Another sports history feature from the non-sports blogger! On this date in 1941, the very first NFL playoff game in history was played. The Bears and Packers tied in the regular season, and in order to find out who the champions were, this game had to played. The Bears beat the Packers 33-14. They went on to win the NFL championship, beating the New York Giants 37-9.
For more information:
http://famousdaily.com/history/bears-and-packers-first-nfl-divisional-game.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_playoffs,_1941
http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1941-1950
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