▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium , ▁between ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Gi ants ▁went ▁into ▁sudden ▁death ▁over time . ▁This ▁game , ▁since ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" Gre at est ▁Game ▁Ever ▁Play ed ", ▁was ▁seen ▁by ▁many ▁throughout ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁increasing ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁professional ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s . ▁▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁From ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁Col ts , ▁Pitts burgh ▁Ste el ers ▁and ▁Philadelphia ▁E ag les ▁only ▁had ▁their ▁away ▁games ▁tele cast ▁on ▁CBS . ▁When ▁these ▁three ▁played ▁at ▁home , ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁the ▁usage ▁of ▁split ▁audio . ▁Instead , ▁the ▁away ▁team ' s ▁tele cast s ▁were ▁produced ▁in ▁a ▁simple ▁singular ▁audio - video ▁feed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁N BC ▁had ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁te lev ise ▁Col ts ▁and ▁Ste el ers ▁home ▁games . ▁While ▁the ▁game ▁broadcast s ▁were ▁black ed ▁out ▁( as ▁per ▁NFL ▁policy ) ▁in ▁those ▁cities , ▁they ▁were ▁available ▁to ▁other ▁N BC - aff ili ated ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁Chicago ▁B ears ▁and ▁Chicago ▁Card inals ▁only ▁produced ▁home ▁tele cast s ▁for ▁their ▁vast ▁network . ▁Because ▁of ▁this , ▁if ▁the