ag les ▁and ▁Card inals . ▁ ▁Year - by - year ▁break down ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁R ams ▁and ▁the ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁NFL ▁teams ▁to ▁have ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁games — home ▁and ▁away — tele vised . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁other ▁teams ▁made ▁de als ▁to ▁have ▁selected ▁games ▁tele cast . ▁The ▁Du Mont ▁Network ▁then ▁paid ▁a ▁rights ▁fee ▁of ▁US $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁broadcast ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁NFL ▁Championship ▁Game ▁across ▁the ▁entire ▁nation . ▁▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁Loc ally ▁and ▁region ally ▁tele vised ▁games ▁were ▁broadcast ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁but ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁Du Mont ▁tele vised ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁live , ▁coast - to - co ast ▁professional ▁football ▁game , ▁the ▁NFL ▁Championship ▁Game ▁between ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁R ams ▁and ▁Cleveland ▁Brow ns . ▁Du Mont ▁paid ▁$ 7 5 , 0 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁rights ▁to ▁broadcast ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁th ru ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁seasons , ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁television ▁right sh old ers ▁were ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁New sp aper ▁Char ities , ▁as ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Football ▁League . ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁season , ▁the ▁NFL ▁has ▁owned