1939 NFL Championship Game

The 1939 NFL Championship Game was the seventh league championship game of the National Football League (NFL), held on December 10 inside the Milwaukee Mile, located at the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, a suburb west of Milwaukee.

The New York Giants (9–1–1), the defending champions, played the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (9–2). The teams had met in the previous year's title game in New York City, which the Giants won by six points, but did not play each other in the regular season. For the title game in Wisconsin, the Packers were favored by ten points.

The host Packers scored a touchdown in the first quarter and led 7–0 at halftime. They dominated in the second half to win 27–0 and secure their fifth title—two more than any other franchise. At the time, it was the highest attended sporting event in the Milwaukee area.

The "Dairy Bowl" football stadium was dedicated at halftime with the breaking of a bottle of milk. On hand were Governor Julian Heil and Mayor Daniel Hoan of Milwaukee.

Scoring summary
Sunday, December 10, 1939 Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. CST

Statistics
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Officials

 * Referee: Bill Halloran
 * Umpire: Ed Cochrane
 * Head Linesman: Tom Thorp
 * Field Judge: Dan Tehan


 * The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in, the line judge in , and the side judge in.

Attendance and receipts
The Packers moved the game from Green Bay to the larger metropolitan area of Milwaukee in hopes of increasing attendance; 32,379 paid to watch. The gross gate receipts of $83,510.35 set a new record.

The title game tickets went on sale at noon on Monday, six days before the game, in both Green Bay and Milwaukee and were nearly sold out in the first 24 hours. Face value prices ranged from $1.10 to $4.40 per seat, the equivalent of $22 to $87 in 2021.

Team shares
The gate was distributed as follows: Source
 * The Packers took $23,231.06, with their 33 players each receiving $703.97.
 * The Giants took $15,487.37, with their 34 players each receiving $455.57.

Team rosters
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