The 1961 National Football League Championship Game was the first NFL championship game held in Green Bay. The game was a match-up of the Eastern Conference champion New York Giants (10–3–1) and the Western Conference champion Green Bay Packers (11–3). Packers Ray Nitschke, Boyd Dowler, and Paul Hornung were on leave from the U.S. Army. The Golden Boy scored 19 points (a touchdown, three field goals, and four extra points) as the Packers blanked the Giants 37-0. Hornung was named the MVP of the