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1938 Chicago Cardinals season

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1938 Chicago Cardinals season
Head coachMilan Creighton
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record2–9
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1938 Chicago Cardinals season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–5–1, winning only two games.[1] They played seven of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season. This would be the last team to allow 10 points or less in 3 consecutive games and lose them all until the 2023 New England Patriots team.

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 11 at Chicago Bears L 13–16 0–1 Soldier Field
2 September 17 at Cleveland Rams W 7–6 1–1 Shaw Stadium
3 September 25 at Green Bay Packers L 7–28 1–2 Wisconsin State Fair Park
3 September 28 Green Bay Packers L 22–24 1–3 Civic Stadium
4 October 2 at Brooklyn Dodgers L 0–13 1–4 Ebbets Field
5 Bye
6 October 16 Chicago Bears L 28–34 1–5 Wrigley Field
7 October 23 at Detroit Lions L 0–10 1–6 Briggs Stadium
7 October 26 at Philadelphia Eagles L 0–7 1–7 Erie Stadium
9 November 6 at New York Giants L 0–6 1–8 Polo Grounds
10 Bye
11 November 20 Detroit Lions L 3–7 1–9 Comiskey Park
12 November 27 Cleveland Rams W 31–17 2–9 Comiskey Park

Standings

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NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 8 3 0 .727 6–2 223 118 L1
Detroit Lions 7 4 0 .636 6–2 119 108 L1
Chicago Bears 6 5 0 .545 3–5 194 148 L1
Cleveland Rams 4 7 0 .364 3–5 131 215 W1
Chicago Cardinals 2 9 0 .182 2–6 111 168 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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