatures and easily won, 33–14.[10][11][12] The Eastern Division champion New York Giants (8–3) completed their regular season on December 7 with a 21–7 loss to the runner-up Brooklyn Dodgers (7–4), who had defeated the Giants twice in the regular season.
The Bears were making their fifth appearance in the title game, the Giants were making their sixth, and each had two victories. It was the third time the two teams matched up in the big game; the home teams had won both: the Bears in 1933 and the Giants in 1934. The Bears were favored by two touchdowns and 35,000 were expected to attend.[1][13] The game time temperature was unseasonably warm at 47 °F (8 °C).[2]
The hometown Bears kicked three field goals in the first half to lead 9–6 at the intermission.[3] The Giants took the opening drive of the second half down to the five but settled for a short field goal to tie the score. Chicago dominated the rest of the second half with four unanswered touchdowns and won 37–9.[2][4][5][14]
The Bears became the first team in the NFL championship game era (since 1933) to win consecutive titles; it was the franchise's fifth league title (1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941).
Sunday, December 21, 1941
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| 1 | NYG | George Franck scores a 31-yard touchdown from Tuffy Leemans. Extra point no good. | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | CHI | 39-yard field goal by Bob Snyder | 6 | 6 |
| 2 | CHI | 37-yard field goal by Bob Snyder | 6 | 9 |
| 3 | NYG | 16-yard field goal by Ward Cuff | 9 | 9 |
| 3 | CHI | 2-yard rush by Norm Standlee. Extra point is good by Bob Snyder | 9 | 16 |
| 3 | CHI | 7-yard rush by Norm Standlee. Extra point is good by Joe Maniaci | 9 | 23 |
| 4 | CHI | 5-yard rush by George McAfee. Extra point is good by Lee Artoe | 9 | 30 |
| 4 | CHI | Ken Kavanaugh returns a 42-yard fumble. Extra point is good by Ray McLean ^ | 9 | 37 |
^ With under two minutes remaining, Ray "Scooter" McLean elected to drop kick the extra point on the last touchdown,[16] which was the last successful drop kick in the NFL for 64 years. Doug Flutie of the New England Patriots kicked one in his final regular season game, in the fourth quarter of the last game of the 2005 regular season on January 1, 2006.[17]
The NFL had only four game officials in 1941; the back judge was added in 1947, the line judge in 1965, and the side judge in 1978.
With the low attendance, the net gate receipts were a record low at under $42,000. Each Bears player received $431, while each Giants player saw $288, less than half of the previous year's.[14][18]
Ticket prices were $4.40 for the grandstand and $2.20 for bleachers.[19]
Two players in the game, back Young Bussey of the Bears and end Jack Lummus of the Giants, were killed in action three years later in World War II, in early 1945. Navy lieutenant Bussey died in the Invasion of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines and Marine lieutenant Lummus was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for valor at the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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| NFL Championship (1933–1969)[1] |
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| AFL Championship (1960–1969)[1] |
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| AFL–NFL World Championship Game (1966–1969)[1][2] |
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| Super Bowl (1970–present)[1][3] |
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