The Giants looked to rebound to their championship ways in 1988 but the start of the season was marred by controversy surrounding Taylor. Taylor tested positive for cocaine and was suspended by the...
With the second overall draft pick in the 1981 draft, the Giants selected Lawrence Taylor, linebacker out of the University of North Carolina. Taylor impressed right from the start; in training cam...
The 1963 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 29, 1963 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. The game pitted the visiting New York Giants (11-3) against the Chicago Bears (11-1-...
Bitter cold weather at Yankee Stadium was no deterrent to 64,892 fans who turned out for the year’s big one. As things turned out, a trio of field goals by Packer guard Jerry Kramer made the differ...
With a crowd of 39,029 looking on in Green Bay, Paul Hornung paced the Packers to a stunning 37-0 triumph by scoring 19 points on a touchdown, three field goals and four conversions. On leave from ...
A sellout crowd of 57,577 was on hand at Baltimore’s Municipal Stadium for the big rematch of the divisional champions. The home crowd had plenty to cheer about in the early going as Unitas hit Len...
The 1958 National Football League Championship Game was played on December 28, 1958 at Yankee Stadium in New York City. It was the first ever National Football League (NFL) game to go into sudden d...
Fullback Mel Triplett smashed 17 yards for a TD early in the game on an icy field before a big crowd, then Ben Agajanian added a brace of field goals for a 13-0 lead. It was 34-7 at halftime as Ale...
Sid Luckman was the big man for the Bears (pictured) in this win before 58,346 at the Polo Grounds. He passed for a 21-yard TD to Ken Kavanaugh to open the scoring, then ran 19 yards for a score la...
In 1946, NBC televised the Giants game versus the Green Bay Packers on September 20—the first nationally televised game in league history.
The 1944 National Football League Championship Game was the 12th NFL title game. The game was played on December 17, 1944 at New York's Polo Grounds. The attendance for the game was 46,016. The gam...
The 1938 NFL Championship Game was the 6th championship game played in the history of the National Football League. The game was on December 11, 1938, at Polo Grounds in New York, New York. The gam...
With a crowd of about 15,000 looking on, the Lions took a 13-0 lead in the first period when Leroy "Ace" Gutowsky plunged over from the 2-yard line and Earl "Dutch" Clark shook loose on a 40-yard t...
In the first NFL championship game, Jack Manders opened the scoring for the Bears at Wrigley Field, before 26,000 with a 16-yard field goal in the first period to touch off 60 minutes of fireworks ...
Led by Steve Owen, the Giants finished with an 11-1-1 record, then stunned Red Grange, John Driscoll and the Bears 13-7 at the Polo Grounds. “It was the toughest, roughest football game I ever play...
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