1940 NFL season

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The 1940 NFL season was the 21st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Game, 73-0. This game currently stands as the most onesided victory in NFL history.

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[edit] Major rule changes

  • The penalty for a forward pass not from scrimmage is 5 yards.
  • Penalties for fouls that occur prior to a pass or kick from behind the line of scrimmage are enforced from the previous spot. However, penalties for fouls during a free ball or when the offensive team fouls behind their line are enforced from the spot of the foul.
  • Fouls enforced in the field of play cannot penalize the ball more than half the distance to the offender's goal line.
  • If the offensive team commits pass interference in their opponent's end zone, the defense has the choice of 15 yards from the previous spot and a loss of down, or a touchback.

[edit] Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Eastern Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Washington Redskins 9 2 0 .818 245 142
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 3 0 .727 186 120
New York Giants 6 4 1 .600 131 133
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 7 2 .222 60 178
Philadelphia Eagles 1 10 0 .091 111 211
Western Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Chicago Bears 8 3 0 .727 238 152
Green Bay Packers 6 4 1 .600 238 155
Detroit Lions 5 5 1 .500 138 153
Cleveland Rams 4 6 1 .400 171 191
Chicago Cardinals 2 7 2 .222 139 222


[edit] NFL Championship Game

For more details on this topic, see NFL Championship Game, 1940.

Chi. Bears 73, Washington 0, at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C., December 8, 1940

[edit] Awards

Joe F. Carr Trophy (Most Valuable Player)   Ace Parker, Halfback, Brooklyn

[edit] References

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