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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Statements (42)

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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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