1944 NFL season

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Sources
NFL History Super Bowl History Pro-Football-Reference.com - Large online database of NFL data and statistics NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X) Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League Wikipedia

The 1944 NFL season was the 25th regular season of the National Football League. The Boston Yanks joined the league as an expansion team. Also, the Brooklyn Dodgers changed their name to Brooklyn Tigers. Meanwhile, both the Cleveland Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles resumed their traditional operations. But the Pittsburgh Steelers then merged with the Chicago Cardinals for this one season. The combined team, known as Card-Pitt, played half of their home games in each city.

The season ended when the Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game.

[edit] Major rule changes

The free substitution rule is modified so that substitutes do not have to report to the officials before a play.
Communication between the players and coaches on the field is permitted as long as the coaches are in the designated areas along the sidelines, and that they do not cause a delay in the game.
If the offensive team commits pass interference in their opponent's end zone, it is just a distance penalty and no longer an automatic touchback.

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Joe F. Carr Trophy (Most Valuable Player)

Frank Sinkwich, Halfback, Detroit

NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
NFL History 1941-1950 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)

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