1943 Washington Redskins season

The 1943 Washington Redskins were the defending NFL champions and finished the regular season at 6–3–1. They lost their last three games, including the final two to the New York Giants, and the two teams finished with identical records. Although the Giants had won both games between the teams, the rules of the time called for a tiebreaker playoff game to determine the Eastern division champion. The extra game was held at the Polo Grounds in New York City, which the underdog Redskins won, 28–0.^[1]

1943 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Sid Carroll
Head coach	Dutch Bergman
Home stadium	Griffith Stadium
Results
Record	6–3–1
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoffs	Won Eastern Divisional Playoff (at Giants) 28–0 Lost NFL Championship (at Bears) 21–41
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In a rematch of the previous year's title game, the Redskins met the Chicago Bears in the NFL championship game. This game was played in Chicago at Wrigley Field on December 26, and was won by the host Bears, 41–21.^[2]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	October 10	Brooklyn Dodgers	W 27–0	1–0	Griffith Stadium	35,450	Recap
2	October 17	at Green Bay Packers	W 33–7	2–0	State Fair Park	23,058	Recap
3	October 24	Chicago Cardinals	W 13–7	3–0	Griffith Stadium	35,450	Recap
4	October 31	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 48–10	4–0	Ebbets Field	11,471	Recap
5	November 7	at Steagles	T 14–14	4–0–1	Shibe Park	28,893	Recap
6	November 14	Detroit Lions	W 42–20	5–0–1	Griffith Stadium	35,450	Recap
7	November 21	Chicago Bears	W 21–7	6–0–1	Griffith Stadium	35,671	Recap
8	November 28	Steagles	L 14–27	6–1–1	Griffith Stadium	35,826	Recap
9	December 5	at New York Giants	L 10–14	6–2–1	Polo Grounds	35,826	Recap
10	December 12	New York Giants	L 7–31	6–3–1	Griffith Stadium	35,540	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Source
Divisional	December 19	at New York Giants	W 28–0	Polo Grounds	42,800	Recap
Championship	December 26	at Chicago Bears	L 21–41	Wrigley Field	34,320	Recap

Standings

NFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Washington Redskins	6	3	1	.667	2–3–1	229	137	L3
New York Giants	6	3	1	.667	5–1	197	170	W4
Phil-Pitt	5	4	1	.556	3–2–1	225	230	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	2	8	0	.200	1–5	65	234	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	1	1	.889	5–0–1	303	157	W1
Green Bay Packers	7	2	1	.778	4–1–1	264	172	W3
Detroit Lions	3	6	1	.333	2–4	178	218	L2
Chicago Cardinals	0	10	0	.000	0–6	95	238	L10

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.