By Darin Hayes This is truly a unique post of record NFL oddities that all occurred on the calendar date of September 27, so hang onto your headsets as we dive into this football day!
September 27 Football History Headlines
September 27, 1942 – In what may be one of the most ironic games in NFL history, the New York Football Giants defeated the Washington Redskins by the score of 14-7. According to the NFL Films website, this game has some very odd statistics indeed! By looking at the final score, it doesn’t seem like that uncommon of a game, but when you look in detail at the box score, all you can do is shake your head! The Giants did not achieve a single first down in the entire game, and their 51 total yards would leave the onlooker even more shocked. But when you see the fact that 50 of those 51 yards came on one touchdown pass play, your chair will topple over! The other TD was a 66-yard interception return by the Giants’ defensive back Neil Adams. Oh, and did I add that the team they beat that day was the eventual 1942 NFL Champions? Yes, this was the Redskins only loss that season, and I bet after the game, Washington faithful were shaking their heads too!
September 27, 2012 – According to ESPN.com, Cleveland Browns kicker Phil Dawson had a whale of a half! In the second half of the Browns game versus their rival, the Baltimore Ravens, Dawson did his best to try and help his team keep pace with the high-flying Ravens by making a record 3 field goals in one half of 50 yards or more! His successful kicks after halftime at the lengths of 51, 50 & 52 yards accounted for more than half of the Browns’ points as they fell 23-16. Interestingly enough, the kicker for the Ravens that day, Justin Tucker, tied Dawson’s NFL record of 3 from over 50 in a half on November 27, 2016, when Tucker booted kicks of 52, 57, and 54 yards in the first half of the Ravens’ 19-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
September 27, 2018 – Los Angeles Rams Quarterback Jared Goff sets an unbelievable NFL record as he has a perfect passer rating while throwing for 465 yards and five touchdowns in one game! The Rams needed every bit of it, too, as they narrowly escaped with a 38-31 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in a Thursday Night football thriller!
September 27 Football Hall of Fame Birthdays
There is one notable individual associated with American football who was born on September 27.
Conclusion
That is our history in American football for this day. If you missed it, here is the significant Gridiron news that occurred on September 26.