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Topic: 1932 NFL Playoff Game

	History: The First Playoff Game - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		So, for the first time in NFL history, a one-game playoff was staged to determine the 1932 championship.
		In 1932, the first playoff game was played indoors at Chicago Stadium due to poor weather.
		On July 8, 1933, the NFL was divided into two divisions for the first time and the winners of each division were to play a championship game to determine the league champion.
	www.profootballhof.com /history/decades/1930s/first_playoff_game.jsp (445 words)

	NFL playoffs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The National Football League (NFL) playoffs is a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the 16-game regular season to determine the NFL champion.
		Currently, the NFL playoffs consist of 12 teams (6 from each of the league's two conferences) and ends with the Super Bowl, the league's championship game.
		The two surviving teams from the Divisional Playoff games meet in Conference Championship games, with the winners of those contests going on to face one another in the Super Bowl.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/NFL_playoffs (538 words)

	1932 in sports - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		See also: 1931 in sports, other events of 1932, 1933 in sports and the list of 'years in sports'.
		The South American Basketball Championship 1932 in Santiago, Chile is won by Uruguay.
		Chicago Bears win the National Football League title, defeating the Portsmouth Spartans, 9-0, in the 1932 NFL Playoff Game.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/1932_in_sports (409 words)

	WashRedskinsHistory
		Games were played in Griffith Stadium with the opener on September 16, 1937, being played under flood lights.
		By 1950, all Redskins games were televised over a network of southern stations, thus making Washington the first NFL team to have an entire season of televised games.
		He was named NFL Coach of the Year in 1982 and 1983 and elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
	www.haruth.com /WashRedskinsHistory.html (708 words)

	ESPN.com: MLB - Friday's game notes
		Boston: GM Dan Duquette met with reporters before the game and said it was premature to comment on potential offseason moves because the Red Sox, at the time, were still alive in the playoff race.
		The game would not be played if the A's lead Seattle by a half-game in the division and Cleveland has been eliminated from the wild card.
		The Rockies were not shut out in any of their 81 home games for the first time in franchise history; Colorado has scored at least one run in a franchise-record 125 straight home games.
	espn.go.com /mlb/news/2000/0929/789790.html (2962 words)

	New York Yankees - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A playoff game between the two teams was held to decide who would go on to the pennant, with the game being held at Boston's Fenway Park.
		The emotional game was highlighted by Bobby Murcer driving in all 5 of the team's runs in a dramatic 5-4 victory.
		A year later, the team reached the playoffs as the wild card and was eliminated only after a memorable series against the Seattle Mariners where the Yankees won the first two games at home and dropped the next three in Seattle.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_York_Yankees (10210 words)

	NFL Playoffs
		The NFL champion was decided by one single postseason game, called the NFL Championship Game, between the two conference winners.
		The first round was named the "Divisional Playoffs", while the Conference Championship games were moved to the second playoff round and the Super Bowl became the league's championship game.
		The 1990 12-team playoff format is modified after the league expands to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans.
	www.nfl-playoffs.com (1032 words)

	NFL Championships of the 1930s quiz -- free game
		A one-game playoff was scheduled to decide the 1932 NFL title between two teams that were tied for first place.
		In the 1933 NFL title game, the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants 23-21, when the Bears completed a pass and lateral late in the fourth quarter.
		In the famous "sneaker game" that was the 1934 NFL title game, the New York Giants wore sneakers in the second half to come from behind to defeat the Chicago Bears.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=213980 (335 words)

	Super Bowl News - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XLI (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		NFL bans Broncos DE Peterson for four games
		The previous games were Matt Bahr's field goal for a Giants win over the 49ers in 1991 and Adam Vinatieri 's field goal that won the Super Bowl for the Patriots against the Rams in 2001.
		The first NFL playoff game, played in 1932 between the Chicago Bears and Portsmouth (Ohio) Spartans, was indoors at Chicago Stadium on a short field because of a snowstorm.
	www.superbowl.com /news/story/9916192 (693 words)

	Find Game Live Nfl Streaming
		NFL Championship Game, 1958 - The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
		NFL Championship Game, 1967 - The Ice Bowl was the 1967 National Football League Championship Game between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys.
		It is widely considered one of the greatest games in NFL history, due to the extremely hostile conditions it was played in, the importance of the game and of the rivalry between the two teams, and the dramatic conclusion.
	im19.cd-rom-online.com /gamelivenflstreaming.html (1276 words)

