1934 NFL Championship Game vs New York Giants
The Sneakers Game: the Giants switch shoes and beat the unbeaten Bears 30–13.
The 1934 NFL Championship Game, popularly remembered as "The Sneakers Game", was the second scheduled NFL championship game, played at the Polo Grounds in New York City on December 9, 1934. With a remarkable fourth quarter, the New York Giants beat the Chicago Bears 30–13, winning their second championship and denying the Bears a three-peat.
Quick Facts
- Date
- December 9, 1934
- Venue
- Polo Grounds, New York City
- Score
- Giants 30, Bears 13
- Head coaches
- George Halas (Bears), Steve Owen (Giants)
- Bears' record
- 13–0
- Attendance
- 35,059
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Background
The Bears entered the game undefeated at 13–0 with an 18-game winning streak. Freezing rain the night before had frozen the field; after end Ray Flaherty suggested that sneakers would give better footing, Giants coach Steve Owen sent tailor Abe Cohen to Manhattan College to get basketball sneakers. Chicago led 10–3 at the half, and the Giants scored 27 points in the fourth quarter.
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