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The 1940 season was the Chicago Bears' 21st in the National Football League.The team matched on their 8–3 record from 1939 under head coach George Halas.Behind NFL great Sid Luckman, the club gained a berth in the NFL Championship.
The 1946 Chicago Bears The T-formation that the Bears innovated in their 73–0 win over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship. The Chicago Bears from 1940 to 1946 were considered a dynasty, earning the nickname of "Monsters of the Midway".
The Bears played in four straight NFL Championship Games between 1940 and 1943, winning three of them, including an NFL record 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in 1940. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] The second period of success was between 1984 and 1991 when the Bears captured six NFC Central Division titles in eight years and won Super Bowl XX .
On a Sunday in the 1940 December," the book states, "the Chicago Bears played perfect football for a greater percentage of the official hour than any team before or since. In the championship game, as an underdog to the team which had just beaten them, the Bears made an eleven-touchdown pile and used it as a pedestal to raise the NFL to view in ...
The Chicago Bears all-time roster is split by name into ... 1940–1941, 1945–1950 ... the Chicago Bears have unveiled the Top 100 players in franchise history, ...
The Chicago Bears won a total of eight titles, and the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, and New York Giants each won four. The Bears recorded the largest victory in a championship game, defeating the Washington Redskins 73–0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game ; six other title games ended in a shutout as well.
Justin Fields (2021–2023) Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020) Jay Cutler, who holds multiple Bears franchise passing records [1] (2009–2016) Kyle Orton started 15 games in 2008 Rex Grossman, who played for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 (2003–2008) Jim McMahon, who won the Bears' only Super Bowl in 1985 (1982–1988)
The season ended on December 8, when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins in the NFL Championship Play-off Game by a score of 73–0 in front of 36,034 fans. This result still stands as the most one-sided victory (and highest score) in NFL history as of the 2024 season.