It was played on December 11 at the Polo Grounds in New York City,[1] with an attendance of 48,120, a record crowd for a title game.
[5][6] The Giants had won the regular season game with Green Bay 15–3 at the Polo Grounds three weeks earlier on November 20,[7] but Green Bay was without hall of fame end Don Hutson; there was no clear favorite for the title game.
End and future Giants head coach Jim Lee Howell blocked a punt after the Packers opening drive to set up a Ward Cuff field goal.
[10] At halftime, Packers head coach Curly Lambeau accidentally made a wrong turn going to the team's locker room and walked out of the Polo Grounds, locking himself out.
Ed Danowski became the first Giants starting quarterback to win two NFL Championships for the team (the other is Eli Manning).