*September 30, 1961 - President John F. Kennedy signs a bill legalizing single-network television contracts by professional sports leagues. The bill was introduced in Congress by Representative Emanuel Celler and passed the House and Senate without difficulty.
*September 30, 1973 - Hall of Fame great Johnny Unitas completes a 30-yard pass to Mike Garrett while playing for the San Diego Chargers in a game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The completion makes Unitas the first quarterback to pass for more than 40,000 yards in a career. Since then only 10 quarterbacks have gone over the 40,000 yard mark - Joe Montana, Dan Fouts, Drew Bledsoe, Vinny Testaverde, Fran Tarkenton, Warren Moon, Peyton Manning, John Elway, Dan Marino and Brett Favre.
*September 30, 2001 - Former tackle Bruce Armstrong is inducted into the New England Patriots Hall of Fame.
*September 30, 2002 - Baltimore Raven Chris McAlister ran into the NFL record books against Denver. With 1 second remaining in the first half, Broncos K Jason Elam's FG attempt was short. McAlister caught it in the end zone and returned it 107 yards for a TD - the longest play of any kind in league history. The previous record was 106 yards (3 separate Kick Returns of that distance) and was last accomplished by Roy Green in 1979. During the same game, safety Ed Reed blocked the first punt in Ravens history, leading to the Ravens' second touchdown of the second quarter against the Broncos. Not a good day for Denver special teams. Baltimore defeated the Broncos, 34-23.
*September 30, 2007 - The New York Giants sack Philadelphia Eagles' quarterback Donovan McNabb 12 times en route to a decisive 16-3 victory in Philadelphia. Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora accounted for a record six of the twelve sacks.
*September 30, 2008 - Tom Cable introduced as Raiders interim head coach, bringing in a new Golden Age to Raider mockery across the country.
Tomorrow, Week 4 game predictions and an update regarding Creative Misfortune's "If Real Football Used Fantasy Scoring..." feature.
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