1936 NFL Championship Game


The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the fourth History of the [National Football League championship|championship game] played in 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.
The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins season|Boston Redskins] were the home team, but their owner George Preston Marshall, the Packers and the league mutually agreed to move the game from Fenway Park to the Polo Grounds due to low ticket sales in Boston.
Several days after the game, Marshall announced he would move the team to his hometown of Washington, D.C. for the 1937 [Washington Redskins season|following season].
This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers], who were favored. The Packers won 21–6 for their fourth NFL title, all under longtime head coach Curly Lambeau, having previously won league championships awarded by league standing in 1929 [Green Bay Packers season|1929], 1930, and 1931.

Scoring summary

Sunday, December 13, 1936
Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST
;First quarter:
;Second quarter:
;Third quarter:
;Fourth quarter:
Players played both ways, offensively and defensively, in 1936. Thus, there were only these eleven starters for each squad.
Green Bay Packers


Boston Redskins


The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in, the line judge in, and the side judge in. The following were the four officials who called the 1936 championship game.
  • Referee: Jordie Jordan
  • Umpire: Bobby Cahn
  • Head linesman: Maurice J. Meyer
  • Field judge: William Halloran