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Due to the size limitations of the arena, the length of the football field was only 80 yards. In the 1932 season, the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans tied for first place in the league, and played an "unofficial" championship playoff game at Chicago Stadium on December 18. The Bears won 9–0 and captured the championship before 11,198 fans.
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NFL Championships, eight prior to the AFL–NFL merger and one Super Bowl.
1985 NFC Divisional Playoff: New York Giants 0, Chicago Bears 21. The last home playoff game was in 1963, when the team played in Wrigley Field. 1985 NFC Championship Game: Los Angeles Rams 0, Chicago Bears 24. This was the first NFC Championship held here. [53] 1986 NFC Divisional Playoff: Washington 27, Chicago Bears 13.
Champaign Memorial Stadium: Chicago Bears: Champaign, Illinois: 2002 2002 Temporary home of the Bears due to the renovation of Soldier Field. Current home of the Illinois Fighting Illini. Chicago Stadium: 1932 NFL Playoff Game: Chicago, Illinois: 1932 1932 Site of the first indoor NFL game.
Since the NFL's first season in 1920, the league title had been awarded to the team with the best regular season record based on winning percentage with ties excluded.. While four of the first six championships were disputed, only once (in 1921) did two teams finish tied for first place in the standings: the Chicago Staleys, who became the Bears the following year, and the Buffalo All ...
The 1963 NFL Championship Game was the 31st annual championship game, played on December 29 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The game pitted the visiting New York Giants (11–3) of the Eastern Conference against the Chicago Bears (11–1–2) of the Western Conference.
(former names) Stadium (former names) Years Used Capacity Opened Surface Location Chicago Bears (Chicago Staleys) (Decatur Staleys) Soldier Field (2003–present) 2003–present: 63,000 [5] 1924 Grass Chicago: Memorial Stadium: 2002: 69,249 1923 AstroPlay Champaign, Illinois: Soldier Field Municipal Grant Park Stadium (1924–1925) 1971–2001: ...