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1947 NFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics

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League Standings

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Tm W L T W-L% Pts PtsO PtDif
East
Philadelphia Eagles 8 4 0 .667 308 242 66
Pittsburgh Steelers 8 4 0 .667 240 259 -19
Boston Yanks 4 7 1 .364 168 256 -88
Washington Redskins 4 8 0 .333 295 367 -72
New York Giants 2 8 2 .200 190 309 -119
West
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 306 231 75
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 363 241 122
Green Bay Packers 6 5 1 .545 274 210 64
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 259 214 45
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 231 305 -74

Playoff Games

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Week Date Winner/tie Loser/tie PtsW PtsL
Division December 21 box W Philadelphia Eagles @ Pittsburgh Steelers 21 0
ConfChamp December 28 box W Chicago Cardinals Philadelphia Eagles 28 21

Team Offense

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Passing Rushing
Rk Tm G Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
1 Chicago Bears 12 363 5052 826 6.1 263 194 378 3093 29 35 8.2 123 448 1959 21 4.4 122 58 23 18
2 Philadelphia Eagles 12 308 3732 697 5.4 203 116 223 1761 18 19 7.9 68 474 1971 21 4.2 109 33 14 26
3 Chicago Cardinals 12 306 4315 808 5.3 241 160 340 2580 18 25 7.6 110 468 1735 20 3.7 101 41 16 30
4 Washington Redskins 12 295 4679 800 5.8 242 231 416 3336 28 18 8.0 140 384 1343 11 3.5 76 39 21 26
5 Green Bay Packers 12 274 3873 763 5.1 206 112 253 1724 17 19 6.8 82 510 2149 14 4.2 105 32 13 19
6 Los Angeles Rams 12 259 3831 752 5.1 206 123 293 1660 13 28 5.7 82 459 2171 15 4.7 112 48 20 12
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 240 3358 705 4.8 176 85 209 1410 10 19 6.7 57 496 1948 15 3.9 108 35 16 11
8 Detroit Lions 12 231 3680 681 5.4 189 167 348 2446 23 34 7.0 93 333 1234 6 3.7 77 52 18 19
9 New York Giants 12 190 3194 659 4.8 149 123 293 1999 17 26 6.8 71 366 1195 7 3.3 56 42 16 22
10 Boston Yanks 12 168 2634 581 4.5 117 95 238 1661 15 27 7.0 52 343 973 5 2.8 49 35 8 16
Avg Team 263.4 3834.8 727.2 5.3 199.2 140.6 299.1 2167.0 18.8 25.0 7.2 87.8 428.1 1667.8 13.5 3.9 91.5 41.5 16.5 19.9
League Total 2634 38348 7272 5.3 1992 1406 2991 21670 188 250 7.2 878 4281 16678 135 3.9 915 415 165 199
Avg Tm/G 22.0 319.6 60.6 5.3 16.6 11.7 24.9 180.6 1.6 2.1 7.2 7.3 35.7 139.0 1.1 3.9 7.6 3.5 1.4 1.7

Passing Offense

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Rk Tm G Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1 Washington Redskins 12 231 416 55.5 3336 28 6.7 18 4.3 74 8.0 6.7 14.4 278.0 86.2 0 0 8.0 6.7 0.0
2 Chicago Bears 12 194 378 51.3 3093 29 7.7 35 9.3 81 8.2 4.8 15.9 257.8 65.9 0 0 8.2 4.8 0.0
3 Chicago Cardinals 12 160 340 47.1 2580 18 5.3 25 7.4 80 7.6 4.8 16.1 215.0 59.9 0 0 7.6 4.8 0.0
4 Detroit Lions 12 167 348 48.0 2446 23 6.6 34 9.8 79 7.0 3.3 14.6 203.8 53.8 0 0 7.0 3.3 0.0
5 New York Giants 12 123 293 42.0 1999 17 5.8 26 8.9 88 6.8 3.4 16.3 166.6 47.9 0 0 6.8 3.4 0.0
6 Philadelphia Eagles 12 116 223 52.0 1761 18 8.1 19 8.5 69 7.9 4.9 15.2 146.8 69.7 0 0 7.9 4.9 0.0
7 Green Bay Packers 12 112 253 44.3 1724 17 6.7 19 7.5 69 6.8 4.1 15.4 143.7 58.5 0 0 6.8 4.1 0.0
8 Boston Yanks 12 95 238 39.9 1661 15 6.3 27 11.3 78 7.0 2.5 17.5 138.4 45.9 0 0 7.0 2.5 0.0
9 Los Angeles Rams 12 123 293 42.0 1660 13 4.4 28 9.6 64 5.7 1.8 13.5 138.3 35.9 0 0 5.7 1.8 0.0
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 85 209 40.7 1410 10 4.8 19 9.1 68 6.7 3.1 16.6 117.5 42.2 0 0 6.7 3.1 0.0
Avg Team 140.6 299.1 47.0 2167.0 18.8 6.3 25.0 8.4 75 7.2 4.1 15.4 180.6 57.6 0.0 0.0 7.2 4.1 0.0
League Total 1406 2991 47.0 21670 188 6.3 250 8.4 88 7.2 4.1 15.4 1805.8 57.6 0 0 7.2 4.1 0.0
Avg Tm/G 11.7 24.9 47.0 180.6 1.6 6.3 2.1 8.4 7.2 4.1 15.4 180.6 57.6 0.0 0.0 7.2 4.1 0.0

