The 1940 Chicago Cardinals season marked their 21st year in the National Football League (NFL). While the team improved on their previous output of 1–10 by winning 2 games, they nevertheless missed the Championship Playoff for the 8th consecutive season.1940 Chicago Cardinals
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 8 at Pittsburgh Steelers T 7–7 0–0–1 Forbes Field 22,000 Recap 2 September 15 Detroit Lions T 0–0 0–0–2 War Memorial Stadium 18,048 Recap 3 September 25 Chicago Bears W 21–7 1–0–2 Comiskey Park 23,181 Recap 4 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 6–31 1–1–2 State Fair Park 20234 Recap 5 October 5 at Detroit Lions L 14–43 1–2–2 Dinan Field 20,619 Recap United Press, "Lions Swamp Cards," Pittsburgh Press, Oct. 6, 1940, section 3, p. 15. 6 October 13 at Washington Redskins L 21–28 1–3–2 Griffith Stadium 33,691 Recap 7 October 20 at Cleveland Rams L 14–26 1–4–2 Cleveland Stadium 13,363 Recap 8 October 27 Cleveland Rams W 17–7 2–4–2 Comiskey Park 10,313 Recap — Bye 9 November 10 Green Bay Packers L 7–28 2–5–2 Comiskey Park 11,364 Recap — Bye 10 November 24 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 9–14 2–6–2 Ebbets Field 16,619 Recap 11 December 1 at Chicago Bears L 23–31 2–7–2 Wrigley Field 13,902 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
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