October 26
1980 — Baltimore quarterback Bert Jones is sacked a record 12 times in a 17-10 loss to St. Louis. Houston quarterback Warren Moon would equal the mark on Sept. 29, 1985 at Dallas.
October 27
2002 — Dallas running back Emmitt Smith rushes for 109 yards to surpass Walter Payton as the NFL's all-tme rushing leader. Smith finishes the 2002 season with 17,162 rushing yards.
October 28
1962 — New York quarterback Y.A. Tittle completes 27 of 39 passes for 505 yards and a record-tying seven touchdown passes in the Giants' 49-34 victory over Washington at Yankee Stadium.
October 29
1950 — Detroit's Wally Trippett established an NFL record with 294 kickoff return yards against Los Angeles. The record has since been broken by Tyrone Hughes but his average of 73.5 yards per return still stands.
October 30
1966 — Baltimore quarterback Johnny Unitas throws for 252 yards to pass Y.A. Tittle (28,339 yards) as the NFL's all-time passing yards leader. Unitas finished his career with 40,239 yards passing.
October 31
1987 — In a three-team "Deal of the Decade" involving 10 players and/or draft choices, the Rams trade Eric Dickerson to the Colts for six draft choices and two players. Buffalo obtains the rights to Cornelius Bennett from Indianapolis, sending Greg Bell and three draft choices to the Rams. The Colts add Owen Gill and three draft choices of their own to complete the deal.
November 1
1959 — Cleveland running back Jim Brown scores five touchdowns against Baltimore to lead the Browns to a 38-31 victory.
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