Rushing Offense

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Rk Tm G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G Fmb
1 Los Angeles Rams 12 459 2171 15 92 4.7 180.9 33
2 Green Bay Packers 12 510 2149 14 51 4.2 179.1 24
3 Philadelphia Eagles 12 474 1971 21 49 4.2 164.3 37
4 Chicago Bears 12 448 1959 21 52 4.4 163.3 34
5 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 496 1948 15 52 3.9 162.3 28
6 Chicago Cardinals 12 468 1735 20 45 3.7 144.6 32
7 Washington Redskins 12 384 1343 11 47 3.5 111.9 34
8 Detroit Lions 12 333 1234 6 48 3.7 102.8 30
9 New York Giants 12 366 1195 7 46 3.3 99.6 30
10 Boston Yanks 12 343 973 5 41 2.8 81.1 21
Avg Team 428.1 1667.8 13.5 52 3.9 139.0 30.3
League Total 4281 16678 135 92 3.9 1389.8 303
Avg Tm/G 35.7 139.0 1.1 3.9 139.0 2.5

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Rk Tm G Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1 Washington Redskins 12 36 445 0 30 12.4 66 1456 2 94 22.1 6580
2 Philadelphia Eagles 12 54 716 2 69 13.3 44 854 1 95 19.4 5302
3 New York Giants 12 44 371 0 35 8.4 48 905 0 42 18.9 4470
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 40 583 0 33 14.6 50 975 0 39 19.5 4916
5 Green Bay Packers 12 45 563 0 28 12.5 42 874 0 39 20.8 5310
6 Detroit Lions 12 34 452 1 84 13.3 50 926 0 78 18.5 5058
7 Chicago Bears 12 39 495 0 50 12.7 41 871 0 45 21.2 6418
8 Los Angeles Rams 12 44 640 2 88 14.5 36 727 0 75 20.2 5198
9 Boston Yanks 12 25 378 1 86 15.1 52 1130 0 79 21.7 4142
10 Chicago Cardinals 12 27 370 0 31 13.7 43 716 0 33 16.7 5401
Avg Team 38.8 501.3 0.6 53 12.9 47.2 943.4 0.3 62 20.0 5279.5
League Total 388 5013 6 88 12.9 472 9434 3 95 20.0 52795
Avg Tm/G 3.2 41.8 0.1 12.9 3.9 78.6 0.0 20.0 440.0

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Rk Tm G FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1 Green Bay Packers 12 29 13 44.8% 33 33 100.0% 65 2834 74 1 43.6
2 Philadelphia Eagles 12 20 4 20.0% 43 38 88.4% 63 2671 75 0 42.4
3 Los Angeles Rams 12 17 8 47.1% 34 31 91.2% 72 2887 86 1 40.1
4 Boston Yanks 12 4 3 75.0% 23 21 91.3% 93 3776 66 3 40.6
5 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 14 6 42.9% 31 30 96.8% 68 2795 74 2 41.1
6 New York Giants 12 6 3 50.0% 26 25 96.2% 77 3257 67 1 42.3
7 Detroit Lions 12 11 5 45.5% 31 30 96.8% 65 2795 62 1 43.0
8 Chicago Cardinals 12 10 7 70.0% 41 39 95.1% 56 2285 62 0 40.8
9 Washington Redskins 12 7 4 57.1% 41 37 90.2% 52 2096 67 3 40.3
10 Chicago Bears 12 1 0.0% 53 45 84.9% 38 1577 56 0 41.5
Avg Team 11.9 5.3 44.5% 35.6 32.9 92.4% 64.9 2697.3 69 1.2 41.6
League Total 119 53 44.5% 356 329 92.4% 649 26973 86 12 41.6
Avg Tm/G 1.0 0.4 44.5% 3.0 2.7 92.4% 5.4 224.8 0.1 41.6

Scoring

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Rk Tm G RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Chicago Bears 12 21 29 3 45 363
2 Philadelphia Eagles 12 21 18 2 1 1 38 4 308
3 Chicago Cardinals 12 20 18 1 2 39 7 306
4 Washington Redskins 12 11 28 2 37 4 295
5 Green Bay Packers 12 14 17 1 1 33 13 2 274
6 Los Angeles Rams 12 15 13 2 3 1 31 8 259
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 12 15 10 1 4 1 30 6 3 240
8 Detroit Lions 12 6 23 1 1 30 5 231
9 New York Giants 12 7 17 1 25 3 184
10 Boston Yanks 12 5 15 1 2 1 21 3 174
Avg Team 13.5 18.8 0.6 0.3 0.9 1.2 0.3 32.9 5.3 0.5 263.4
League Total 135 188 6 3 9 12 3 329 53 5 2634
Avg Tm/G 1.1 1.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 2.7 0.4 22.0