The 1938 NFL Championship Game was the 6th championship game played in the history of the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The game was on December 11, 1938, at Polo Grounds

Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the name given to four different stadiums in Upper Manhattan, New York City, used by many professional teams in both baseball and American football from 1880 until 1963...

 in New York City

New York City

New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

. The game attendance was 48,120 a record crowd for a title game.

The game matched the champions of the Eastern Division, New York Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 (8-2-1) against the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 (8-3-0). This was the Giants 4th championship game appearance, while the Packers were making their 2nd.

With the victory, the Giants became the first team to win two championship games since the league split into two divisions in 1933. Their previous victory was in the famous Sneakers game of 1934

NFL Championship Game, 1934

The 1934 National Football League Championship Game, also known as The Sneakers Game, was played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. The final score was New York Giants 30, Chicago Bears 13. It was the 2nd annual NFL championship game.A freezing rain the night before the game...

. New York also had won the 1927 NFL title when the championship was awarded to the team with the best season record. The victory earned each winning Giant $900.00 and each Packer $700.00.

• First Quarter
  • NY - FG Cuff
    Ward Cuff
    Ward Lloyd Cuff was an American football running back and place kicker in the National Football League for the New York Giants, Chicago Cardinals, and Green Bay Packers...
    
     14 3-0 NYG
  • NY - Leemans 6 run (Gildea kick failed) 9-0 NYG
• Second Quarter
  • GB - Mulleneaux
    Carl Mulleneaux
    Carl Kenneth "Moose" Mulleneaux was a professional American football end in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Green Bay Packers...
    
     40 pass from Herber
    Arnie Herber
    Arnold "Arnie" Charles Herber was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers and New York Giants. He was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1966...
    
     (Engebretsen kick) 9-7 NYG
  • NY - Barnard 21 pass from Danowski
    Ed Danowski
    Edward Frank Danowski was an American football player who played quarterback and halfback in the National Football League. Danowski played for the New York Giants for seven seasons and quarterbacked the team when they won the 1934 and 1938 NFL Championship Games...
    
     (Cuff kick) 16-7 NYG
  • GB - Hinkle
    Clarke Hinkle
    William Clarke Hinkle was a professional American football player for the Green Bay Packers. Wearing # 30, he played Tailback and Linebacker from 1932 to 1941....
    
     1 run (Engebretsen kick) 16-14 NYG
• Third Quarter
  • GB - FG Engebretsen 15 17-16 GB
  • NY - Soar
    Hank Soar
    Albert Henry Soar was an American football running back and defensive back in the National Football League who went on to have a long career as an umpire in Major League Baseball...
    
     23 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) 23-17 NYG
• Fourth Quarter
  • No Scoring