Chicago Tigers

The Chicago Tigers were a US American football -Mannschaft from Chicago , Illinois . She played one season in the American Professional Football Association (APFA, since 1922 operating under the name National Football League (NFL)). They were the first NFL team to stop playing. They played their home games in Cup's Park .

Winner-take-all myth

In 1920 there were two teams from Chicago in the APFA, in addition to the Tigers the Chicago Cardinals . Legend has it that the teams believed that the city was not big enough to own two teams because they had to share the fans and with it the revenue. That is why those responsible had agreed that the loser of the game would have to stop operations on November 7, 1920. This game was lost by the Tigers, who also stopped playing after the season. This legend is considered untrue. Financial problems are given as the actual reasons for the Tigers to stop playing.

1920 season

Source:

Gameday	date	opponent	Result	Balance sheet (SNU)
3	Oct 10, 1920	Chicago Cardinals	0-0	0-0-1
4th	Oct 17, 1920	Detroit Heralds	12: 0	1-0-1
5	Oct. 24, 1920	Decatur Staleys	0:10	1-1-1
6th	Oct. 31, 1920	Rock Island Independents	7:20	1-2-1
7th	Nov 7, 1920	Chicago Cardinals	3: 6	1-3-1
8th	Nov 14, 1920	Canton Bulldogs	0:21	1-4-1
9	Nov 25, 1920	Decatur Staleys	0: 6	1-5-1
10	Nov 28, 1920	Thorn tornadoes	27: 0	2-5-1

Source:

season	Victories	Defeats	draw	Points scored	Points allowed	placement	Head coach
1920	2	5	1	49	63	11. (of 14)	Guil Falcon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ THE FIRST NFL TEAMS. Accessed August 12, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Brendan Prunty: The Great Thanksgiving Game That Wasn't. Rolling Stone, November 25, 2015, accessed August 12, 2016 . 
3. ↑ 1920 Chicago Tigers Statistics & Players. Pro Football Reference, accessed August 12, 2016 . 
4. ^ Chicago Tigers Franchise Encyclopedia. Pro Football Reference, accessed August 12, 2016 .