▁ ▁The ▁league ▁byla ws ▁were ▁changed ▁to ▁provide ▁for ▁play offs ▁in ▁cases ▁where ▁division ▁races ▁are ▁tied ▁after ▁the ▁regular ▁season , ▁and ▁rules ▁for ▁sudden - de ath ▁over times ▁in ▁case ▁a ▁play off ▁game ▁was ▁tied ▁after ▁four ▁qu arters . ▁ ▁The ▁def ending ▁league ▁champion ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁and ▁the ▁Green ▁Bay ▁Pack ers ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁tied ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁Division , ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁first ▁divis ional ▁play off ▁game ▁in ▁league ▁history . ▁The ▁B ears ▁won ▁ 3 3 – 1 4 ▁at ▁W rig ley ▁Field ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 4 , ▁then ▁defeated ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁ 3 7 – 9 ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁championship ▁game ▁at ▁W rig ley ▁Field ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 1 . ▁The ▁B ears , ▁aver aging ▁ 3 6 ▁points ▁per ▁game , ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁team ▁since ▁the ▁institution ▁of ▁the ▁East - West ▁championship ▁in ▁ ▁to ▁repeat ▁as ▁champion . ▁ ▁The ▁total ▁attend ance ▁for ▁the ▁league ' s ▁ 5 5 ▁regular ▁season ▁games ▁was ▁ 1 , 1 1 8 , 6 1 6 . ▁This ▁represented ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 9 % ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁attend ance . ▁ ▁D raft ▁The ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁at ▁Washington , ▁D . C .' s ▁Will ard ▁Hotel . ▁With ▁the ▁first ▁pick ,