1947 NFL playoffs

The 1947 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division championship between the Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers. The division championship game, the Steelers' only playoff appearance of any kind prior to the AFL-NFL merger, was played on December 21, 1947, at Pittsburgh's Forbes Field. The winner of that game would travel to Chicago to play in the championship game against the Chicago Cardinals on December 28.

Tournament bracket

Philadelphia Eagles 21, Pittsburgh Steelers 0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	7	7	0	21
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0

at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh

Game information
Scoring PHI Van Buren 15 pass from Thompson (Patton kick) PHI 7–0 PHI Ferrante 28 pass from Thompson (Patton kick) PHI 14–0 PHI Pritchard 79 punt return (Patton kick) PHI 21–0

Game information

For more details on this topic, see 1947 NFL Championship Game.

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