- 1939 NFL Championship Game
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1939 NFL Championship Game New York Giants Green Bay Packers 0 27 1 2 3 4 Total New York Giants 0 0 0 0 0 Green Bay Packers 7 0 10 10 27 Date December 10, 1939 Stadium Wisconsin State Fair Park City West Allis, Wisconsin Attendance 32,379 Timeline Previous game Next game 1938 1940 The 1939 National Football League Championship game was held on December 10, 1939 at Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This was the seventh NFL championship game played. The Green Bay Packers defeated the New York Giants to win their fifth title—two more than any other franchise.[1]
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Game summary
The Western Division champion Packers (9–2)[2] played the Eastern Division champions Giants (9–1–1).[3] By beating the Giants, Green Bay avenged its 1938 title game loss to New York and scored the first shutout in NFL playoff history.[1]
The Packers moved the game from Green Bay to the larger city of Milwaukee in hopes of increasting attendance; 32,279 would pay to watch.[1] The gross gate receipts of $83,510.35 set a new record.[1] The gate was distributed as follows:
- The 33 players on the victorious Packers each received $703.97 ($23,231.01 total)
- The 34 Giants players each got $455.57 ($15,489.38)
- The Packers franchise took $23,231.06
- The Giants received $15,487.37[1]
Scoring summary
Scoring Play Score 1st Quarter GB – Milt Gantenbein 7 pass from Arnie Herber (Paul "Tiny" Engebretsen kick) GB 7–0 2nd Quarter no scoring 3rd Quarter GB – Engebretsen 29 yard field goal GB 10–0 GB – Joe Laws 31 yard pass from Cecil Isbell (Engebretsen kick) GB 17–0 4th Quarter GB – Ernie Smith 42 yard field goal GB 20–0 GB – Ed Jankowski 1 yard run (Smith kick) 27-0 GB GB 27–0 Statistics
Source: The Spokesman-Review[4] New York Giants Green Bay Packers First downs 7 10 Yards gained rushing (net) 56 131 Forward passes attempted 26 10 Forward passes completed 9 7 Yards by forward passing 98 99 Yards lost, attempted forward passes 12 8 Yards gained, run back of intercepted passes 27 39 Punting average (from scrimmage) 32 38 Total yards all kicks returned 98 35 Opponents fumbles recovered 0 0 Yards lost by penalties 20 50 References
- ^ a b c d e "Green Bay Pro Champs Of Gridiron". Reading Eagle. December 11, 1939. p. 15. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LA0xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TOEFAAAAIBAJ&dq=packers%20giants%20green-bay&pg=4847%2C2595744. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "1939 Green Bay Packers games". Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/1939_games.htm. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "1939 New York Giants games". Pro Football Reference. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1939_games.htm. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers Grab Pro Football Championship With Great Ease". Spokesman-Review. December 11, 1939. p. 9. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BU0VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JuQDAAAAIBAJ&dq=packers%20giants%20green-bay&pg=6710%2C3617417. Retrieved 5 April 2010.
Preceded by
1938 NFL Championship GameNFL Championship Game
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1940 NFL Championship GameGreen Bay Packers 1939 NFL Champions Frank Balasz | John Biolo | Jack Brennan | Charley Brock | Hank Bruder | Larry Buhler | Larry Craig | Tiny Engebretsen | Milt Gantenbein | Buckets Goldenberg | Tom Greenfield | Arnie Herber | Clarke Hinkle | Don Hutson | Cecil Isbell | Harry Jacunski | Eddie Jankowski | Paul Kell | Wally Kilbourne | Jimmy Lawrence | Joe Laws | Bill Lee | Russ Letlow | Al Moore | Carl Mulleneaux | Baby Ray | Herm Schneidman | Charlie Schultz | Ernie Smith | Frank Steen | Bud Svendsen | Tuffy Thompson | Frank Twedell | Andy Uram | Dick Weisgerber | Gust Zarnas | Dick Zoll
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