73–0 game

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The "73–0 game" refers to the 1940 NFL Championship in which the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins by a record-setting 73-point margin, the most lopsided score in NFL history.

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73–0 Game 1
73–0 game canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football game
NFL Championship Game
sports record event
attendance approximately 36,000
awayScore 73
awayTeam Chicago Bears
awayTeamCoach George Halas
awayTeamFranchise Chicago Bears
awayTeamPointsByGameEnd 73
category 1940 in American football
Chicago Bears games
linked to: Chicago Bears

December 1940 sports events in the United States
National Football League championship games
linked to: Super Bowl

Washington Redskins games
city Washington, D.C.
competitionStage NFL Championship
country United States
date 1940-12-08
era pre-Super Bowl era
homeScore 0
homeTeam Washington Redskins
homeTeamCoach Ray Flaherty
homeTeamFranchise Washington Commanders
homeTeamPointsByGameEnd 0
isChampionshipDeciderForSeason 1940 NFL season
league National Football League
location Griffith Stadium
loser Washington Redskins
marginOfVictory 73 points
notableFor T-formation offense used by Chicago Bears
officialName 1940 NFL Championship Game
pointDifferential 73
record largest margin of victory in an NFL Championship Game
most lopsided score in NFL history
season 1940 NFL season
shortName 73–0 game
shutout true
sport American football
surface grass
televised no
winner Chicago Bears
year 1940

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1940 NFL Championship Game nickname 73–0 game
subject linked to: NFL Championship Game 1940