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The 1941 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Division championship between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, requiring an unscheduled one-game playoff, making this the debut edition of the NFL playoffs. The two teams had finished the regular season with identical 10–1 records and had split their season series, with the road teams winning.[1] The Bears were defending league champions, and the Packers had won the NFL title in 1939.
| Dates | December 14-21, 1941 | ||||
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| Season | 1941 | ||||
| Teams | 3 | ||||
| Games played | 2 | ||||
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| Defending champions | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Champions | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Runners-up | New York Giants | ||||
| Conference runners-up | |||||
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This divisional championship game was played on December 14 at Wrigley Field.[2] The winner then hosted the New York Giants (8–3) on December 21 in the NFL Championship Game.
| Western Division playoff | NFL Championship | ||||||||
| E | New York | 9 | |||||||
| W | Green Bay | 14 | W | Chicago Bears | 37 | ||||
| W | Chicago Bears | 33 | |||||||
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Packers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Bears | 6 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 33 |
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Chicago Bears 33, Green Bay Packers 14
at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 14, 1941
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| Bears | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
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