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The NFL was prohibited from scheduling games within 75 miles of a college football contest played “on any Saturday during the period beginning on the second Saturday in September and ending on the second Saturday in December.” Viewing it as a minor concession, Rozelle readily agreed to this non-compete clause, and the bill passed into law the day before Week 3 of the 1961 season kicked off.
This year, the first Saturday at the NFL’s disposal happened to fall on Dec. 21, a day in which the league has scheduled two nationally televised games that will go head-to-head with two CFP outings in a new expanded format.