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1940 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1940 NFL Champions
Scored 238 points (21.6/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 152 points (13.8/g), 4th.
Differential of 86 points (7.8/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 8.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (2.1/g), 1st.
Coached by George Halas (8-3-0)
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1940 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Day | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | |||
| 1 | Sun | September 22 | box | W | 1-0 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 41 | 10 | 6 | 288 | 191 | 97 | 3 | 15 | 341 | 192 | 149 | 9 |
| 2 | Wed | September 25 | box | L | 1-1 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | 7 | 21 | 17 | 256 | 121 | 135 | 3 | 12 | 256 | 83 | 173 | 2 |
| 3 | Sun | October 6 | box | W | 2-1 | @ | Cleveland Rams | 21 | 14 | 13 | 240 | 53 | 187 | 4 | 10 | 233 | 158 | 75 | 3 |
| 4 | Sun | October 13 | box | W | 3-1 | Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 10 | 210 | 15 | 195 | 4 | 13 | 173 | 66 | 107 | 2 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 20 | box | W | 4-1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 7 | 18 | 417 | 117 | 300 | 2 | 9 | 261 | 187 | 74 | 1 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 27 | box | W | 5-1 | @ | New York Giants | 37 | 21 | 12 | 245 | 171 | 74 | 21 | 326 | 252 | 74 | 6 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 3 | box | W | 6-1 | Green Bay Packers | 14 | 7 | 13 | 246 | 59 | 187 | 4 | 11 | 208 | 156 | 52 | 5 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 10 | box | L | 6-2 | @ | Detroit Lions | 14 | 17 | 14 | 299 | 167 | 132 | 3 | 14 | 253 | 155 | 98 | 1 |
| 9 | Sun | November 17 | box | L | 6-3 | @ | Washington Redskins | 3 | 7 | 16 | 297 | 148 | 149 | 3 | 11 | 169 | 125 | 44 | 2 |
| 10 | Sun | November 24 | box | W | 7-3 | Cleveland Rams | 47 | 25 | 15 | 429 | 295 | 134 | 2 | 11 | 282 | 209 | 73 | 4 | |
| 11 | Sun | December 1 | box | W | 8-3 | Chicago Cardinals | 31 | 23 | 8 | 254 | 63 | 191 | 4 | 11 | 240 | 139 | 101 | 2 | |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 8 | box | W | 9-3 | @ | Washington Redskins | 73 | 0 | 17 | 519 | 138 | 381 | 1 | 17 | 231 | 226 | 5 | 9 | |