#NFL FIRSTS |The 1958 NFL Championship Game is referred to as the “Greatest Game Ever Played”… Among the reasons for this, is the fact that it was the FIRST post season game in history to be decided by “Sudden Death Overtime”

The rule was enacted in 1941 for the postseason, but had never come into play… That is until that cold winter day on Dec. 28th, 1958 at Yankee Stadium, when the Colts #ForTheShoe took on the Giants #Giants100 for the NFL Championship 

Along with Sudden Death Overtime, there were a number of other significant occurrences in that game‼️

🏈Johnny Unitas threw for 349 yards, a TD on 65% Cmp rate. This was only his 3rd season, making it a major step in establishing him as one of the Greatest of All-Time

🏈Colts HoF wide receiver Raymond Berry, had 12 receptions for 178 yds & a TD… where the receptions set a championship game record that stood for 55 years

🏈Unitas delivered another FIRST by delivering what’s widely considered the FIRST ever 2-minute drill in NFL history, tying the game late in the 4th qtr

🏈A number of NFL legends where in that game adding to both their own and the games status in history:
   ➡️Pat Summerall kicked the opening 
         score with a 36-yard FG
   ➡️HoF All-Decade RB Lenny Moore 
         added 17 yds / rec for 101 receiving 
         yards to the Colts offense 
   ➡️Frank Gifford scored go-ahead TD 
         for the NYG in the 4th qtr 
   ➡️Alan Ameche pounded the ball up 
        the middle for the game winner in OT
   ➡️The NYG Off. Coor. Vince Lombardi & 
         Def. Coor. Tom Landry each went on 
         to have HoF coaching careers

The game was so impactful, with a viewership of 45 million nation-wide it led billionaire Lamar Hunt wentto form the AFL by 1960… that is another story!!!
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