Game Summary
The Giants called their first trick play, which was similar to another that was invented much later, early in the first quarter. A shift allowed Mel Hein, the team's center, to be an eligible receiver, but instead of passing the ball to him, after the snap, Newman handed it back to him and, pretending he still had it, dropped back as though he was going to pass. Hein, with the ball hidden under his jersey, ran from the Bears 45-yard line to their 15. Hein may have been able to gain more yards, but when he saw the open field in front of him he sprinted toward the goal line instead of waiting for his blockers like he was supposed to. The Giants were unable to score on this drive, as Chicago's defense tightened and they missed a field goal. Jack Manders kicked a field goal late in the first quarter, and another in the middle of the second quarter to give the Bears a 6–0 lead.
New York responded with a drive in which a 30 yard run by Kink Richards got them into Chicago territory, and which culminated in the first touchdown in NFL championship game history via a 29-yard pass from Newman to Badgro. Manders kicked his third field goal of the game early in the third quarter to Give Chicago a 9–7 lead, then New York scored a touchdown on a 61-yard drive when Max Krause ran the ball in from the Chicago one yard line. The Bears responded by scoring on a 92-yard drive behind the running of Nagurski, and a Nagurski jump pass for a touchdown to end Bill Karr, that made the score 16–14 Chicago going into the fourth quarter.
In the final quarter, the Giants drove 61 yards to the Chicago eight yard line. They scored when Strong improvised on a reverse and lateraled the ball to Newman who then passed it back to Strong for a touchdown. Strong kicked the extra point making the game 21–16 Giants. Chicago drove to the New York 36-yard line on the ensuing drive, and Nagurski again attempted a jump pass. This time the Giants were ready for the play but were fooled when the receiver, Bill Hewitt, who they were prepared to tackle, lateraled the ball to Karr, who ran 25 yards for the touchdown with under two minutes remaining. Their successful extra point attempt gave them a 23–21 lead.
The Giants drove to their own 40-yard line on the game's final drive, but running back Dale Burnett missed a wide open Hein on another trick play. Burnett threw a wobbly pass to Hein who was standing uncovered on the Bears 30-yard line. On the game's final play Grange tackled Badgro before he could complete the lateral portion of the hook and ladder play New York was attempting. Grange diagnosed the play correctly, and wrapped up Badgro's arms rather than his legs so he could not pitch the ball to Burnett.
The Bears repeated as champions with the victory, and the win marked their second of three titles under head coach George Halas.
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