What’s the First NFL Game?
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The first NFL game of the season is always an exciting event. This year, the game will be between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.
Introduction
The first NFL game was held on October 3, 1920 between the Rock Island Independents and the Chicago Cardinals. The game was held at Douglas Park in Rock Island, Illinois and ended in a tie, 6-6.
What’s the First NFL Game?
The National Football League (NFL) was established in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association (APFA) with ten teams from four states, all of whom existed in some form as participants of regional leagues or professional clubs. The first NFL game was played on October 3, 1920, between the Dayton Triangles and the Columbus Panhandles at Triangle Park in Dayton, Ohio. The game ended in a scoreless tie.
The First Preseason Game
The first official NFL game took place on Thursday, September 26, 1920, when the Danville Braves (now the Indianapolis Colts) played against the Decatur Staleys (now the Chicago Bears). The game was played in Decatur, Illinois, and ended in a scoreless tie. However, there were several preseason games played before this date.
The First Regular Season Game
The first regular season game was on September 26, 1920, between the Detroit Heralds and the Dayton Triangles. The game was played in front of about 5,000 fans at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. The Triangles won 14-0.
Conclusion
So, what’s the first NFL game? Well, that’s a bit of a tricky question. While there are records of professional football games being played as early as 1892, the first game that can definitively be called an “NFL” game was played in 1920. However, this doesn’t mean that the NFL didn’t exist before 1920 – it just means that it wasn’t organized in the same way that it is today. In fact, the history of the NFL is quite complicated, and there are still some debates about how exactly it all started.
So, while we may not know definitively what the first NFL game was, we can say for sure that professional football has been around for over a hundred years. And who knows? Maybe someday we’ll find out more about those early games and finally be able to answer the question once and for all.
