Before the season, Elmer Layden resigned as NFL Commissioner and Bert Bell, co-founder of the Philadelphia Eagles, replaced him.
The season ended when the Chicago Bears defeated the New York Giants in the NFL Championship Game.
With the first pick, the Boston Yanks selected quarterback Frank Dancewicz from the University of Notre Dame.
The final week of the season had the 6–3–1 Giants hosting the 5–4–1 Redskins: a Washington win would have given them both 6–4–1 records and forced a playoff.
That became a moot point with New York's 31–0 win in front of 60,337 at the Polo Grounds: more than the 58,346 that went there for the Championship Game a week later.