October 12

1992 — Washington wide receiver Art Monk becomes the NFL's all-time leading receiver when he makes his 820th career reception in a 34-3 victory over the Broncos.

October 13

1985 — Tony Dorsett becomes the sixth player in NFL history to rush for 10,000 yards as the Cowboys defeat Pittsburgh 27-13 win at Texas Stadium.

October 14

1990 — Houston quarterback Warren Moon passes for 369 yards and five touchdowns as the Oilers beat Cincinnati 48-17, becoming the first person to throw for over 20,000 yards in two different leagues (Moon passed for 21,228 yards in the Canadian Football League).

October 15

2000 — St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner completes 24 of 40 passes for 313 yards and three touchdowns, his record-tying sixth straight 300-yard game, in the Rams' 45-29 victory over Atlanta.

October 16

2005 — San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson rushes for 140 yards and a touchdown, his NFL record 18th straight game with a rushing score, surpassing the mark shared by George Rogers and John Riggins (13).

October 17

1983 — Green Bay beats Washington 48-47 in the highest scoring game in Monday night football history. The Packers and Redskins combine for over 1,000 yards of total offense.

October 18

1992 — Miami quarterback Dan Marino throws four touchdown passes in the Dolphins' 38-17 win over New England, tying Johnny Unitas's record of 17 games with four-or-more touchdown passes.

October 5

1986 — Eric Dickerson runs for an overtime-record 42-yard touchdown as the Rams defeat the Buccaneers 26-20.

October 6

1986 — Seattle wide receiver Steve Largent catches a pass in his 128th straight game, breaking the NFL record for most consecutive games with a reception.

October 7

1984 — Chicago running back Walter Payton passes Jim Brown (12,312 yards) as the all-time rushing leader on a 6-yard run in third quarter of the Bears' 20-7 victory over New Orleans. Payton finishes the game with 154 yards, his record-setting 59th career 100-yard game.

October 8

1933 — Boston Redskins running back Cliff Battles becomes the first player to top 200 yards in a game, rushing for 215 yards in a 21-20 victory over the New York Giants.

October 9

1989 — Art Shell, the first black head coach in the modern era, leads the Oakland Raiders to a 14-7 victory over the New York Jets in his first game at the helm.

October 10

1999 — St. Louis' Isaac Bruce has four touchdown catches in a 42-20 win over San Francisco as the Rams snap a 17-game losing streak to the 49ers.

October 11

1964 — Sonny Jurgensen out-duels Norm Snead by throwing four touchdown passes against the Eagles in the first meeting of the traded quarterbacks. Washington defeats Philadelphia 35-20.

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.

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.