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The 1938 NFL Championship Game was the 6th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. The game was on December 11, 1938, at Polo Grounds in New York, New York. The game attendance was 48,120 a record crowd for a title game.

The game matched the champions of the Eastern Division, New York Giants (8-2-1) against the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (8-3-0). This was the Giants 4th championship game appearance, while the Packers were making their 2nd.

With the victory, the Giants became the first team to win two championship games since the league split into two divisions in 1933. Their previous victory was in the famous Sneakers game of 1934. New York also had won the 1927 NFL title when the championship was awarded to the team with the best season record. The victory earned each winning Giant $900.00 and each Packer $700.00.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	0	14	3	0	17
Giants	9	7	7	0	23

First Quarter
- NY - FG Cuff 14 3-0 NYG
- NY - Leemans 6 run (Gildea kick failed) 9-0 NYG
Second Quarter
- GB - Mulleneaux 40 pass from Herber (Engebretsen kick) 9-7 NYG
- NY - Barnard 21 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) 16-7 NYG
- GB - Hinkle 1 run (Engebretsen kick) 16-14 NYG
Third Quarter
- GB - FG Engebretsen 15 17-16 GB
- NY - Soar 23 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick) 23-17 NYG
Fourth Quarter
- No Scoring

Preceded by NFL Championship Game, 1937	NFL Championship Game 1938	Succeeded by NFL Championship Game, 1939

New York Giants 1938 NFL Champions

v • d • e New York Giants

Founded in 1925 • Based in East Rutherford, New Jersey

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Financial history • Seasons • Coaches • Quarterbacks • Division

Stadiums	Polo Grounds • Yankee Stadium • Yale Bowl • Shea Stadium • Giants Stadium • Meadowlands Stadium

Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs • Sneakers Game • The Greatest Game Ever Played • The Fumble • Wide Right • Manning to Tyree • Manning–Rivers trade

Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles • Dallas Cowboys

Head Coaches	Folwell • Alexander • Potteiger • Andrews • Friedman • Owen • Howell • Sherman • Webster • Arnsparger • McVay • Perkins • Parcells • Handley • Reeves • Fassel • Coughlin

Key Personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch • General Manager: Jerry Reese • Head Coach: Tom Coughlin

League Championships (7)	1927 • 1934 • 1938 • 1956 • 1986 • 1990 • 2007

Super Bowl Appearances (4)	XXI • XXV • XXXV • XLII

Media	Radio network • Bob Papa • Dick Lynch • Carl Banks

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: East Division

v • d • e Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 • Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin

The Franchise	Franchise • History • Board of Directors

Records	Seasons • Coaches • Players (A-D - E-K - L-R - S-Z) • Starting Quarterbacks • Pro Football Hall of Famers • First-round Draft Picks • Records • Pro Bowlers

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park • Bellevue Park • City Stadium • Borchert Field • Wisconsin State Fair Park • Marquette Stadium • Milwaukee County Stadium • Lambeau Field

Culture	Cheesehead • Lambeau Leap • "Bang the Drum All Day" • Cheerleaders • Fight Song • Lumberjack Band • Rockwood Lodge • Pigskin Champions • Hungry Five • George Whitney Calhoun • The Dope Sheet • Hall of Fame • Bears Rivalry

Lore	The Ice Bowl • The Snow Bowl • Instant Replay Game • The Mud Bowl • 4th and 26

Head Coaches	Lambeau • Ronzani • Blackbourn • McLean • Lombardi • Bengtson • Devine • Starr • Gregg • Infante • Holmgren • Rhodes • Sherman • McCarthy

Division Championships (13)	1936 • 1938 • 1939 • 1944 • 1967 • 1972 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2007

League Championships (12)	1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1936 • 1939 • 1944 • 1961 • 1962 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1996

Super Bowl Appearances (4)	I (1966) • II (1967) • XXXI (1996) • XXXII (1997)

Retired Numbers	3 • 14 • 15 • 66 • 92

Seasons	1919 • 1920 • 1921 • 1922 • 1923 • 1924 • 1925 • 1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932 • 1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: North Division

v • d • e National Football League Championship Games (1933–present)

NFL Championship Game (1933–1969)	1933 • 1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1944 • 1945 • 1946 • 1947 • 1948 • 1949 • 1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

AFL Championship Game (1960–1969)	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

AFL-NFL World Championship Games^[1] (1966–1969)	1966 (I) • 1967 (II) • 1968 (III) • 1969 (IV)

Super Bowl^[2] (1970–present)	1970 (V) • 1971 (VI) • 1972 (VII) • 1973 (VIII) • 1974 (IX) • (1975) X • 1976 (XI) • 1977 (XII) • 1978 (XIII) • 1979 (XIV) • 1980 (XV) • 1981 (XVI) • 1982 (XVII) • 1983 (XVIII) • 1984 (XIX) • 1985 (XX) • 1986 (XXI) • 1987 (XXII) • 1988 (XXIII) • 1989 (XXIV) • 1990 (XXV) • 1991 (XXVI) • 1992 (XXVII) • 1993 (XXVIII) • 1994 (XXIX) • 1995 (XXX) • 1996 (XXXI) • 1997 (XXXII) • 1998 (XXXIII) • 1999 (XXXIV) • 2000 (XXXV) • 2001 (XXXVI) • 2002 (XXXVII) • 2003 (XXXVIII) • 2004 (XXXIX) • 2005 (XL) • 2006 (XLI) • 2007 (XLII) • 2008 (XLIII) • 2009 (XLIV) • 2010 (XLV)

1932 "Unofficial" NFL Championship • NFL Championship Broadcasters • AFL Championship Broadcasters • Super Bowl Champions • Super Bowl Most Valuable Players • Super Bowl Records • Super Bowl Broadcasters • Super Bowl Officials • Super Bowl Halftime • Super Bowl Advertising • Pre-Super Bowl NFL champions • NFL Playoffs (Results) • AFL Playoffs

1 – From 1966 to 1969, the first four Super Bowls were "World Championship" games played between two independent professional football leagues, AFL and NFL, and when the league merged in 1970 the Super Bowl became the NFL Championship Game. 2 – Dates in the list denote the season, not the calendar year in which the championship game was played. For instance, Super Bowl XLI was played in 2007, but was the championship for the 2006 season.

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