First Nfl Game Ever Played Today. A crowd of 800 watched the independents defeat the st. The first game of what would become the national football league, a matchup between the dayton triangles and the columbus panhandles, kicked off at.

Dayton ohio is my home and i am proud to say we own this moment in history! Unitas quarterbacked the colts victory over the new york giants in the 1958 “greatest game ever played” championship and was a member of two other baltimore title teams.