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1970 Season
Posted: Sun Apr 19, 2020 6:11 pm
by vikingsfan1963
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.
Re: 1970 Season
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 4:17 am
by Citizen
They were scheduled that way.
Re: 1970 Season
Posted: Mon Apr 20, 2020 7:13 pm
by RRMarshall
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.
Re: 1970 Season
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:08 am
by Jay Z
Vikings/Falcons also did so in 1968, Saturday night opener.
Re: 1970 Season
Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:45 pm
by lastcat3
Did the NFL and College football not really have the partnership then that they do now to not be competition for each other?
Re: 1970 Season
Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:58 am
by rhickok1109
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.