1940 NFL Championship Game 73–0 win over Washington Redskins

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American football game NFL Championship Game sports record

The 1940 NFL Championship Game 73–0 win over the Washington Redskins was a historic blowout victory by the Chicago Bears, widely regarded as one of the most dominant performances in professional football history.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football game ⓘ NFL Championship Game ⓘ sports record ⓘ
attendance	36434 ⓘ
awayTeam	Chicago Bears ⓘ
broadcastOnRadio	true ⓘ
category	1940 in American football ⓘ Chicago Bears games ⓘ NFL Championship ⓘ surface form: National Football League Championship games Washington Redskins games ⓘ
city	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
date	1940-12-08 ⓘ
era	pre-Super Bowl era ⓘ
featuredPlayer	Bulldog Turner ⓘ George McAfee ⓘ Sid Luckman ⓘ
finalScore	Chicago Bears 73–0 Washington Redskins ⓘ
followedBy	1941 NFL Championship Game ⓘ
homeTeam	Washington Commanders ⓘ surface form: Washington Redskins
largestMarginOfVictoryInNFLChampionshipOrSuperBowlHistory	true ⓘ
league	National Football League ⓘ
location	Griffith Stadium ⓘ
losingCoach	Ray Flaherty ⓘ
losingTeam	Washington Commanders ⓘ surface form: Washington Redskins
marginOfVictory	73 ⓘ
MVP	Sid Luckman ⓘ
nickname	73–0 game ⓘ surface form: 73–0 Game
notableFor	introduction of modern T-formation with man-in-motion ⓘ largest blowout in NFL title game history ⓘ multiple defensive and special teams touchdowns by Chicago Bears ⓘ
offensiveSchemeUsedByWinningTeam	T-formation ⓘ
pointsScoredByLosingTeam	0 ⓘ
pointsScoredByWinningTeam	73 ⓘ
precededBy	1939 NFL Championship Game ⓘ
resultedIn	Chicago Bears winning 1940 NFL Championship ⓘ
season	1940 NFL season ⓘ
shutout	true ⓘ
significance	cemented Chicago Bears as early NFL dynasty ⓘ demonstrated tactical superiority of T-formation offense ⓘ
sport	American football ⓘ
teamDivisionOfChicagoBears	NFL Western Division ⓘ
teamDivisionOfWashingtonRedskins	NFL Eastern Conference ⓘ surface form: NFL Eastern Division
teamOwnerOfChicagoBearsAtTime	George Halas ⓘ
teamOwnerOfWashingtonRedskinsAtTime	George Preston Marshall ⓘ
winningCoach	George Halas ⓘ
winningTeam	Chicago Bears ⓘ
year	1940 ⓘ

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