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September 28

1951 — Los Angeles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin throws for a record 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 54-14 victory over the New York Yanks.

September 29

2002 — Oakland wide receiver Jerry Rice has 151 yards from scrimmage, bringing his total to 21,281 to pass Walter Payton as the all-time leader. Rice finishes the 2002 season with 22,242 yards from scrimmage.

September 30

1973 — San Diego quarterback Johnny Unitas becomes the first player to top 40,000 yards passing when he connects with Mike Garrett on a 30-yard completion against Cincinnati.

October 1

1955 —Baltimore's Alan Ameche becomes the first rookie in league history to top 100 yards rushing in his first two games after totaling 153 yards against Detroit. He had 194 yards in his debut vs. Chicago.

October 2

1950 —Bob Shaw established an NFL record with five touchdown catches as the Chicago Cardinals defeated the Baltimore Colts 55-13. The record was tied in 1981 by Kellen Winslow and again in 1990 by Jerry Rice.

October 3

1920 —The Dayton Triangles beat the Columbus Panhandles 14-0 and the Rock Island Independents rout the Muncie Flyers 45-0 in the first ever games between NFL (then American Pro Football Association) clubs.

October 4

1992 — Miami's Louis Oliver returns an interception a record-tying 103 yards for a touchdown against Buffalo, tying the mark established by Vencie Glenn against Denver on Nov. 29, 1987.