The 1936 NFL Championship Game was the fourth championship game played in the National Football League (NFL). It took place on December 13 at Polo Grounds in New York City, making it the first NFL title game held on a neutral field.
The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7âÂÂ5) were the home team, but their owner George Preston Marshall, the Packers and the league mutually agreed to move the game from Fenway Park to the Polo Grounds due to low ticket sales in Boston.
Several days after the game, Marshall announced he would move the team to his hometown of Washington, D.C. for the following season.
This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (10âÂÂ1âÂÂ1), who were favored. The Packers won 21âÂÂ6 for their fourth NFL title, all under longtime head coach Curly Lambeau, having previously won league championships awarded by league standing in 1929, 1930, and 1931.
61 years later, the Packers would then defeat the Boston team that replaced the Redskins, the New England Patriots, in Super Bowl XXXI.
Sunday, December 13, 1936<br> Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST
Players played both ways, offensively and defensively, in 1936. Thus, there were only these eleven starters for each squad.
Green Bay Packers
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Boston Redskins
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The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in . The following were the four officials who called the 1936 championship game.