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The '''1930 NFL season''' was the 11th [[regular season]] of the [[National Football League]]. Prior to the season, [[Brooklyn]] businessmen William B. Dwyer and John C. Depler bought the [[Dayton Triangles]], moved it, and renamed it the [[Brooklyn Dodgers (NFL)|Brooklyn Dodgers]]. The [[Orange Tornadoes]] relocated to Newark and the [[Buffalo Bisons]] and the [[
Meanwhile, the [[1930 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] were named the NFL champions for the second straight year after they finished the season with the best record.
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In '''Week Thirteen''', the Giants beat the Yellow Jackets, 14–6, while the Packers lost to the Bears, 21–0, cutting Green Bay's hold on first place to 4/10ths of a percentage point, .769 to .765; the Giants finished their season at 13–4–0, while 10–3–0 Green Bay had a final game at Portsmouth. A loss would have given the Packers a 10–4–0 finish and a .714 percentage, and given the Giants .765 a championship. A tie (10–3–1 and .769) or a win (11–3–0 and .785) would assure Green Bay the 1930 title.
Once again, the point after decided the race. On December 14, the Packers scored on Red Dunn's touchdown pass to Wuert Engelmann, but the point after by [[Verne Lewellen]] failed, and their lead was 6–0. Chuck Bennett ran for a touchdown for the Spartans, but the extra point attempt by Tiny Lewis was blocked, and when the game ended, the 6–6 tie gave the Packers the 1930 title.
==Standings==
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