1946 Chicago Cardinals season
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The 1946
Chicago Cardinals season was the 27th season the team was in the league
. The team improved on their previous output
of 1-9, winning six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.
1946 NFL season
The 1946 NFL season was the 27th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner and Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaced him...
Chicago Cardinals season was the 27th season the team was in the league
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The team improved on their previous output
1945 Chicago Cardinals season
The 1945 Chicago Cardinals season was the 26th season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 0-10, winning one game. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 20th consecutive season...
of 1-9, winning six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 21st consecutive season.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 20, 1946 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 14-7 |
| 2 | September 30, 1946 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 34-14 |
| 3 | October 6, 1946 | Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 34-17 |
| 4 | October 13, 1946 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 36-14 |
| 5 | October 20, 1946 | at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28-24 |
| 6 | October 27, 1946 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34-10 |
| 7 | November 3, 1946 | at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 28-14 |
| 8 | November 10, 1946 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 19-7 |
| 9 | November 17, 1946 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17-14 |
| 10 | November 24, 1946 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 24-6 |
| 11 | December 1, 1946 | at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35-28 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears 1946 Chicago Bears season The 1946 Chicago Bears season was their 27th regular season and 9th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8-2-1 record under head coach George Halas making his return from World War II en route to a Western Division title and an appearance in the NFL Championship... |
8 | 2 | 1 | .800 | 289 | 193 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1946 Los Angeles Rams season The 1946 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's ninth year with the National Football League and the first season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:-Transactions:... |
6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 277 | 257 | W-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 260 | 198 | W-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1946 Green Bay Packers season The 1946 Green Bay Packers season was their 26th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-5 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 148 | 158 | L-1 |
| Detroit Lions 1946 Detroit Lions season The 1946 Detroit Lions season was their 17th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-3, winning only one games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 11th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 142 | 310 | L-4 |