 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Munguva yemwaka, Lombardi akatungamira maPackers kurekodhi yakavandudzwa ye113, zita reWestern Conference, uye rwendo pfupi kuenda ku1961 NFL Championship Game. Mutambo weEvha yeGore Idzva, wakaitirwa muGreen Bay, wakanga uri mutambo wokutanga weNFL wakambopedza mari inodarika miriyoni imwe yemadhora, uye wakapindwa nevanhu 39 029. Symank akatanga uye akatamba munenge mumutambo wese wekudzivirira wemutambo, sezvo dziviriro yePackers yakabata maGiants asina zvibodzwa mu37 0 blow-out. Mwaka wakatevera, Lombardi akatungamira Symank nePackers kune kumwe kukunda mu1962 NFL Championship Game. 