1943 NFL season

Cover of the NFL's 1943 official guidebook featuring Green Bay Packer end Don Hutson.
1943 NFL season
Regular season
DurationSeptember 19 –
December 26, 1943
East ChampionsWashington Redskins
West ChampionsChicago Bears
Championship Game
ChampionsChicago Bears
1943 NFL season is located in USA Midwest and Northeast
Giants
Giants
Dodgers
Dodgers
Redskins
Redskins
Bears
Bears
Cardinals
Cardinals
Packers
Packers
Lions
Lions
Two home fields Steagles
Two home fields
Steagles
NFL teams: West, East

The 1943 NFL season marked the 24th year of the National Football League. A total of 38 regular season games were scheduled, starting on Sunday, September 19 and culminating on Sunday, December 12.

Due to the exodus of players who had left to serve in World War II, the Cleveland Rams were granted permission to suspend operations for this season, while the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged for this one season, with the combined team (known as Phil-Pitt and called the "Steagles" by fans) playing four home games in Philadelphia and two in Pittsburgh. With only 8 teams playing, the 1943 season ties the 1932 season for the fewest teams in league history.

The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the Washington Redskins, 41–21, in the NFL Championship Game played the day after Christmas, the first time in NFL history that a playoff game was played so late in the year.