1938 Green Bay Packers season
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL season The 1938 Green Bay Packers season was their 20th season overall and their 18th season in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–3 record in 1938 under head coach Curly Lambeau, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Division.[1][2]
In the championship game at the Polo Grounds, the Packers lost to the New York Giants 23–17,[3][4] the first of only three losses the Packers have in 13 world championship games. The two teams met again in the title game the following year at Wisconsin State Fair Park, with different results.
This season marked the last Packers' win in Buffalo (where they defeated the Chicago Cardinals by two points on a late field goal on a Wednesday night).[5][6] Since then, they are winless in six attempts against the Buffalo Bills in western New York, the latest on October 30, 2022.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 11 | Cleveland Rams | W 26–17 | 1–0 |
| 2 | September 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 0–2 | 1–1 |
| 3 | September 25 | Chicago Cardinals | W 28–7 | 2–1 |
| 4 | Template:Dow tooltip | vs. Chicago CardinalsTemplate:Nnbsp^ | W 24–22 | 3–1 |
| 5 | October 9 | Detroit Lions | L 7–17 | 3–2 |
| 6 | October 16 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 35–7 | 4–2 |
| 7 | October 23 | Pittsburgh Pirates | W 20–0 | 5–2 |
| 8 | October 30 | at Cleveland Rams | W 28–7 | 6–2 |
| 9 | November 6 | Chicago Bears | W 24–17 | 7–2 |
| 10 | November 13 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–7 | 8–2 |
| 11 | November 20 | at New York Giants | L 3–15 | 8–3 |
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Playoffs
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | December 11 | at New York Giants | L 17–23 | 0–1 | Polo Grounds |
Standings
Template:1938 NFL Western standings Template:1938 NFL Eastern standings
References
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Further reading
- Cliff Christl, The Greatest Story in Sports: Green Bay Packers, 1919–2019. 4 volumes. Stevens Point, WI: KCI Sports Publishing, 2021.
- Larry D. Names, The History of the Green Bay Packers: The Lambeau Years, Part Two. Wautoma, WI: Angel Press of Wisconsin, 1989.
- Arch Ward, The Green Bay Packers. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1946.
External links
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