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PACKERS NFL TITLE GAMES & PLAYOFFSCOMMUNITYADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2012 REVIEWPLAYOFFHISTORYLAMBEAUFIELDMISC.PACKERS 21, BOSTON REDSKINS 61936 NFL ChampionshipDec. 13 at Polo Grounds, New YorkAlthough New York was not representedin the title playoff, the game was playedat the Polo Grounds because GeorgePreston Marshall, upset with Boston support,was shifting his Redskins franchise toWashington, D.C. In front of 29,545, DonHutson caught a 48-yard touchdown passfrom Arnie Herber in the first three minutes,and the Packers never trailed. Green Bay’s two second-half scoreswere set up, respectively, by a 52-yard pass from Herber to Johnny“Blood” McNally and when Lon Evans blocked a punt.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 7 — 21Boston . . . . . . . . . . . 0 6 0 0 — 6GB — Hutson 48 pass from Herber (Smith kick)Bos — Rentner 2 run (kick failed)GB — Gantenbein 8 pass from Herber (Smith kick)GB — Monnett 2 run (Engebretsen kick)N.Y. GIANTS 23, PACKERS 171938 NFL ChampionshipDec. 11 at Polo Grounds, New YorkThe Packers overcame an early 9-0 deficit,spawned by two blocked punts deepin their territory, but could not hold offthe Giants in the second half. Early inthe second quarter, Green Bay began toclose in when Arnie Herber capitalized ona Paul (Tiny) Engebretsen interception bylofting a 40-yard touchdown strike to CarlMulleneaux, cutting the Giants’ margin to 9-7.But the Giants converted a midfield fumble by Packers fullbackEddie Jankowski into a 16-7 lead. Green Bay trimmed the margin totwo points before the half, when Clarke Hinkle crashed over from the6-inch line following a 66-yard Cecil Isbell pass to Wayland Becker.During the opening minutes of the second half, the Packers tooktheir only lead, when an Engebretsen field goal presented them witha 17-16 edge. The Giants, however, stormed back with a 61-yardscoring drive, capped by a 23-yard pass from Ed Danowski to HankSoar. Soar fought his way over the goal line from the 2, with Hinkleclinging to one leg, for what proved to be the winning touchdown. A(then) playoff-record 48,120 sat in on the proceedings.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 0 14 3 0 — 17New York . . . . . . . . . 9 7 7 0 — 23NY — FG Cuff 14NY — Leemans 6 run (kick failed)GB — C.Mulleneaux 40 pass from Herber (Engebretsen kick)NY — Barnard 21 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)GB — Hinkle 1 run (Engebretsen kick)GB — FG Engebretsen 15NY — Soar 23 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)PACKERS 27, N.Y. GIANTS 01939 NFL ChampionshipDec. 10 at State Fair Park, MilwaukeeThe Packers gained long-awaited nationalrespect with the first shutout in an NFL titlegame, 27-0. Despite bitter 35-mph winds,both Arnie Herber and Cecil Isbell passedfor touchdowns in securing the team’s fifthworld championship before 32,279 fans.Green Bay mounted a 7-0 halftime lead,by dint of a Herber scoring strike to MiltGantenbein, as the Giants missed on three field goal attempts. ThePackers pulled away in the third quarter on a 29-yard field goal byPaul (Tiny) Engebretsen, and a 31-yard TD pass from Isbell to JoeLaws, set up by Laws’ 30-yard punt return. The Packers added 10more points in the fourth quarter on a 42-yard field goal by ErnieSmith and a short scoring run by fullback Eddie Jankowski. Green Bayintercepted the Giants six times and held them to only 164 total yards.New York . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 — 0Packers . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 10 10 — 27GB — Gantenbein 7 pass from Herber (Engebretsen kick)GB — FG Engebretsen 29GB — Laws 31 pass from Isbell (Engebretsen kick)GB — FG Smith 42GB — Jankowski 1 run (E.Smith kick)472CHICAGO BEARS 33, PACKERS 141941 Western Division PlayoffDec. 14 at Wrigley Field, ChicagoIn a playoff contest necessitated whenthe two teams finished the year 10-1, eachhaving given the other its lone loss, thePackers fell victim to Chicago’s offensivetrio of George McAfee, Norm Standlee andHugh Gallarneau in the 16-degree cold atWrigley Field.After the Bears fumbled the opening kickoff,Green Bay grabbed an early 7-0 lead, on Clarke Hinkle’s 1-yardplunge. But Gallarneau’s touchdown on an 81-yard punt returnnarrowed the gap to 7-6, before Chicago exploded for 24 secondquarterpoints to essentially settle the issue. The Bears rushed for277 yards, including McAfee’s team-record 119. Standlee ran for 79and added two touchdowns.The Bears also held Green Bay’s prolific end, Don Hutson, to onlyone catch for 19 yards.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 7 0 7 0 — 14Chicago . . . . . . . . . . 6 24 0 3 — 33GB — Hinkle 1 run (Hutson kick)Chi — Gallarneau 81 punt return (kick blocked)Chi — FG Snyder 24Chi — Standlee 3 run (Stydahar kick)Chi — Standlee 2 run (Stydahar kick)Chi — Swisher 9 run (Stydahar kick)GB — Van Every 10 pass from Isbell (Hutson kick)Chi — FG Snyder 26PACKERS 14, N.Y. GIANTS 71944 NFL ChampionshipDec. 17 at Polo Grounds, New YorkWith peerless pass-catcher Don Hutsonemployed primarily as a decoy, fullback TedFritsch emerged as the offensive hero in thePackers’ sixth world title victory.Fritsch scored both Green Bay touchdowns,a 1-yard run on fourth-and-goal,and a 28-yard pass-and-run collaborationwith Irv Comp in the second. Meanwhile,Ward Cuff scored the Giants’ touchdown with a 1-yard plunge onthe initial play of the fourth quarter, a drive which saw New Yorkadvance past its own 35-yard line for the first time in the game.Joe Laws, the Packers’ veteran, 34-year-old all-purpose halfback,set a (then) playoff record with three interceptions, and rushed for74 yards on 13 carries.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 0 14 0 0 — 14New York . . . . . . . . . 0 0 0 7 — 7GB — Fritsch 1 run (Hutson kick)GB — Fritsch 28 pass from Comp (Hutson kick)NY — Cuff 1 run (Strong kick)PHILADELPHIA 17, PACKERS 131960 NFL ChampionshipDec. 26 at Franklin Field, PhiladelphiaThe Packers couldn’t hold a 13-10 fourthquarterlead, yielding a late surge to theEagles, who scored the deciding points on a5-yard burst by Ted Dean.Green Bay had stopped Philadelphia at itsown 4 late in the third quarter, then recapturedthe lead on a 7-yard TD pass from BartStarr to Max McGee. But on the ensuing kickoff, Dean’s 58-yardreturn ignited the Eagles, and led to his game-winning touchdownwith 5:21 remaining. Green Bay made a last-ditch effort, driving tothe Eagles’ 22, but on its final play, Philadelphia’s Chuck Bednarikstopped Jim Taylor at the 8 as time expired.The contest marked the Packers’ first title game appearance in 16years. It would also mark Vince Lombardi’s only playoff loss.Packers . . . . . . . . . . 3 3 0 7 — 13Philadelphia . . . . . . 0 10 0 7 — 17GB — FG Hornung 20GB — FG Hornung 23Phi — McDonald 35 pass from Van Brocklin (Walston kick)Phi — FG Walston 15GB — McGee 7 pass from Starr (Hornung kick)Phi — Dean 5 run (Walston kick)