8-3 | Won NFLC |
Record | Outcome |
The Chicago Bears finished the regular season with a 8-3 record. They went 5-0 at home and 3-3 on the road. Including the playoffs, the Chicago Bears went 9-3.
The 1940 Chicago Bears played in the West Division of the National Football League.
During the regular season, the 1940 Chicago Bears went 6-2 against their NFL West opponents.
The Bears won the NFL West in the 1940 season with a 8-3 record. The Packers finished 1.5 games back with a 6-4-1 record. The Lions finished 2.5 games back with a 5-5-1 record. The Rams finished 3.5 games back with a 4-6-1 record. The Cardinals finished 5 games back with a 2-7-2 record.
Opponent | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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Green Bay Packers | 2-0 | 100% | +38 |
Cleveland Rams | 2-0 | 100% | +29 |
Detroit Lions | 1-1 | 50% | +4 |
Chicago Cardinals | 1-1 | 50% | -6 |
The 1940 Chicago Bears had their best month in October, when they went 4-0 and were undefeated. Their worst month was September, when they went 1-1 and had a 50% win percentage.
Month | Record | Win Percentage % | Point Differential |
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September | 1-1 | 50% | +17 |
October | 4-0 | 100% | +39 |
November | 2-2 | 50% | +22 |
December | 1-0 | 100% | +8 |
The Chicago Bears finished the regular season with a point differential of +86. Based on their point differential and their pythagorean expectation, the Bears could have been expected to have about 8.2 wins, or a 8-3 record in the regular season.
In close, one-score games, the 1940 Chicago Bears went 4-2. In games decided by a field goal or less, the Bears went 0-1.
The 1940 Chicago Bears did not play any overtime games in the regular season.
The longest win streak during the regular season for the 1940 Chicago Bears was a 5 game winning streak.
The longest losing streak that the Chicago Bears had during the 1940 regular season was 2 games, which only happened once during the season.
= Playoff Team
Bold = Division Opponent
Week | Date | Opponent | Score | ||
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Regular Season | |||||
3 | Sun, Sep 22, 1940 | @ Green Bay Packers | Win 41 - 10 | ||
3 | Wed, Sep 25, 1940 | @ Chicago Cardinals | Loss 7 - 21 | ||
5 | Sun, Oct 6, 1940 | @ Cleveland Rams | Win 21 - 14 | ||
6 | Sun, Oct 13, 1940 | vs Detroit Lions | Win 7 - 0 | ||
7 | Sun, Oct 20, 1940 | vs Brooklyn Dodgers | Win 16 - 7 | ||
8 | Sun, Oct 27, 1940 | @ New York Giants | Win 37 - 21 | ||
9 | Sun, Nov 3, 1940 | vs Green Bay Packers | Win 14 - 7 | ||
10 | Sun, Nov 10, 1940 | @ Detroit Lions | Loss 14 - 17 | ||
11 | Sun, Nov 17, 1940 | @ Washington Redskins | Loss 3 - 7 | ||
12 | Sun, Nov 24, 1940 | vs Cleveland Rams | Win 47 - 25 | ||
13 | Sun, Dec 1, 1940 | vs Chicago Cardinals | Win 31 - 23 | ||
Playoffs | |||||
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NFLC NFL Championship | Sun, Dec 8, 1940 | @ Washington Redskins | Win 73 - 0 |
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