What Was The First Nfl Football Game?
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The National Football League (NFL) was founded in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states. Jim Thorpe was elected the first president of the league.
Green Bay Packers Vs. New York Giants
The first NFL football game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Green Bay Packers and the New York Giants. The Packers won by a score of 14-0.
Chicago Cardinals Vs. Chicago Bears
The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Chicago Cardinals and the Chicago Bears. The Cardinals won the game by a score of 7-6.
Pittsburgh Steelers Vs. Philadelphia Eagles
On September 3, 1958, the National Football League held its first regular-season game in more than two years. The contest pitted the defending Western Conference champion Baltimore Colts against the New York Giants in front of a sold-out crowd at Yankee Stadium. Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas threw for 208 yards and a touchdown in leading his team to a 23-17 victory.
The game was a rematch of the previous year’s NFL Championship Game, which Baltimore had also won in sudden death overtime. It was also the first time that two black quarterbacks (the Colts’ Interception units and the Eagles’ Earl Morrall) had started an NFL game.
