1946 NFL Championship Game

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1946 NFL Championship Game
Chicago Bears New York Giants
24 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Chicago Bears 14 0 0 10 24
New York Giants 7 0 7 0 14
Date December 15, 1946 at 2 p.m.
Stadium Polo Grounds, New York City
Referee Ron Gibbs
Attendance 58,346
Radio in the United States
Network ABC
Announcers Harry Wismer
Polo Grounds is located in USA
Polo Grounds
Polo 
Grounds
Location in the United States

The 1946 National Football League Championship Game was the 14th annual NFL championship game, played December 15 at the Polo Grounds in New York City, with a record-breaking attendance of 58,346.[1]

The game matched the New York Giants (7–3–1), champions of the Eastern Division, against the Western Division champion Chicago Bears (8–2–1). The Giants had won the regular season game with Chicago 14–0 at the Polo Grounds seven weeks earlier on October 27, but the Bears were seven to ten point favorites.[2][3][4]

This was the fifth and final NFL Championship game played at the Polo Grounds and the fourth of six meetings between the Bears and Giants in the title game.

Tied after three quarters, Chicago won 24–14 for their seventh NFL title,[5] their fifth victory in eight NFL championship game appearances. The attendance record stood for another nine years, until the 1955 title game in Los Angeles.

Bribery scandal

The day before the game, two players for the Giants, Frank Filchock and Merle Hapes, had been accused of taking bribes to fix the game from Alvin Paris. Mayor William O'Dwyer had Jack Mara, Wellington Mara and Bert Bell informed of the police evidence against the two.

Hours later, the four then met at Gracie Mansion and the mayor interviewed the players one at a time.[6] Under questioning, Hapes admitted that he was offered a bribe and Filchock denied being offered it. Several hours later, Paris was arrested and confessed to bribing the players. Hapes was suspended by Bell, but Filchock was allowed to play.[7] During Paris' trial weeks later, Filchock admitting taking the bribe under oath.[8]

Scoring summary

Sunday, December 15, 1946
Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST

  • First Quarter
  • Second Quarter
    • No scoring
  • Third Quarter
    • NY Filipowicz 5 pass from Filchock (Strong kick) 14–14 TIE
  • Fourth Quarter
    • CHI Luckman 19 run (Maznicki kick) 21–14 CHI
    • CHI FG Maznicki 26 24–14 CHI

Players' shares

The gross receipts for the game, including radio and picture rights, was just under $283,000. Each player on the winning Bear team received $1,975, while Giants players made $1,295 each.[9]

References

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  6. ↑ Robert S. Lyons, On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press, 2010; pg. 201.
  7. ↑ Lyons, On Any Given Sunday, pg. 202.
  8. ↑ Lyons, On Any Given Sunday, pg. 203.
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