	Wrigley Field (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Bears had one experimental game at Dyche Stadium on the Northwestern University campus, but otherwise continued at Wrigley until they transferred to the lakefront, finally ending their long and glorious run on the north side.
		A scoreboard similar to the one existing in 1932 was used, atop the Ivy wall which of course did not exist until later in the decade.
		September 20, 1932 The Chicago Cubs clinch the National League pennant, defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2.
	wrigley-field.iqnaut.net (3718 words)

	The Keystone - Kutztown University, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
		NFL Street ($49.99) is the latest installment in the popular “Street” series, and delivers the same off-court, in-your-face action of its predecessors, neatly packed into a pro-football package.
		NFL Street looks like the typical Madden clone, pulling off the charade with an identical control scheme, but adds a special meter for accumulating style points in addition to the standard turbo meter.
		NFL Street is a spectacular, fun and addictive game, but should be approached with caution.
	keystoneonline.com /story.asp?Art_id=967 (620 words)

	Portsmouth Spartans (1930-1933)
		One game of note was on September 24th when they beat the Brooklyn Dodgers at home in the first NFL night game played in front of portable lights University Stadium.
		However, the game was moved indoors to Chicago Stadium because of bitter cold and heavy snow.
		With the NFL was moving into large cities, the Spartans would be part of the move as Dick Richards buys the small town team, and moves them to Detroit where they establish a new tradition as the Lions.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/portsmouthoh/spartans.html (546 words)

	History: General NFL History - Pro Football Hall of Fame
		1971 AFC Divisional Playoff Game, Kansas City vs. Miami
		1972 AFC Divisional Playoff Game - "Immaculate Reception" - Oakland vs. Pittsburgh
		Quartebacks who've passed for 7 TDs in a game
	www.profootballhof.com /history/general (303 words)

	NFL Champions Pre Super Bowl Era
		From 1920-1931 the NFL championship was determined by a team's won-loss percentage.
		In 1932, a playoff game was arranged following the season to determine the championship.
		NFL and NHL shields designs are registered trademarks of the NFL and NHL.
	www.geocities.com /redwing_1907/prera.htm (103 words)

	Steelers Fever - History of NFL Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		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 league by-laws were revised to provide for playoffs in case there were ties in division races, and sudden-death overtimes in case a playoff game was tied after four quarters.
		Tie games, previously not counted in the standings, were made equal to a half-game won and a half-game lost.
	www.steelersfever.com /nfl_history_of_rules.html (2880 words)

	Indoor Shoes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In many collegiate intramural leagues, the game may be played on basketball courts, in which case the floor is hardwood.
		Virtually all indoor soccer games are played with six active players per team, one of which is the goalkeeper.
		If the ball flies over the walls or contacts the ceiling, play is stopped and the team that did not most recently touch the ball is awarded a free kick at the location where the ball left the arena or contacted the ceiling.
	www.awonky.com /pages2/45/indoor-shoes.html (1319 words)

	National Football League - InfoSearchPoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The NFL team with the worst record in the previous year gets first pick of the draft -- that is, they get to choose one of all the college football players in the USA who are eligible for the draft.
		From 1920 to 1932, the NFL champion was the team with the best record during the season.
		After expansion in 1967, the NFL split the Eastern Conference into the Capitol and Century Divisions and the Western Conference into Coastal and Central Divisions, and the playoff schedule was expanded from a single game between two teams to a four team tournament, with the four divisional champions participating.
	www.infosearchpoint.com /display/National_Football_League (1440 words)

	NFL.com - NFL HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		NFL players have been entertaining fans on Sundays for more than 85 years.
		The history of the NFL is reflected in the history of the college draft.
		The NFL's ultimate game has brought fans some of the greatest memories from Joe Namath in Super Bowl III to Tom Brady in Super Bowl's XXXVI & XXXVIII.
	www.qa.nfl.com /history (244 words)

	Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Detroit Lions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Spartans-Bears game was played because both teams ended the regular season with the same won-lost percentage (the Spartans finished at 6-1-4 while the Bears were 6-1-6; ties were not reckoned as part of the percentage in the NFL until 1972).
		Due to blizzard conditions in Chicago, the game was moved from Wrigley Field indoors to Chicago Stadium, which allowed for only an 80-yard field; some have called the contest the first arena football game.
		They lost their Week 13 home game to the Minnesota Vikings 27-7 amidst chants from Lions' fans of "Fire Millen", a reference to embattled Lions' GM Matt Millen, and then dropped to 4-9 with a Week 14 road loss at Lambeau Field in overtime 16-13 to the Green Bay Packers.
	www.blinkbits.com /blinks/detroit_lions (2160 words)

