Official Site of the Packers · Oct 6, 2016
Packers have Giants to thank for their existence
Team's appeal in New York and Chicago helped them survive
The Green Bay Packers have two opponents to thank for their survival in the National Football League. One is their archrival, the Chicago Bears. The other is the Packers’ upcoming opponent, the New York Giants.When Green Bay joined what was then the American Professional Football Association in 1921, it had a population of roughly 31,000 and was the smallest of several small Midwestern cities among the 21 members. The only smaller city was Tonawanda, N.Y., which played one road game and folded. Other than a few brief periods in the 1920s, Green Bay has remained the NFL’s smallest city ever since.
