1932 NFL Playoff Game
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The 1932 NFL Playoff Game was a historic postseason matchup that effectively served as the league’s first championship game and led to the formal creation of the NFL Championship Game and divisional structure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
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NFL postseason game ⓘ historic sporting event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1932 NFL Championship playoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | approximately 11,000 ⓘ |
| awayTeam | Portsmouth Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bearsCoach | George Halas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bearsKeyPlayer |
Bronko Nagurski
NERFINISHED
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Red Grange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bearsRegularSeasonRecord | 7–1–6 ⓘ |
| bearsScore | 9 ⓘ |
| city |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | December 18, 1932 ⓘ |
| era | pre-Super Bowl era ⓘ |
| fieldLength | 80 yards ⓘ |
| fieldWidth | narrower than regulation ⓘ |
| finalScore | Chicago Bears 9, Portsmouth Spartans 0 ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
influenced changes to NFL rules regarding forward passes
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led to adoption of NFL divisional structure in 1933 ⓘ led to creation of the official NFL Championship Game starting in 1933 ⓘ |
| homeTeam | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | National Football League ⓘ |
| losingTeam | Portsmouth Spartans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalVenue | Wrigley Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForIndoorVenue | severe cold and snow in Chicago ⓘ |
| reasonForShortField | space limitations inside Chicago Stadium ⓘ |
| resultingFranchiseChange | Portsmouth Spartans later became the Detroit Lions ⓘ |
| ruleChangeInfluence |
contributed to liberalization of passing rules
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helped prompt moving the ball to hash marks ⓘ |
| scoringPlay |
Bronko Nagurski touchdown pass ruled legal
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safety by Chicago Bears ⓘ |
| season | 1932 NFL season ⓘ |
| significance |
considered the NFL’s first playoff game
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effectively served as the NFL’s first championship game ⓘ |
| spartansCoach | Potsy Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spartansKeyPlayer | Dutch Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spartansRegularSeasonRecord | 6–1–4 ⓘ |
| spartansScore | 0 ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| standingsBasis | winning percentage excluding ties ⓘ |
| surface | indoor dirt field ⓘ |
| tieBreakerContext | played to break tie for first place in 1932 NFL standings ⓘ |
| venue | Chicago Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winningTeam | Chicago Bears NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1932 ⓘ |
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