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National Football League team season
The 1940 Brooklyn Dodgers seasonNational Football League (NFL). The team improved on their previous season 's output of 4–6–1, winning eight games.[ 1]
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
Recap
Sources
1
September 15
at Washington Redskins
L 17–24
0–1
Griffith Stadium
32,763
Recap
—
Bye
2
September 29
at Pittsburgh Steelers
W 10–3
1–1
Forbes Field
26,618
Recap
3
Philadelphia Eagles W 30–17
2–1
Ebbets Field
24,008
Recap
4
October 13
Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–0
3–1
Ebbets Field
19,468
Recap
5
October 20
at Chicago Bears
L 7–16
3–2
Wrigley Field
31,101
Recap
6
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 21–7
4–2
Shibe Park
6,500
Recap
7
November 3
New York Giants L 7–10
4–3
Ebbets Field
32,958
Recap
8
November 10
Washington Redskins W 16–14
5–3
Ebbets Field
33,846
Recap
9
November 17
Cleveland Rams
W 29–14
6–3
Ebbets Field
19,212
Recap
10
November 24
Chicago Cardinals
W 14–9
7–3
Ebbets Field
16,619
Recap
11
December 1
at New York Giants
W 14–6
8–3
Polo Grounds
54,993
Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
