Card-Pitt
Sign in to saveCard-Pitt was the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, during the 1944 season. It was the second such merger for the Steelers, who had combined with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1943 to form the "Steagles". The arrangement was made necessary by there being a shortage of numerous players due to World War II military service, and was dissolved upon completion of the season. The war ended before the start of the 1945 season, and both teams resumed normal operations. Card-Pitt finished with a 0–10 record
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- History
- Origins
- Pre-season
- 1944 season
- Aftermath
- Preseason
- Schedule
- Regular season
- Schedule
- Standings
- Game summaries
- Week 1 (Saturday September 24, 1944): [[Cleveland Rams]]
- Week 2 (Sunday, October 8, 1944): [[Green Bay Packers]]
- Week 3 (Sunday October 15, 1944): [[Chicago Bears]]
- Week 4 (Sunday October 22, 1944): [[New York Giants]]
- Week 5 (Sunday October 29, 1944): [[Washington Redskins]]
- Week 6 (Sunday November 5, 1944): [[Detroit Lions]]
- Week 7 (Sunday November 12, 1944): [[Detroit Lions]]
- Week 8 (Sunday November 19, 1944): [[Cleveland Rams]]
- Week 9 (Sunday November 26, 1944): [[Green Bay Packers]]
- Week 10 (Sunday December 3, 1944): [[Chicago Bears]]
- Roster
- See also
- References
- External links
Card-Pitt was the team created by the temporary merger of two National Football League (NFL) teams, the Chicago Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers, during the 1944 season. It was the second such merger for the Steelers, who had combined with the Philadelphia Eagles in 1943 to form the "Steagles". The arrangement was made necessary by there being a shortage of numerous players due to World War II military service, and was dissolved upon completion of the season. The war ended before the start of the 1945 season, and both teams resumed normal operations. Card-Pitt finished with a 0–10 record in the Western Division, which led sportswriters to derisively label the team the "Car-Pitts", or "carpets".
==History== ===Origins===
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