- 1944 NFL Championship Game
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1944 NFL Championship Game Green Bay Packers New York Giants 14 7 1 2 3 4 Total Green Bay Packers 0 14 0 0 14 New York Giants 0 0 0 7 7 Date December 17, 1944 Stadium Polo Grounds City New York City Attendance 46,016 TV/Radio in the United States Radio Network Blue Radio Announcers Harry Wismer Timeline Previous game Next game 1943 1945 The 1944 National Football League Championship Game was the 12th NFL title game. The game was played on December 17, 1944 at New York's Polo Grounds. The attendance for the game was 46,016. The game featured the Green Bay Packers (8-2), champions of the Western Division versus the Eastern Division champion New York Giants (8-1-1).
The Packers were led by head coach Curly Lambeau. The stars of the team included end Don Hutson and quarterback Irv Comp. The Giants were led by head coach Steve Owen. They also had running back Bill Paschal and former Packers quarterback Arnie Herber as well as a dominant defense.
- Second Quarter
- GB - Fritsch 1 run (Hutson Kick) 7-0 GB
- GB - Fritsch 28 pass from Comp (Hutson Kick) 14-0 GB
- Fourth Quarter
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1943 NFL Championship GameNFL Championship Game
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1945 NFL Championship GameGreen Bay Packers 1944 NFL Champions Paul Berezney | Dick Bilda | Charley Brock | Lou Brock | Mike Bucchianeri | Tony Canadeo | Irv Comp | Larry Craig | Tiny Croft | Paul Duhart | Bob Flowers | Ted Fritsch | Buckets Goldenberg | Don Hutson | Harry Jacunski | Bob Kahler | Bob Kercher | Bill Kuusisto | Joe Laws | Joel Mason | Roy McKay | Forrest McPherson | Don Perkins | Baby Ray | Ade Schwammel | Glen Sorenson | Ben Starret | Pete Tinsley | Chuck Tollefson | Alex Urban | Ray Wehba
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