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The NFL, which long had followed the rules of college football, made a number of significant changes from the college game for the first time and began to develop rules serving its needs and the style of play it preferred. The innovations from the 1932 championship game-inbounds line or hashmarks and goal posts on the goal lines-were adopted. Also the forward pass was legalized from anywhere behind the line of scrimmage, February 25. Marshall and Halas pushed through a proposal that divided the NFL into two divisions, with the winners to meet in an annual championship game, July 8.
Three new franchises joined the league-the Pittsburgh Pirates of Art Rooney, the Philadelphia Eagles of Bert Bell and Lud Wray, and the Cincinnati Reds. The Staten Island Stapletons suspended operations for a year, but never returned to the league.
Halas bought out Sternaman, became sole owner of the Bears, and reinstated himself as head coach. Marshall changed the name of the Boston Braves to the Redskins. David Jones sold the Chicago Cardinals to Charles W. Bidwill.
In the first NFL Championship Game scheduled before the season, the Western Division champion Bears defeated the Eastern Division champion Giants 23-21 at Wrigley Field, December 17.
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The origin of the modern day NFL began as the league adopted a post-season championship game, took control of scheduling for each team, and established rules allowing the forward pass.
Regular Season Results
Date
Away
Score
Home
OT
9/17
Cincinnati
0-21
Portsmouth
9/17
Boston
7-7
Green Bay
9/20
NY Giants
23-2
Pittsburgh
9/24
NY Giants
7-17
Portsmouth
9/24
Chi Bears
14-7
Green Bay
9/27
Pittsburgh
14-13
Chi Cards
10/1
NY Giants
10-7
Green Bay
10/1
Boston
0-7
Chi Bears
10/1
Chi Cards
6-7
Portsmouth
10/4
Boston
21-6
Pittsburgh
10/8
Chi Cards
3-0
Cincinnati
10/8
Portsmouth
0-17
Green Bay
10/8
NY Giants
20-21
Boston
10/8
Chi Bears
10-0
Brooklyn
10/11
Cincinnati
3-17
Pittsburgh
10/15
Portsmouth
13-0
Boston
10/15
Chi Cards
9-12
Chi Bears
10/15
Pittsburgh
0-47
Green Bay
10/15
Cincinnati
0-27
Brooklyn
10/15
Philadelphia
0-56
NY Giants
10/18
Portsmouth
25-0
Philadelphia
10/22
Pittsburgh
0-0
Cincinnati
10/22
Green Bay
7-10
Chi Bears
10/22
Chi Cards
0-10
Boston
10/22
Brooklyn
7-21
NY Giants
10/29
Pittsburgh
16-14
Boston
10/29
Philadelphia
9-35
Green Bay
10/29
Chi Cards
0-7
Brooklyn
10/29
NY Giants
10-14
Chi Bears
11/5
Pittsburgh
3-3
Brooklyn
11/5
Portsmouth
10-13
NY Giants
11/5
Chi Bears
0-10
Boston
11/5
Green Bay
14-6
Chi Cards
11/5
Philadelphia
6-0
Cincinnati
11/12
Green Bay
0-7
Portsmouth
11/12
Brooklyn
32-0
Pittsburgh
11/12
Cincinnati
12-9
Chi Cards
11/12
Chi Bears
3-3
Philadelphia
11/12
Boston
0-7
NY Giants
11/19
Portsmouth
7-10
Cincinnati
11/19
Brooklyn
3-0
Chi Cards
11/19
Chi Bears
0-3
NY Giants
11/19
Pittsburgh
6-25
Philadelphia
11/19
Green Bay
7-20
Boston
11/26
Green Bay
6-17
NY Giants
11/26
Portsmouth
14-17
Chi Bears
11/26
Cincinnati
3-20
Philadelphia
11/26
Boston
0-14
Brooklyn
11/30
NY Giants
10-0
Brooklyn
11/30
Chi Bears
22-6
Chi Cards
12/3
Boston
0-0
Chi Cards
12/3
Brooklyn
0-10
Cincinnati
12/3
Chi Bears
17-7
Portsmouth
12/3
Green Bay
10-0
Philadelphia
12/3
Pittsburgh
3-27
NY Giants
12/10
Green Bay
6-7
Chi Bears
12/10
NY Giants
20-14
Philadelphia
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