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1944 NFL Championship Game
Date December 17, 1944 Stadium Polo Grounds , New York City Favorite Green Bay by 7 points[1] Referee Ronald Gibbs Attendance 46,016 Packers: Curly Lambeau (coach/gm), Tony Canadeo , Don Hutson Giants: Tim Mara (owner/founder), Wellington Mara (administrator), Steve Owen (coach), Mel Hein , Arnie Herber , Ken Strong Network Blue Announcers Harry Wismer
Location in the United States
The 1944 NFL Championship Game was the 12th National Football League (NFL) title game , played on December 17 at the Polo Grounds in New York City ,[2] [3] [4] [5] Green Bay Packers (8–2), champions of the Western Division versus the Eastern Division champion New York Giants (8–1–1).[6]
The Packers were led by longtime head coach Curly Lambeau and its stars were running back Ted Fritsch , end Don Hutson , and quarterback Irv Comp . The Giants were led by head coach Steve Owen , running back Bill Paschal , former Packers quarterback Arnie Herber , and a dominant defense.
The Packers were slight favorites, despite the Giants' 24–0 shutout win four weeks earlier.[1] [7] Charlottesville, Virginia ;[7] [1]
Green Bay scored two touchdowns in the second quarter then yielded one early in the fourth to win 14–7 for their sixth and final league title under Lambeau,[8] [9] [10] 1939 .[11] [12]
The Packers did not return to the championship game for sixteen years , and won the following year in 1961 , the first of five titles in seven seasons in the 1960s under head coach Vince Lombardi .
Scoring summary [ edit ]
Sunday, December 17, 1944 EWT (EDT) [1]
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Officials [ edit ]
The NFL had only four game officials in 1944 ; the back judge was added in 1947 , the line judge in 1965 , and the side judge in 1978 .
Players' shares [ edit ]
The players' shares were the highest to date: each Packer player received about $1,500 while each Giant saw about $900.[11]
References [ edit ]
^ a b "Giants battle Packers today for pro title" . Chicago Sunday Tribune . December 17, 1944. p. 1, part 2.
^ a b "Packers win pro title; beat Giants, 14-7" . Chicago Daily Tribune . December 18, 1944. p. 19.
^ Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 18, 1944). "Packers defeat Giants 14 to 7; win national pro grid crown" . Milwaukee Journal . p. 4, part 2.
^ Schumacher, Garry (December 18, 1944). "Packers cop pro title with 14-7 triumph over Giants" . Milwaukee Sentinel . p. 4, part 2.
^ "Pro grid summary" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. December 11, 1944. p. 17.
^ a b Kuechle, Oliver E. (December 17, 1944). "Green Bay 11-5 favorite; Owen sees even chance" . Milwaukee Journal . p. 5, part 2.
^ "Packers win pro grid title, 14-7" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . United Press. December 18, 1944. p. 16.
^ Petersen, Leo H. (December 19, 1944). "Breaks help Packers to pro grid title" . Pittsburgh Press . United Press. p. 16.
^ "Packers win 6th pro title by beating Giants, 14-7" . Toledo Blade . (Ohio). INS. December 18, 1944. p. 20.
^ a b "Packers' eleven defeats Giants" . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington). United Press. December 18, 1944. p. 13.
^ Meier, Ted (December 18, 1944). "Green Bay cops pro grid title" . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon). Associated Press. p. 8.
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