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1938 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

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League Standings

Glossary
Tm W L T W-L% Pts PtsO PtDif
East
New York Giants 8 2 1 .800 194 79 115
Washington Redskins 6 3 2 .667 148 154 -6
Brooklyn Dodgers 4 4 3 .500 131 161 -30
Philadelphia Eagles 5 6 0 .455 154 164 -10
Pittsburgh Pirates 2 9 0 .182 79 169 -90
West
Green Bay Packers 8 3 0 .727 223 118 105
Detroit Lions 7 4 0 .636 119 108 11
Chicago Bears 6 5 0 .545 194 148 46
Cleveland Rams 4 7 0 .364 131 215 -84
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 0 .182 111 168 -57

Playoff Games

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Week Day Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL
ConfChamp December 11 W New York Giants Green Bay Packers 23 17

Award Winners

Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)Mel Hein

Team Offense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
1 Green Bay Packers 11 223 3037 664 4.6 134 91 210 1466 20 20 7.0 454 1571 9 3.5 134 20 0
2 New York Giants 11 194 2692 652 4.1 132 91 186 1142 10 19 6.1 466 1550 12 3.3 132 19 0
3 Chicago Bears 11 194 2908 658 4.4 141 72 197 1222 12 18 6.2 461 1686 11 3.7 141 18 0
4 Philadelphia Eagles 11 154 1928 537 3.6 86 64 191 917 15 19 4.8 346 1011 2 2.9 86 19 0
5 Washington Redskins 11 148 2960 636 4.7 147 114 248 1536 9 28 6.2 388 1424 10 3.7 147 28 0
6 Cleveland Rams 11 131 2161 581 3.7 101 88 245 1363 9 34 5.6 336 798 5 2.4 101 34 0
7 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 131 2204 552 4.0 96 69 171 992 6 9 5.8 381 1212 9 3.2 96 9 0
8 Detroit Lions 11 119 2640 620 4.3 129 49 148 747 3 16 5.0 472 1893 11 4.0 129 16 0
9 Chicago Cardinals 11 111 2489 622 4.0 121 114 240 1340 4 26 5.6 382 1149 9 3.0 121 26 0
10 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 79 2330 651 3.6 103 72 194 916 5 32 4.7 457 1414 5 3.1 103 32 0
Avg Team 148.4 2534.9 617.3 4.1 119.0 82.4 203.0 1164.1 9.3 22.1 5.7 414.3 1370.8 8.3 3.3 119.0 22.1 0.0
League Total 1484 25349 6173 4.1 1190 824 2030 11641 93 221 5.7 4143 13708 83 3.3 1190 221 0
Avg Tm/G 13.5 230.4 56.1 4.1 10.8 7.5 18.5 105.8 0.8 2.0 5.7 37.7 124.6 0.8 3.3 10.8 2.0 0.0

Passing Offense

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Rk Tm G Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1 Washington Redskins 11 114 248 46.0 1536 9 3.6 28 11.3 62 6.2 1.5 13.5 139.6 38.7 0 0 6.2 1.5 0.0
2 Green Bay Packers 11 91 210 43.3 1466 20 9.5 20 9.5 53 7.0 3.6 16.1 133.3 59.4 0 0 7.0 3.6 0.0
3 Cleveland Rams 11 88 245 35.9 1363 9 3.7 34 13.9 23 5.6 -0.3 15.5 123.9 27.9 0 0 5.6 -0.3 0.0
4 Chicago Cardinals 11 114 240 47.5 1340 4 1.7 26 10.8 98 5.6 0.9 11.8 121.8 30.9 0 0 5.6 0.9 0.0
5 Chicago Bears 11 72 197 36.5 1222 12 6.1 18 9.1 10 6.2 2.7 17.0 111.1 40.6 0 0 6.2 2.7 0.0
6 New York Giants 11 91 186 48.9 1142 10 5.4 19 10.2 45 6.1 2.1 12.5 103.8 46.8 0 0 6.1 2.1 0.0
7 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 69 171 40.4 992 6 3.5 9 5.3 19 5.8 3.8 14.4 90.2 49.6 0 0 5.8 3.8 0.0
8 Philadelphia Eagles 11 64 191 33.5 917 15 7.9 19 9.9 39 4.8 1.1 14.3 83.4 36.6 0 0 4.8 1.1 0.0
9 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 72 194 37.1 916 5 2.6 32 16.5 0 4.7 -2.4 12.7 83.3 21.7 0 0 4.7 -2.4 0.0
10 Detroit Lions 11 49 148 33.1 747 3 2.0 16 10.8 35 5.0 0.4 15.2 67.9 17.9 0 0 5.0 0.4 0.0
Avg Team 82.4 203.0 40.6 1164.1 9.3 4.6 22.1 10.9 38 5.7 1.8 14.1 105.8 35.5 0.0 0.0 5.7 1.8 0.0
League Total 824 2030 40.6 11641 93 4.6 221 10.9 98 5.7 1.8 14.1 105.8 35.5 0 0 5.7 1.8 0.0
Avg Tm/G 7.5 18.5 40.6 105.8 0.8 4.6 2.0 10.9 5.7 1.8 14.1 105.8 35.5 0.0 0.0 5.7 1.8 0.0

