1946 New York Giants season - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 1946
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...

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...

season was the 22nd season for the club in the National Football 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...

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	October 1, 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 17–0
2	October 6, 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...	W 17–14
3	October 13, 1946	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 24–14
4	October 20, 1946	Chicago Cardinals	W 28–24
5	October 27, 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...	W 14–0
6	November 3, 1946	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 24–14
7	November 10, 1946	Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 45–17
8	November 17, 1946	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...	T 28–28
9	November 24, 1946	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...	W 7–0
10	December 1, 1946	Los Angeles Rams	L 31–21
11	December 8, 1946	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 31–0

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 15, 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 24–14

Standings

NFL Eastern 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...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	7	3	1	.700	236	162	W-1
Philadelphia Eagles 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season The 1946 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 14th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 7–3, winning only six games...	6	5	0	.545	231	220	W-2
Pittsburgh Steelers 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1946 Pittsburgh Steelers represented the franchise in its 13th season of play as part of the NFL. The team finished the season with a record of 5-5-1...	5	5	1	.500	136	117	L-2
Washington Redskins 1946 Washington Redskins season The 1946 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 8-2 record from 1945.-Schedule:-Standings:...	5	5	1	.500	171	191	L-2
Boston Yanks 1946 Boston Yanks season The 1946 Boston Yanks season was their third in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3-6-1, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	2	8	1	.200	189	273	L-1

Schedule

Playoffs

Standings

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