	Yankees World Series notebook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		For the second straight game between the two teams, a Yankees pitcher hit a Mets catcher.
		In the third inning of Game 1, Todd Pratt of the Mets had an inside pitch from Andy Pettitte hit him on the hand.
		Playoff veteran Jose Canseco was added to the Yankees' World Series roster after sitting out the ALCS.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/00play/yanksnotebook.htm (912 words)

	Cold, Hard Football Facts.com: Archive (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		From 1920 to 1932, the NFL had no divisions or conferences and simply handed its championship to the team with the best record (though there was an unscheduled “tie-breaker” championship game following the 1932 season).
		There were no playoffs, except in the rare instances of a tie for the conference lead.
		If the alignment and rules of 1966 were still used in 1967, Los Angeles and Baltimore would have squared off in a one-game playoff to determine who would represent the Western Conference in the NFL championship game.
	www.coldhardfootballfacts.com /Article.php?Page=484&Category=11 (1257 words)

	DrumNet - Expansion Team Championships
		The Baltimore Colts, for example, started in 1946 in the AAFC, joined the NFL when the two leagues merged in 1950, folded after their first NFL season, and then were started up again in 1953.
		The New York Giants joined the NFL in 1925 and won the NFL championship in 1927, their third season.
		1932: First NFL playoff game played (previously, the team with the best season record was the league champion).
	members.cox.net /kdrum/Expansionteams.htm (1205 words)

	NFL History: 1932 Championship Game * NFLhistory.info & NFLhistory.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The shortcomings of Pro Football in 1932 cost the Green Bay Packers a 4th consecutive NFL title and led to a playoff game that changed the sport as profoundly as any in its history.
		In 1932, the Bears team compiled an outlandish total of 6 ties; and its 6-1-6 record gave them a.857 winning percentage.
		So the game was never played, and the Packers claimed their 3rd straight NFL title.
	www.nflhistory.org /museum/1932.html (277 words)

	NBA.com: This Date in History-June
		With a 117-106 victory in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Orlando Arena, the Houston Rockets set a then playoff record for a single season with their seventh straight road win.
		The game was the Knicks’ 25th game of the 1994 postseason, an NBA record.
		Taylor was elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1968 as a contributor to the game.
	www.nba.com /history/this_date_june.html (6454 words)

	National Football League Champions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		From 1920 to 1932, the NFL Champion was the team with the best winning percentage.
		From 1933 to 1966, the NFL Champion was determined by a Championship Game.
		The year indicated in the following table is the year of the season, not necessarily the calendar year of the playoff game.
	www.hworth.net /nfl_history/NFLchamp.html (225 words)

	History: NFL Football - Green Bay Packers
		They won their first three by league standing (1929, 1930 and 1931), and nine since the NFL's playoff system was established in 1933 (1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1996).
		Green Bay also is the only NFL team to win three straight titles, having done it twice (1929-30-31 and 1965-66-67).
		Since the league implemented a playoff system in 1933, the Packers have played in the NFL's deciding game 12 times (10 NFL title appearances from 1936-67, two Super Bowls after the 1970 merger).
	www.sportspool.com /football/nfl_history/greenbay_packers.php (1458 words)

	Phillies keep faint playoff hopes alive - Baseball - MSNBC.com
		The Phillies' Jimmy Rollins extended his hitting streak to 33 games, the longest in team history, with an infield single in the first inning against the New York Mets on Friday.
		They remained 2½ games behind the Astros, who beat St. Louis 7-6 and finish the season with four home games against the Cubs.
		In the Phillies’ clubhouse after the game, a few solemn players watched Houston’s Willy Taveras score the winning run against the Cardinals on television, and the realization hit hard that Philadelphia’s postseason push might be coming to an end.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/9521209 (951 words)

	DrumNet - Kevin's Diary for October 1997
		Q: In the history of the National League there have been five years in which league or division playoffs were required because two teams were tied at the end of the regular season.
		What's more, they were even involved in the 1981 strike-year playoff between the first half and second half winners.
		The upper classes in Rome were greedy and venal almost beyond comprehension, and as time went by they amassed ever more wealth until finally the plebeians had sunk so far into poverty that they were literally starving in the streets.
	members.cox.net /kdrum/Diary9710.htm (4070 words)

	COWBOY BLOG » HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In a game that featured five interceptions in a span of six possessions — most coming in the fourth quarter — Dallas did enough things right to beat Cleveland 19-12 Sunday.
		Many of the rule changes were the results of the 1932 NFL playoff game played indoors in Chicago.
		December 14, 1941 â“ The Chicago Bears defeated the Green Bay Packers, 33-14, in the NFL Western Division championship playoff game.
	cowboyblog.com /?cat=3 (2396 words)

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