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Post by NFL Historian on Dec 29, 2023 15:00:44 GMT 10
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Post by NFL Historian on Dec 29, 2023 15:01:43 GMT 10
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Post by NFL Historian on Dec 29, 2023 15:03:05 GMT 10
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, with an attendance of 46,016. The game featured the Green Bay Packers (8–2), champions of the Western Division versus the Eastern Division champion New York Giants (8–1–1).
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. Prior to the game, the Packers had spent over a week preparing in Charlottesville, Virginia; they had completed their regular season on November 26, while the Giants finished on December 10. If the title game ended in a tie, the teams would share the championship.
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, their first since 1939.
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.
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Post by NFL Historian on Dec 29, 2023 15:17:35 GMT 10
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Post by NFL Historian on Dec 29, 2023 15:20:15 GMT 10
 Ted Frisch runs 26y to the 1. |
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Post by NFL Historian on Dec 29, 2023 15:21:44 GMT 10
 Fritsch scores for Packers. |
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