the giants were very successful from the latter half of the 1930s until the united states entry into world war ii. according to one publication, "[f]rom 1936 to 1941 the new york giants annually fielded a collection of nfl all-stars." danowski led the league in passing in 1935 and 1936. they added their third nfl championship in 1938 with a 23–17 win over the green bay packers in front of over 48,000 fans at the polo grounds. the game was a close one with new york having ridden two blocked green bay punts to an early lead, before the packers came back to take a 17–16 lead. in the fourth quarter however, danowski threw a 23–yard touchdown pass to hank soar, and the defense held the lead to give the giants their third nfl championship.