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 1939 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

Scoring Play	Score
First quarter
GB – Milt Gantenbein 7 pass from Arnie Herber (Paul Engebretsen kick)	GB 7–0
Second quarter
no scoring
Third quarter
GB – Engebretsen 29 yard field goal	GB 10–0
GB – Joe Laws 31 yard pass from Cecil Isbell (Engebretsen kick)	GB 17–0
Fourth quarter
GB – Ernie Smith 42 yard field goal	GB 20–0
GB – Eddie Jankowski 1 yard run (Smith kick)	GB 27–0

Statistics

Category	New York Giants	Green Bay Packers
First downs	7	10
Yards gained rushing (net)	56	131
Forward passes attempted	26	10
Forward passes completed	9	7
Yards by forward passing	98	99
Yards lost, attempted forward passes	12	8
Yards gained, run back of intercepted passes	27	39
Punting average (from scrimmage)	32	38
Total yards all kicks returned	98	35
Opponents fumbles recovered	0	0
Yards lost by penalties	20	50

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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 1939; the back judge was added in 1947, the line judge in 1965, and the side judge in 1978.

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:

• 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.

Source

Team rosters

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