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After completing the 1930 season with a record of 9–4–1, the Bears and the Chicago Cardinals played the first indoor football game on December 15 at Chicago Stadium in a charity game for those affected by the Great Depression, a game the Bears won 9–7. Due to the size limitations of the arena, the length of the football field was only 80 ...
Toledo, Ohio 1923 1923 Team also played in stadium from 1902 to 1908 prior to joining the NFL [26] [27] Bellevue Park: Green Bay Packers: Preble, Wisconsin: 1923 1924 Site of first Packers-Bears game [28] Frankford Stadium: Frankford Yellow Jackets: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1923 1931 [29] Sportsman's Park: St. Louis All-Stars, St. Louis ...
On October 9, 1924, the 53rd anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire, the stadium was officially dedicated as "Grant Park Stadium", [13] although it had hosted a few events before then, including a field day for Chicago police officers on September 6, and the stadium's first football game, between Louisville Male High School and Austin Community ...
The 1971 Chicago Bears season was their 52nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record, another below .500 showing, eventually costing head coach Jim Dooley his job.
The Chicago Bears beat the Houston Texans 21-17 in the shortened game. The cancellation came after a 36-minute weather delay. The game was suspended with 3:31 remaining in the third quarter as ...
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.
Due to blizzard conditions in Chicago, the game was played at Chicago Stadium, [32] [33] marking it as the first indoor American football game. The success of the playoff game led the NFL to institute a championship game. In the first NFL Championship, the Bears played against the New York Giants, defeating them 23–21.
The first Bears-Packers game after the Aaron Rodgers era will be Sept. 10 at Soldier Field. Fans are expected to get their first good look at the Packers under new quarterback Jordan Love.