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{{Location map|USA|relief = 1|label = Polo Grounds|lat = 40.831|long = -73.937|caption = Location in the United States|position = |marksize = 5|float = |background = |width = 290}}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.NEWS,weblink Chicago Tribune, Smith, Wilfrid, Green Bay wins title; whips Boston, 21-6, December 14, 1936, 21, NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Sentinel, Packers beat Boston 21-6, for pro crown, December 14, 1936, 11, NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Journal, Keuchle, Oliver E., Packers win pro championship; passes beat Boston, 21 to 6, December 14, 1936, 4, part 2, NEWS,weblink Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Washington, Associated Press, Arnold Herber's arm hurls Green Bay Packers into pro championship, December 14, 1936, 9, The Eastern Division champion Boston Redskins (7–5) 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.NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Journal, Play-off game is definitely set at Polo Grounds, December 7, 1936, 6, part 2, NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Sentinel, Associated Press, Bays, Boston play for crown in N.Y. Sunday, December 8, 1936, 14, NEWS,weblink Chicago Tribune, Smith, Wilfrid, Packers and Redskins meet today for championship, December 13, 1936, 1, part 2, NEWS,weblink Lakeland Ledger, Florida, McGrath, John, McClatchy News Service, Redskins history lesson, January 10, 2006, C1, Several days after the game, Marshall announced he would move the team to his hometown of Washington, D.C. for the following season.NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Journal, Associated Press, Capital gets Boston team, December 17, 1936, 8, part 2, This was the first championship game for both the Redskins and the Western Division champion Green Bay Packers (10–1–1), who were favored.NEWS,weblink Milwaukee Journal, Keuchle, Oliver E., 30,000 to see Packers, Boston, December 13, 1936, 1, sports, The Packers won 21–6 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.BOOK, Howard Roberts, Redskins On The Warpath, The Story of Pro Football,weblink Rand McNally & Company, LCN 53-9336 pages=208–209,

Scoring summary

Sunday, December 13, 1936Kickoff: 2 p.m. EST

First quarter:

• GB – Don Hutson 48-yard pass from Arnie Herber (Ernie Smith kick), 7–0 GB

Second quarter:

• BOS – Pug Rentner 2-yard run (kick failed), 7–6 GB

Third quarter:

• GB – Milt Gantenbein 8-yard pass from Herber (Smith kick), 14–6 GB

Fourth quarter:

• GB – Bob Monnett 2-yard run (Tiny Engebretsen kick), 21–6 GB

Officials

• Referee: W.G. Crowell
• Umpire: Bobby Cahn
• Head Linesman: Maurice Meyer
• Field Judge: William Halloran

The NFL had only four game officials in {{nfly|1936}}; the back judge was added in {{nfly|1947}}, the line judge in {{nfly|1965}}, and the side judge in {{nfly|1978}}.

Players' shares

Each player on the winning Packer team received about $250, while Redskins received about $180 each.

References

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