Champions Washington Redskins Champion Washington Redskins | Start date 1937 | |
Duration September 5, 1937 – December 12, 1937 People also search for 1936 NFL season, 1938 NFL season | ||
The 1937 NFL season was the 18th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Rams joined the league as an expansion team. Meanwhile, the Redskins relocated from Boston to Washington, D.C.
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The season ended when the Redskins, led by rookie tailback Sammy Baugh, defeated the Chicago Bears in the NFL Championship Game.
Major rule changes
Division races
Midway through the NFL's 11-game season, the Bears were unbeaten (5–0) in the Western Division, while the Giants were leaders in the Eastern (4–1), and they played to a 3–3 tie. The Giants and Bears continued to stay in the lead in their divisions, and the Bears clinched a spot in the title game with its 13–0 win over Detroit. On December 5, the final game of the season had Washington (7–3 and .700) traveling to New York (6–2–2 and .750). A win or a tie would have given the Giants the Eastern title; the Redskins triumphed, 49–14, and got the division crown and the trip to face Chicago in the 1937 championship game.
Final standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against Note: The NFL did not officially count tie games in the standings until 1972
NFL Championship Game
Washington 28, Chi. Bears 21, at Wrigley Field, Chicago, December 12, 1937