1936 NFL Championship Game

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1936 NFL Championship Game
Green Bay Packers Boston Redskins
21 6
1 2 3 4 Total
Green Bay Packers 7 0 7 7 21
Boston Redskins 0 6 0 0 6
Date December 13, 1936
Stadium Polo Grounds, New York City
Referee W.G. Crowell
Attendance 29,545
Polo Grounds is located in USA
Polo Grounds
Polo 
Grounds
Location in the United States

The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the fourth championship game played in the history of the National Football League. It took place on December 13 at Polo Grounds in New York City, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field.[1][2][3]

The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7–5) were the host team, but their owner George Preston Marshall moved the game out of Fenway Park to New York due to apathy and low support in Boston.[4][5][6] Several days after the game, he announced plans to move the team to his hometown of Washington, D. C. for the following season.[7][6]

This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (10–1–1), who were favored.[8] The Packers won 21–6 for their fourth NFL title, all under longtime head coach Curly Lambeau. Green Bay won league championships awarded by league standing in 1929, 1930, and 1931.[9]

Game Summary

Sunday, December 13, 1936
Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST[8]

  • First Quarter
  • Second Quarter
    • BOS – Rentner 2 yard run (kick failed) 7–6 GB
  • Third Quarter
    • GB – Gantenbein 8 yard pass from Herber (Smith kick) 14–6 GB
  • Fourth Quarter

Players' shares

Each player on the winning Packer team received about $250, while Redskins received about $180 each.[3]

References

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