The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the 4th 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 took place on December 13, 1936, 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...

, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field. The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins' owner George Preston Marshall

George Preston Marshall

George Preston Marshall was the owner and president of the Washington Redskins of the National Football League from 1932 until his death in 1969.-Contributions:...

 moved the game out of Boston

Boston

Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...

's Fenway Park

Fenway Park

Fenway Park is a baseball park near Kenmore Square in Boston, Massachusetts. Located at 4 Yawkey Way, it has served as the home ballpark of the Boston Red Sox baseball club since it opened in 1912, and is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium currently in use. It is one of two "classic"...

 to New York, as he had previously announced plans to move his team to Washington, D. C. the following year. This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and 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...

. The game was the first NFL title contest won by the Packers 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...

, after winning league championships awarded by league standing in 1929, 1930 and 1931.

• First Quarter
  • GB - Hutson
    Don Hutson
    Donald Montgomery Hutson was the first star wide receiver in National Football League history. He is considered by many to have been the first modern receiver....
    
     48 yard 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...
    
     (Smith
    Ernie Smith
    Ernest Frederick Smith was an American football offensive tackle under coach Howard Jones of the University of Southern California. He also handled the placekicking and kickoff duties for the men of Troy...
    
     kick) 7-0 GB
• Second Quarter
  • BOS - Rentner
    Pug Rentner
    Ernest John "Pug" Rentner was an American football halfback and quarterback in the National Football League for the Boston Redskins and the Chicago Bears...
    
     2 yard run (kick failed) 7-6 GB
• Third Quarter
  • GB - Gantenbein
    Milt Gantenbein
    Milton Edward Gantenbein was an American football player who played End for the Green Bay Packers from 1931 to 1940.# - # - #REPORTED BY: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel...
    
     8 yard pass from Herber (Smith kick) 14-6 GB
• Fourth Quarter
  • GB - Monnett
    Bob Monnett
    Robert C. Monnett was a professional American football player who played halfback for six seasons for the Green Bay Packers. He was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame in 1973....
    
     2 yard run (Engebretsen kick) 21-6 GB