N.Y. Giants 23, Packers 17
1938 NFL Championship
Dec. 11 at Polo Grounds, New York
The Packers overcame an early 9-0 deficit, spawned by two blocked punts deep in their territory, but could not hold off the Giants in the second half. Early in the second quarter, Green Bay began to close in when Arnie Herber capitalized on a Paul (Tiny) Engebretsen interception by lofting a 40-yard touchdown strike to Carl Mulleneaux, cutting the Giants' margin to 9-7.
But the Giants converted a midfield fumble by Packers fullback Eddie Jankowski into a 16-7 lead. Green Bay trimmed the margin to two points before the half, when Clarke Hinkle crashed over from the 6-inch line following a 66-yard Cecil Isbell pass to Wayland Becker.
During the opening minutes of the second half, the Packers took their only lead, when an Engebretsen field goal presented them with a 17-16 edge. The Giants, however, stormed back with a 61-yard scoring drive, capped by a 23-yard pass from Ed Danowski to Hank Soar. Soar fought his way over the goal line from the 2, with Hinkle clinging to one leg, for what proved to be the winning touchdown. A playoff-record 48,120 sat in on the proceedings.
NY - FG Cuff 14
NY - Leemans 6 run (kick failed)
GB - C.Mulleneaux 40 pass from Herber (Engebretsen kick)
NY - Barnard 21 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
GB - Hinkle 1 run (Engebretsen kick)
GB - FG Engebretsen 15
NY - Soar 23 pass from Danowski (Cuff kick)
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