Firsts in the NFL and in NFL Broadcast History



Friday, September 18, 1931 - 8:15PM
Cleveland Indians  0  vs
Chicago Bears  21
at Loyola University Stadium, Chicago, IL
First NFL night game in Chicago.
Head To Head for:
Cleveland vs Chicago
Friday, October 2, 1931 - 8:30PM
Brooklyn Dodgers  20  vs
Frankford Yellow Jackets  0
at Frankford Stadium, Philadelphia, PA
First NFL night game in Philadelphia.
Head To Head for:
Brooklyn vs Frankford
Sunday, December 18, 1932 - 9:15PM
Portsmouth Spartans  0  vs
Chicago Bears  9
at Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL
Game moved to Chicago Stadium due to blizzard.
First indoor NFL game.
Field shortened to 80 yards in length and played under modified rules.
Head To Head for:
Portsmouth vs Chicago
Sunday, December 23, 1951 - 4:00PM
NFL Championship Game
Cleveland Browns  17  vs
Los Angeles Rams  24
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
DuMont
First NFL Championship Game to be televised live from coast to coast
Head To Head for:
Cleveland vs Los Angeles
Sunday, August 28, 1955 - 11:00PM
New York Giants  17  vs
Los Angeles Rams  23  OT
at Multnomah Stadium, Portland, OR
First NFL game to feature sudden-death overtime.
The field yard lines were marked from zero to 100 instead of the traditional goal lines to the 50.
Preseason Head To Head for:
New York vs Los Angeles
Sunday, September 17, 1961 - 2:35PM
Chicago Bears  13  vs
Minnesota Vikings  37
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN
First game for expansion franchise Minnesota
First game for Minnesota head coach Norm Van Brocklin
Head To Head for:
Chicago vs Minnesota
Friday, August 24, 1962 - 9:00PM
Denver Broncos  27  vs
Dallas Texans  24  OT
at Farrington Field, Fort Worth, TX
First AFL game to feature sudden-death overtime.
Preseason Head To Head for:
Denver vs Dallas
Saturday, December 25, 1971 - 1:00PM
NFC Divisional Playoffs
Dallas Cowboys  20  vs
Minnesota Vikings  12
at Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN
CBS - Jack Whitaker, Irv Cross,
Dick Stockton
First NFL game played on Christmas
Head To Head for:
Dallas vs Minnesota

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