Originally published on Jul. 8, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, December 15th, 1946, the Chicago Bears defeated
the New York Giants 24-14 in the 1946 NFL Championship Game to win the 27th
championship in NFL history. It was the seventh championship for the Bears franchise.
The game was held at Polo Grounds in New York.
Out of Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams (6-4-1), Philadelphia
Eagles (6-5), Chicago Cardinals (6-5), Green Bay Packers (6-5), Pittsburgh
Steelers (5-5-1), Washington Redskins (5-5-1), Boston Yanks (2-8-1), Detroit
Lions (1-10)
Most passing touchdowns: #42 Sid Luckman (Bears)- 17 TD
& 1826 yds
Most rushing touchdowns: #64 Ted Fritsch (Packers)- 9 TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #41 Billy Dewell (Cardinals)- 7
TD
Most interceptions: #35 Bill Dudley (Steelers)- 10 INT
Best field goal percentage (min. 9 attempts): #7 Bob
Waterfield (Rams)- 6 for 9, 66.6%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1946/
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