[3] Anderson and assistant coach Luke Johnsos elected to run the T formation after the players voted for the system, though they also implemented the Notre Dame Box as Green Bay Packers and All-Star quarterback Cecil Isbell excelled in such an offense.
Packers receiver Don Hutson missed the game due to a chest injury and a cold, though he had initially announced his intention to play and was only permitted to kick extra points.
[4] Quarterback Sammy Baugh was sick with the flu and failed to make his flight to Philadelphia for the game, which prompted NFL Commissioner Elmer Layden to launch an investigation into the matter.
[7] Baugh's disappearance was allegedly condemned by his teammates, with a Detroit Free Press report claiming some players said he would "never be forgiven for failing to appear.
"[8] A "spokesman for the players" told the New York Daily News, "We were determined to win this game to prove that our victory over the Bears was no fluke.
In a league statement, Layden considered "the publicity and subsequent investigation attendant upon Baugh's failure to appear in Philadelphia" to be "sufficient punishment under the circumstances.