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September 21

1970 — The first regular season Monday Night Football game was aired on ABC. The Cleveland Browns defeated the New York Jets 31-21 as 85,703 fans pack Cleveland's Municipal Stadium.

September 22

1991 — Don Shula records his 300th career victory with Miami's 16-13 win over Green Bay.

September 23

1934 — The Lions play their first NFL game, beating The New York Giants 9-0 at University of Detroit Stadium before 12,000 fans.

September 24

1972 — Joe Namath throws for 496 yards and six touchdowns as the New York Jets defeat Baltimore 44-34. Colts quarterback Johnny Unitas contributes 376 yards as the teams combine for a record 872 passing yards.

September 25

2005 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams rushes for 158 yards to become the first player in NFL history to start his career with three consecutive 100-yard rushing games. Williams' total of 454 yards in his first three games also is a record (Alan Ameche, 410).

September 26

1965 — Baltimore running back Lenny Moore failed to score a touchdown vs. Green Bay, ending his record streak of 18 straight games with a touchdown.

September 27

1953 — Baltimore's Bert Rechichar boots a record 56-yard field goal against Chicago. The record would stand for 17 years until Tom Dempsey nailed a 63-yarder on Nov. 8 1970.