1947 NFL playoffs
The National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division title between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers; both finished the regular season at , requiring a one-game playoff. They had split their two-game series in the season, with the home teams prevailing; the Steelers won by eleven on while the Eagles carded a shutout on November 30 at The Steelers and Detroit Lions opened their seasons a week before the rest of the ten-team league on and completed their schedules on Philadelphia needed a win over the visiting Green Bay Packers  on December 14 to force a playoff the following week, and won by This division playoff game was the Steelers' first (and only until 1972) postseason appearance, and was played on December 21 at Forbes Field The winner traveled to Chicago to play in the NFL championship game the following week against the Cardinals at Comiskey Park. Originally scheduled for the playoff pushed the title game to Scoring touchdowns in each of the first three quarters, the Eagles posted another shutout to win the East title and advanced to the championship game