▁games . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁the ▁ 5 – 3 ▁Red sk ins ▁met ▁ 7 – 2 ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁the ▁Pol o ▁Gr ounds , ▁and ▁the ▁Gi ants ' ▁ 2 0 – 1 3 ▁win ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁division ▁championship . ▁ ▁The ▁Western ▁Division ▁race ▁was ▁one ▁between ▁the ▁B ears ▁and ▁Pack ers . ▁By ▁November ▁ 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁teams ▁met ▁at ▁W rig ley ▁Field , ▁the ▁B ears ▁were ▁ 5 – 0 ▁and ▁the ▁Pack ers ▁ 6 – 1 , ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁B ears ' ▁earlier ▁ 2 5 – 1 7 ▁win ▁at ▁Green ▁Bay . ▁Green ▁Bay ' s ▁ 1 6 – 1 4 ▁win ▁put ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁lead , ▁and ▁they ▁finished ▁the ▁regular ▁season ▁at ▁ 1 0 – 1 ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 2 – 1 7 ▁com eb ack ▁win ▁at ▁Washington . ▁On ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁December ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁Japanese ▁plan es ▁bom bed ▁Pear l ▁Har bor , ▁the ▁B ears ▁were ▁losing ▁to ▁the ▁Card inals , ▁ 1 4 – 0 , ▁and ▁tra iled ▁ 2 4 – 2 0 ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁quarter , ▁before ▁r ally ing ▁for ▁a ▁ 3 4 – 2 4 ▁win . ▁Both ▁teams ▁finished ▁at ▁ 1 0 – 1 ▁and ▁a ▁play off ▁was ▁set ▁to