1940 NFL Season — Final Standings
Final regular-season standings, a landmark season for the sport: the Pittsburgh franchise adopted the "Steelers" name for the first time (following a fan-submitted naming contest run by owner Art Rooney), and the Bears' 73-0 demolition of Washington in the NFL Championship Game remains the most lopsided game in NFL history, debuting Chicago's modernized T-formation attack to devastating effect.
Eastern Division
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WRWashington Redskins | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | - |
| — | BDBrooklyn Dodgers | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 1 |
| — | NYGNew York Giants | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 2.5 |
| — | PSPittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 7 | 2 | .222 | 6 |
| — | PEPhiladelphia Eagles | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 8 |
Western Division
| Seed | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CBChicago Bears | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | - |
| — | GBPGreen Bay Packers | 6 | 4 | 1 | .600 | 1.5 |
| — | DLDetroit Lions | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 | 2.5 |
| — | CRCleveland Rams | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3.5 |
| — | CCChicago Cardinals | 2 | 7 | 2 | .222 | 5 |
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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