There's a reason Green Bay is called "Titletown."

The Packers have more championships -- 12 -- than any other National Football League franchise.

The Packers, under Curly Lambeau, were one of the fledgling league's early dynasties, winning six titles in the first 25 years -- including three in a row from 1929-31.

After their '44 championship, the Packers fell on hard times. Lambeau would leave the franchise he foudned after the 1949 season and by 1958, the Packers were a disaster, finishing 1-10-1 under Ray "Scooter" McLean.

A hard-nosed assistant coach from New York took over the next season and the Packers would quickly return to the top of the league. Vince Lombardi would win six titles in nine seasons, including the first two Super Bowls.

Nearly three decades would pass before the Packers returned to the Super Bowl, which they did under Mike Holmgren's teams, anchored by quarterback Brett Favre and defensive end Reggie White.

The NFL Championship itself has evolved over the years, so in this look at the Packers' championship squads, included are the franchise's Super Bowl, NFL and NFC championships.

Super Bowl Championships

1966 – Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10

The first-ever Super Bowl, known at that time as the AFL-NFL World Championship, was a runaway victory for Vince Lombardi's Packers (14-2), carrying the flag for the "old guard" NFL against the upstart American Football League, represented by the Chiefs (12-2-1), coached by future Hall of Famer Hank Stramm. Quarterback Bart Starr earned Most Valuable Player honors, completing 16 of 23 passes for 250 yards with two touchdowns.

1967 – Packers 33, Oakland 14

In what would be Vince Lombardi's final game as the Packers' head coach, Don Chandler kicked four field goals and defensice back Herb Adderly intercepted Daryle Lamonica for a 60-yard touchdown in a 33-14 Green Bay victory. Starr was again named MVP after throwing for 202 yards and a touchdown on 13-of-24 passing.

1996 – Packers 35, New England 21

After a 30-year absence, head coach Mike Holmgren brought the Packers back to the Super Bowl in a memorable game highlighted by Brett Favre's audible on the second play from scrimmage resulting in an 54-yard touchdown to Andre Rison, Desmond Howard's 99-yard kick off return for a touchdown and Reggie White's three sacks of Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe to seal the victory.

NFL/NFC Championship Game

1936 – Packers 21, Boston Redskins 6 (Polo Grounds, New York)

Arnie Herber threw for two touchdowns and Bob Monnett ran one in late as the Packers rolled to their fourth league championship. In his second NFL season, Don Hutson put the Packers on the board early with a 52-yard scoring pass from Herber. The game was played in New York, due to Boston owner George Preston Marshall's plans to move his Redskins franchise to Washington.

1939 – Packers 27, Giants 0 (Wisconsin State Fair Park)

The Packers avenged their loss to New York in the 1938 championship by running all over the Giants in the first postseason shutout in NFL history. The game was moved to State Fair Park in the hopes of drawing a bigger crowd and the 32,279 on hand set a record by drawing $83,510.35 in gate reciepts.

1944 – Packers 14, Giants 7 (Polo Grounds, New York)

Ted Fritsch scored both Packers touchdowns in Curly Lambeau's last championship -- the first one a one-yard run and the second on a 28-yard pass from quarterback Irv Comp -- in front of 46,016 fans at the Polo Grounds in New York. The Green Bay defense held the Giants to just 199 yards and New York was penalized 11 times for 90 yards.

1961 – Packers 37, Giants 0 (Lambeau Field, Green Bay)

In his third season as head coach, Vince Lombari led his team to the championship game for the second stright year. The Packers broke open a scoreless game with 24 points in the second quarter and never looked back in a 37-0 shutout of the Giants in Green Bay. Paul Hornung, on leave from the U.S. Army scored 19 points (3 FG, 1 TD, 4 PAT). Starr threw for three touchdowns and finished with 125 yards on 9-of-23 passing.

1962 – Packers 16, Giants 7 (Yankee Stadium, New York)

A cold and windy day led to a low-scoring affair in New York, a rematch of the '62 title game. Jerry Kramer kicked three field goals while Jim Taylor's seven-yard touchdown run proved the difference in the Packers' 16-7 victory -- Lombardi's second NFL Championship.

1965 – Packers 23, Browns 12 (Lambeau Field)

In the last NFL Championship Game before the Super Bowl era, the Packers held a one-point lead at halftime and kept Cleveland scoreless over the final two quarters to win their third title under Lombardi. The Packers ran for 204 yards in the game and held Browns running back Jim Brown -- playing his final NFL game -- to just 50 yards.

1966 – Packers 34, Cowboys 27 (Cotton Bowl, Dallas)

The Packers jumped out to a 14-0 lead before the Cowboys' first offensive play thanks to a 17-yard touchdown pass from Starr to Elijah pitts on the opening drive and a 17-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Jim Grabowski. Starr completed 19 of 28 passes for 304 yards with four touchdowns with Carroll Dale hauling in five throws for 128 yards and a score. The Packers would go on to defeat Kansas City in the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game.

