The 1938 Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers

The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...

 season was their 18th season in the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

. The club posted a 8-3 record under coach Curly Lambeau

Curly Lambeau

Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau was founder, player, and first coach of the Green Bay Packers professional American football team...

, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers lost to the Giants

New York Giants

The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...

 23-17 in the 1938 NFL Championship Game. This marks the first of only three losses the Packers would have in 13 world championship games.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 11, 1938	Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...	W 26-17
2	September 18, 1938	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 2-0
3	September 25, 1938	Chicago Cardinals	W 28-7
4	September 28, 1938	at Chicago Cardinals	W 24-22
5	October 9, 1938	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 17-7
6	October 16, 1938	Brooklyn Dodgers Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL) The Brooklyn Dodgers were an American football team that played in the National Football League from 1930 to 1943, and in 1944 as the Brooklyn Tigers. The team played its home games at Ebbets Field. In 1945, because of financial difficulties, the team was merged with the Boston Yanks...	W 35-7
7	October 23, 1938	Pittsburgh Pirates	W 20-0
8	October 30, 1938	at Cleveland Rams Cleveland Rams The Cleveland Rams were a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio.The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. The NFL considers the franchise as a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League...	W 28-7
9	November 6, 1938	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 24-17
10	November 13, 1938	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	W 28-7
11	November 20, 1938	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 15-3

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 11, 1938	at New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 23-17

Standings

NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	3	0	.727	223	118	L-1
Detroit Lions 1938 Detroit Lions season The 1938 Detroit Lions season was their ninth in the league. The team matched their previous season's output of 7-4. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	7	4	0	.636	119	108	L-1
Chicago Bears 1938 Chicago Bears season The 1938 Chicago Bears season was their 19th regular season completed in the National Football League. They finished third in the Western Division and did not make the championship game. The Bears started the season well, winning 4 of their first 5 games...	6	5	0	.545	194	148	L-1
Cleveland Rams 1938 Cleveland Rams season The 1938 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's second year with the National Football League and the third season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:*...	4	7	0	.364	131	215	W-1
Chicago Cardinals 1938 Chicago Cardinals season The 1938 Chicago Cardinals season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5-5-1, winning only two games. They played seven of their eleven games on the road and failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive...	2	9	0	.182	111	168	W-1