1933 Chicago Bears season The 1933 Chicago Bears season was their 14th regular season and 2nd postseason completed in the National Football League . The club posted a 10 - 2 - 1 record in the first year of George Halas ' s second tenure . The Bears started the season on fire , winning their first six games while allowing only 33 points . In the middle of the season , the team struggled on the road , losing to Boston and New York and eking out a tie against the new Philadelphia Eagles franchise . After that , however , the Bears regained their winning ways , finishing the regular season with four consecutive wins , including two against Portsmouth , their foe in the 1932 championship game . The team won the newly established Western Division by 3½ games and went to the first ever NFL championship game on a hot streak . Season highlights . The Bears ' season was typified by solid defense , a high - octane passing attack ( for the era ) , and the best kicking game in the league . Only three times during the season did opponents score more than 9 points on the Bears . The club finished second behind Brooklyn in scoring defense . Their line was greatly improved by the addition of huge George " Moose " Musso , who weighted over 260 pounds and starred for the Bears for many years . The Bears had the third best scoring offense , trailing the explosive Giants and the Packers . Living legend Red Grange and future legend Bronko Nagurski continued to lead the running attack but the Bears scored a large majority of their touchdowns through the air . Luke Johnsos continued to play well at end but the aerial attack was vastly improved by the emergence of second year end Bill Hewitt and rookie end Bill Karr . All in all , the Bears scored 11 of their 14 offensive touchdowns through passes . Though statistics were spotty in 1933 , Bill Hewitt was among the league leaders in receiving with 16 catches for 274 yards and 2 touchdowns . The biggest improvement for the Bears and , in many games , the key to their wins was the addition of " Automatic " Jack Manders , one of the first great place kickers in league history . Manders made 14 of 14 PATs ( pretty much unheard of in those days ) and led the league with 6 field goals . Undoubtedly , the new rule that brought the ball back to the hash marks after every play helped Manders ( and all other NFL kickers ) , but Manders ' consistency in the kicking game contributed to the Bears ' success all the way through the 1940 season . Regular season . Standings . " W = Wins , L = Losses , T = Ties , PCT = Winning Percentage , PTS = Points Scored , OPP = Opponents ' Points " " Note : Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972 " NFL Championship Game . Summary . The Bears met the NFL Eastern Division champion New York Giants in the NFL Championship game . The teams had split the season series , with both teams prevailing at home . The game was played at Wrigley Field in clear , crisp weather . Both teams brought high - powered offenses to the game but the Bears had an advantage on defense . Both teams featured their passing attacks throughout the game but the Giants took a first half lead with a 29 yard pass to Red Badgro despite two Manders field goals . The second half was back and forth , with both clubs taking the lead twice . The game was won with an exciting play with less than 3 minutes remaining — a pass from Bronko Nagurski to Bill Hewitt who lateraled to Bill Karr . Karr then scampered 36 yards for the winning score . The Bears won the game 23 - 21 , giving them their second straight league title and third overall .