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| Date | December 17, 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 25,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
The 1933 NFL Championship Game was the first scheduled championship game of the National Football League (NFL) since its founding in 1920. It was played on December 17 at Wrigley Field in Chicago,[1][2] and the attendance was estimated at 25,000.[3][4]
The game was between the champions of the league's newly created divisions: the Chicago Bears (10–2–1) of the Western Division and the New York Giants (11–3) of the Eastern Division. Chicago gained the home field due to a better winning percentage in the regular season;[5] after this year the home field alternated, with the Eastern Division champion hosting in even-numbered years and the Western in odd.
Chicago scored the winning touchdown with less than two minutes to go in the fourth quarter, capping a 23–21 victory.[3][6][7] It was the Bears' second consecutive championship and third under founder and head coach George Halas.
- ^ Smith, Wilfrid (December 17, 1933). "Pick U.S. champion today: Bears vs. Giants". Chicago Tribune. p. 1, part 2.
- ^ Dunkley, Charles (December 17, 1933). "Bears meet Giants for pro crown today". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 5B.
- ^ a b Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 18, 1933). "Bears beat Giants in sensational, ripsnorting game, 23 to 21". Milwaukee Journal. p. 6, part 2.
- ^ Kirksey, George (December 17, 1933). "Bears win pro title in thrill-packed game". Pittsburgh Press. United Press. p. 28.
- ^ "Bears and Giants meet Sunday for pro crown". Milwaukee Journal. December 17, 1933. p. 2, sports.
- ^ Smith, Wilfrid (December 18, 1933). "Bears whip Giants, 23-21; world champions". Chicago Tribune. p. 23.
- ^ "Bears win pro grid league title". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (Chicago Tribune). December 18, 1933. p. 14.