Originally published on Jul. 4, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, December 26th, 1943, the Chicago Bears defeated
the Washington Redskins 41-21 in the 1943 NFL Championship Game to win the 24th
championship in NFL history. It was the sixth championship for the Bears
franchise. The game was held at Wrigley Field in Chicago.
The season also saw the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh
Steelers merge their teams, officially becoming the Phil-Pitt Combine, due to
the number of players on both teams who had left to serve in World War II. The
Steelers and Chicago Cardinals would do a similar merger in 1944.
Out of Playoffs: Green Bay Packers (7-2-1), Phil-Pitt
Combine (5-4-1), Detroit Lions (3-6-1), Brooklyn Dodgers (2-8), Chicago
Cardinals (0-10)
Out in first round: New York Giants (L 28-0 to Redskins)
Most passing touchdowns: #42 Sid Luckman (Bears)- 28 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #8 Bill Paschal (Giants)- 10 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #14 Don Hutson (Packers)- 11 TD
Most interceptions: #33 Sammy Baugh (Redskins)- 11 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 9 attempts): #14 Ward Cuff
(Giants)- 3 for 9, 33.3%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1943/
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