1967 – Packers 21, Cowboys 17 (Lambeau Field)

Perhaps the most famous game in franchise history, the Packers won their third consecutive NFL Championship -- and sixth under Lombardi -- on Starr's legendary last-second touchdown plunge. Known forever as the Ice Bowl, the game is remembered as much for the bone-chilling -15 degree temperature at kickoff (-48 degree wind chill) and the Lambeau Field turf-heating system's malfunction which gave berth to the phrase "frozen tundra." Milwaukee native Chuck Mercein gained most of his 42 total yards on the final drive, setting up Starr's game-winning touchdown. The Packers would advance to their second AFL-NFL World Championship, where they would defeat Kansas City.

NFC Championships

1995 -- Cowbows 38, Packers 27 (Texas Stadium)

Making their first-ever appearance in the NFC Champinship Game, the Packers saw their season come to an end in Dallas for the third straight season. Green Bay held a 27-24 lead after three quarters, but Emmitt Smith finished a 90-yard Dallas drive with a five-yard touchdown run to open the fourth quarter and scored again on a 16-yard run after Larry Brown picked Favre off late in the game. Favre completed 21 of 39 passes for 307 yards with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Robert Brooks caught six passes for 105 yards with two touchdowns. For the Cowboys, Smith carried 35 times for 150 yards while Troy Aikman had 255 yards on 21-of-33 passing with two touchdowns.

1996 -- Packers 30, Panthers 13 (Lambeau Field)

Upstart Carolina, in just its second season, took an early, 7-0 lead on Kerry Collins' three-yard touchdown pass to to Howard Griffith, but that was about all the Panthers could muster as the Packers rolled into their first Super Bowl appearance in 29 years. Favre completed 19 of 29 passes for 292 yards and two touchdowns while Dorsey Levens and Edgar Bennett combined for 187 yards. After the game, a exubrant Reggie White circled Lambeau Field clutching the Halas Trophy. The Packers went on to defeat New England in Super Bowl XXXI.

1997 -- Packers 23, 49ers 10 (Candelstick Park, San Francisco)

The Packers settled for a field goal on their first drive but quickly put the game out of reach, advancing to their second consecutive Super Bowl with a 23-10 victory over the 49ers in San Francisco. Favre threw for 222 yards and Levens set a franchise playoff record with 116 yards but the Packers defense was the star, holding the 49ers to just 33 rushing yards and forcing a pair of turnovers.

NFL Season Championships
(From 1921-1933, the league champion was determined by winning percentage)

1929 -- The Packers (9-0) and Giants (8-0-1) were undefeated when they met at the Polo Grounds on Nov. 24, 1929. The Packers scored three touchdowns for a 20-6 victory. Green Bay finished the regular season 12-0-1, edging the 13-1-1 Giants for their first-ever championship.

1930 -- The Packers' second championship came down to an extra point. Green Bay A 6-6 tie with the Portsmouth Spartans on Dec. 14 gave the Packers a 10-3-1 record (.769), narrowly ahead of the 13-4 Giants.

1931 -- Portsmouth and Green Bay were the league's two best teams all season, but didn't face each other. The two teams were tied heading into week 9, when the Spartans lost at New York. Green Bay beat Staten Island that week and both teams posted losses in Week 10. The teams remained tied until Week 13. The Packers beat Brooklyn, 7-0, while Portsmouth lost to the Cardinals in Chicago, 20-19, clinching Lambeau's third consecutive championship.

Other championship appearances

1938 -- New York Giants 23, Packers 17 (NFL Championship at Polo Grounds)

The Giants became the first team to win two championship games despite Green Bay holding the advantage in total yards, 378-212.

1960 -- Philadelphia 17, Packers 13 (NFL Championship at Franklin Field, Philadelphia)

Lombardi's second team advanced to the championship game after finishing the season 8-4. The Packers trailed, 10-6, at halftime and took a 13-10 lead in the fourth quarter on a seven-yard scoring pass from Starr to Paul Hornung. Ted Dean would score the winning touchdown on a five-yard run on the Eagles' next drive. The Packers rallied late, but Jim Taylor was tackled on the game's final play at the Philadelphia 10-yard line. Lombardi's teams would never again lose a postseason game.

1997 – Denver 31, Packers 24 (Super Bowl XXXII)

In their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance, the Packers were heavy favorites against the Broncos. Denver running back Terrell Davis, despite suffering from a migraine, set a record with three touchdowns while John Elway completed 12 of 23 passes for 123 yards and ran for a touchdown. The Packers mounted a late comeback, but Favre's pass to Mark Chumra was batted away by John Mobley with 32 seconds left, giving the Broncos their first Super Bowl victory.

2007 -- Giants 23, Packers 20 (Lambeau Field)

Another cold day in Packers' lore (-3 degrees, -24 wind chill), Brett Favre's last game with the Packers ended in stunning fashion. Favre threw for 236 yards but his two interceptions -- the last of which on the Packers' first overtime possession -- prevented Green Bay from returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since 1998. Corey Webster intercepted that last pass, setting the stage for a 47-yard, championship-winning field goal by Lawrence Tynes, who'd missed on two earlier attempts. Favre would retire in March, unretire that summer and was eventually traded to the New York Jets.