| Dates | December 19-26, 1943 | ||||
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| Season | 1943 | ||||
| Teams | 3 | ||||
| Games played | 2 | ||||
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| Defending champions | Washington Redskins | ||||
| Champions | Chicago Bears | ||||
| Runners-up | Washington Redskins | ||||
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The 1943 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division championship between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins, requiring a one-game playoff to be played between them. This division championship game was played on December 19, 1943, at the Polo Grounds. The winner of that game then traveled to Chicago to play in the championship game against the Chicago Bears on December 26.
The Bears routed the Redskins by a 41-21 score to win their sixth league championship.
Tournament bracket
| Eastern Division playoff | NFL Championship | ||||||||
| W | Chicago Bears | 41 | |||||||
| E | Washington | 28 | E | Washington | 21 | ||||
| E | New York | 0 | |||||||
Eastern Division championship
Washington Redskins 28, New York Giants 0
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Redskins | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York
- Date: December 19, 1943
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Andy Farkas scored three touchdown runs in a 28–0 victory over the New York Giants. His 18 points scored in a playoff game was an NFL record for nine years. [1] [2]