Rushing Offense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Detroit Lions 11 472 1893 11 6 4.0 172.1 18
2 Chicago Bears 11 461 1686 11 6 3.7 153.3 56
3 Green Bay Packers 11 454 1571 9 70 3.5 142.8 18
4 New York Giants 11 466 1550 12 75 3.3 140.9 23
5 Washington Redskins 11 388 1424 10 71 3.7 129.5 45
6 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 457 1414 5 79 3.1 128.5 14
7 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 381 1212 9 0 3.2 110.2 24
8 Chicago Cardinals 11 382 1149 9 1 3.0 104.5 34
9 Philadelphia Eagles 11 346 1011 2 4 2.9 91.9 13
10 Cleveland Rams 11 336 798 5 32 2.4 72.5 23
Avg Team 414.3 1370.8 8.3 34 3.3 124.6 26.8
League Total 4143 13708 83 79 3.3 124.6 268
Avg Tm/G 37.7 124.6 0.8 3.3 124.6 2.4

Kicking & Punting

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0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Green Bay Packers 11 14 5 35.7% 30 28 93.3%
2 Chicago Bears 11 12 4 33.3% 26 22 84.6%
3 New York Giants 11 11 5 45.5% 26 21 80.8%
4 Washington Redskins 11 12 5 41.7% 20 13 65.0%
5 Philadelphia Eagles 11 9 1 11.1% 22 19 86.4%
6 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 15 7 46.7% 16 12 75.0%
7 Detroit Lions 11 10 7 70.0% 14 12 85.7%
8 Chicago Cardinals 11 8 3 37.5% 15 12 80.0%
9 Cleveland Rams 11 4 3 75.0% 18 14 77.8%
10 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 6 1 16.7% 11 10 90.9%
Avg Team 10.1 4.1 40.6% 19.8 16.3 82.3%
League Total 101 41 40.6% 198 163 82.3%
Avg Tm/G 0.9 0.4 40.6% 1.8 1.5 82.3%

Scoring

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Green Bay Packers 11 9 20 1 30 28 5 223
2 New York Giants 11 12 10 1 3 26 21 5 1 194
3 Chicago Bears 11 11 12 1 2 26 22 4 2 194
4 Philadelphia Eagles 11 2 15 3 1 21 19 1 148
5 Washington Redskins 11 10 9 1 20 13 5 148
6 Cleveland Rams 11 5 9 2 2 18 14 3 131
7 Brooklyn Dodgers 11 9 6 1 16 12 7 1 131
8 Detroit Lions 11 11 3 14 12 7 1 119
9 Chicago Cardinals 11 9 4 1 1 15 12 3 111
10 Pittsburgh Pirates 11 5 5 1 11 10 1 79
Avg Team 8.3 9.3 0.9 0.9 0.3 16.3 4.1 0.5 147.8
League Total 83 93 9 9 3 163 41 5 1478
Avg Tm/G 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.1 1.5 0.4 13.4