1943 NFL playoffs

1943 NFL playoffs
Dates	December 19–26, 1943
Season	1943
Teams	3
Games played	2
NFL Championship Game site	Wrigley Field; Chicago, Illinois;
Defending champions	Washington Redskins
Champions	Chicago Bears
Runners-up	Washington Redskins
Conference; runners-up	New York Giants;
NFL playoffs
← 1941	1947 →

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	14	0	14	28
Giants	0	0	0	0	0

at Polo Grounds in Manhattan, New York

Date: December 19, 1943

Game information

Scoring

WAS Farkas 2 run (Masterson kick) WAS 7–0
WAS Farkas 2 run (Masterson kick) WAS 14–0
WAS Farkas 1 run (Masterson kick) WAS 21–0
WAS Lapka 11 pass from Baugh (Masterson kick) WAS 28–0

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]