November 25, 1920.
Three games were played on Thanksgiving Day in the NFL's first season. The Dayton Triangles defeated the Detroit Heralds 28-0, the Decatur Staleys defeated the Chicago Tigers 6-0, and the Akron Pros defeated the Canton Bulldogs 7-0.
The first regular-season game of the 2010 season will be Thursday, September 9, 2010; the Vikings at the Saints. (8:30pm Eastern time, on NBC.)
The first game of the season was scheduled for the Thursday following Labor Day.
In 2011, the Steelers first regular season game was on September 11th.
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Washington beat the Miami Dolphins, 16-13 in overtime, in the first regular season game of 2007.
The 2007 NFL regular season starts September 6 with New Orleans at Indianapolis. That is a Thursday night game. The regular season concludes December 30 and the Super Bowl will be played February 3, 2008.
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In the 1999 regular season, that was CB Tyronne Drakeford on a 19 yard fumble return in the first quarter of the Saints' first regular season game.
In 2010, the Yankees first regular season game was on Sunday, April 4th. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 9-7.
The Colts' first regular-season game of 2010 is Sunday, Sept. 12 at 1PM Eastern against the Texans at Houston. The game will be broadcast regionally on CBS.
The Packers first game of the regular season was played September 9 against the Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers won 16-13.
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