The 1939 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...

 season was their 19th season in 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 club posted a 9-2 record under coach Curly Lambeau

Curly Lambeau

Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team...

, earning a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by beating the 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...

 in the NFL Championship Game

NFL Championship Game, 1939

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...

 27-0, earning the Packers their fifth NFL Championship and the first title game shutout ever recorded.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 17, 1939	Chicago Cardinals	W 14-10
2	September 24, 1939	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 21-16
3	October 1, 1939	Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...	L 27-24
4	October 8, 1939	Chicago Cardinals	W 27-20
5	October 22, 1939	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 26-7
6	October 29, 1939	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	W 24-14
7	November 5, 1939	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 30-27
8	November 12, 1939	at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 23-16
9	November 19, 1939	at Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	W 28-0
10	November 26, 1939	at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...	W 7-6
11	December 3, 1939	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 12-7

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 10, 1939	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...	W 27-0
All-Star Game	January 14, 1940	NFL All-Stars	W 16-7

Standings

NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	2	0	.813	233	153	W-4
Chicago Bears 1939 Chicago Bears season The 1939 Chicago Bears season was their 20th regular season completed in the National Football League. They finished second in the Western Division with an 8-3 record. The Bears started the season well, winning 4 of their first 5 games. However, two mid-season losses to New York and Detroit cost...	8	3	0	.727	298	157	W-4
Detroit Lions 1939 Detroit Lions season The 1939 Detroit Lions season was their tenth in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-4, winning only six games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:...	6	5	0	.545	145	150	L-4
Cleveland Rams 1939 Cleveland Rams season The 1939 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's third year with the National Football League and the fourth season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:*...	5	5	1	.500	195	164	W-1
Chicago Cardinals 1939 Chicago Cardinals season The 1939 Chicago Cardinals season was their 20th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 2-9, winning only one game. They played eight of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 14th consecutive...	1	10	0	.091	84	254	L-8