HOF: Sept. 10 historical results

General Published on : 1/1/2005

Sept. 10 in Pro Football History

The first regular season NFL game ever played on Sunday, September 10 occurred in 1939. The Detroit Lions defeated the Chicago Cardinals, 21-13, as 15,075 spectators looked on at Titan Stadium in Detroit.

Here's the other pro football games played on September 10 when it landed on a Sunday. . .

1961 (AFL)
San Diego Chargers 26, DALLAS TEXANS 10
Denver Broncos 22, BUFFALO BILLS 10

1967 (AFL)
BUFFALO BILLS 20, New York Jets 17
OAKLAND RAIDERS 51, Denver Broncos 0

1978 
New York Jets 21, BUFFALO BILLS 20
Oakland Raiders 21, SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 20
CLEVELAND BROWNS 13, Cincinnati Bengals 10 (OT)
LOS ANGELES RAMS 10, Atlanta Falcons 0
WASHINGTON REDSKINS 35, Philadelphia Eagles 30
GREEN BAY PACKERS 28, New Orleans 17 at Milwaukee
New England Patriots 16, ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 6
Dallas Cowboys 34, NEW YORK GIANTS 24
PITTSBURGH STEELERS 21, Seattle Seahawks 10
Chicago Bears 16, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 13
Miami Dolphins 42, BALTIMORE COLTS 0
Houston Oilers 20, KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 17

1989

Los Angeles Rams 31, ATLANTA FALCONS 21
New England Patriots 27, NEW YORK JETS 24
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES 31, Seattle Seahawks 7
DENVER BRONCOS 34, Kansas City Chiefs 20
MINNESOTA VIKINGS 38, Houston Oilers 7
Buffalo Bills 27, MIAMI DOLPHINS 24
Cleveland Browns 51, PITTSBURGH STEELERS 0
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 28, Dallas Cowboys 0
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23, GREEN BAY PACKERS 21
LOS ANGELES RAIDERS 40, San Diego Chargers 14
Phoenix Cardinals 16, DETROIT LIONS 13
San Francisco 49ers 30, INDIANAPOLIS COLTS 24
CHICAGO BEARS 17, Cincinnati Bengals 14


1995
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 41, Atlanta Falcons 10
BUFFALO BILLS 31, Carolina Panthers 9
DALLAS COWBOYS 31, Denver Broncos 21
MINNESOTA VIKINGS 20, Detroit Lions 10
Indianapolis Colts 27, NEW YORK JETS 24
CINCINNATI BENGALS 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
Miami Dolphins 20, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 3
ST. LOUIS RAMS 17, New Orleans Saints 13
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 20, New York Giants 17
Oakland Raiders 20, WASHINGTON REDSKINS 8
Pittsburgh Steelers 34, HOUSTON OILERS 17
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS 14, Seattle Seahawks 10
Philadelphia Eagles 31, ARIZONA CARDINALS 19