1970 Season

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vikingsfan1963
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1970 Season

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In reviewing the schedule for that year, I noticed there were several early Saturday games and even a Friday night game that kicked off the season. The Friday night game was Rams-Cardinals and the following night the Bears played the Giants. A couple weeks later the Dolphins played the Raiders and the Browns played the Steelers in Saturday night games. And then in Week 4, the Dolphins played the Jets on a Saturday night. Were these games originally scheduled for those dates (if so why) or possibly due to conflicts with MLB games? Thanks for any responses.
Citizen
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They were scheduled that way.
RRMarshall
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The Saturday night opener to start the season wasn't unprecedented. The Colts and Packers kicked off the 1966 season on a Saturday night in Milwuakee on September 10th.
Jay Z
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Vikings/Falcons also did so in 1968, Saturday night opener.
lastcat3
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Did the NFL and College football not really have the partnership then that they do now to not be competition for each other?
rhickok1109
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lastcat3 wrote:Did the NFL and College football not really have the partnership then that they do now to not be competition for each other?
It's not really a partnership, it's a federal law: The Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
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