The longest game of all time happened back in 1971 on Christmas Day when the Dolphins defeated the Chiefs, 27-24, in sudden-death overtime in an AFC Divisional Playoff game. Garo Yepremian kicked a 37-yard field goal for the Dolphins after 22 minutes and 40 seconds of overtime play.

Has there ever been a double OT NFL game?

Six National Football League playoff games have gone into double overtime, the longest being an AFC divisional playoff game on 25 December 1971. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27–24 at 7:40 into double overtime (at 82:40 of total play, the longest game in NFL history).

What is the shortest overtime in NFL history?

Bears running back Dave Williams returned the fifth-quarter opening kickoff 95 yards for a game-winning touchdown, ending the shortest overtime period in NFL history at the time (13 seconds).

Has there ever been a kick return touchdown in overtime?

27, 1980, when Morton was 3 years old. More historical nuggets: Morton was the fifth player to do it twice in one game - the first since the Saints' Tyrone Hughes in 1994 - and the first to score on a kickoff return in regulation and overtime. "Those are the kind of things you live for," Morton said at his locker.

What was the shortest NFL game?

The shortest NFL game of all-time took place in 1996 between the San Diego Chargers and Indianapolis Colts and it lasted just two hours and 29 minutes. The Chargers defeated the Colts, 26-19, in what is also the highest-scoring of the shortest NFL games.

Can the Super Bowl end in a tie?

In an NFL playoff game, additional overtime periods are played, as needed, to determine a winner. This clearly means that regular-season games can end in a tie after one quarter of overtime is played, but the Super Bowl and postseason games cannot.

When did NFL get rid of sudden-death?

In 1974, the NFL adopted a 15-minute sudden-death overtime period for regular-season games; in 2017 it was cut to 10 minutes. The game ended as a tie if neither team scores in overtime. When a team gets near the end zone, it typically tried to kick a field goal.

What is the new NFL overtime rule?

According to Ian Rapoport from the NFL Network, the rule change proposal passed with an astonishing 29-3 vote. The change allows a team that gets a touchdown scored on them first in overtime to receive the ball the following possession.

Which NFL teams voted against overtime rules?

Which NFL teams voted against the NFL OT rule change? According to Albert Breer, the three teams to vote against the OT rule change were the Bengals, Dolphins and Vikings. NFL Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay said there was a lot of debate on the topic of overtime.

How many ties have there been in NFL history?

There have been 27 tied games since overtime was introduced in 1974; 17 ties occurred from 1974 to 2011 under the original overtime rules, five ties occurred from 2012 to 2016 under the first modified rules, and five ties have occurred since overtime was reduced to ten minutes in 2017.

Can NFL games end in a tie?

Inevitably, with so many games so close, some will end with a tie score at the end of regulation. Since the NFL added an overtime period in 1974 to resolve regular season games that end regulation time with a tie score, 574 regular season games have been decided in overtime.

When did NFL overtime begin?

There were also special provisions for certain exhibition games to have a sudden-death overtime before 1974, and the first NFL overtime game actually was in the 1955 preseason, three years before “The Greatest Game Ever Played.”

Is playoff overtime sudden-death NFL?

If both teams remained tied after each has had a possession, the game will go to a sudden-death format. The move comes two months after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional playoffs by scoring a touchdown on the first possession of overtime.

Has there ever been a 0 0 score in the NFL?

Surprisingly the last 0-0 game was more than 70 years ago. It was played on 7 November 1943 between the Detroit Lions and New York Giants. The record of the game, though, was sparse. It said the Lions and Giants played before 16,992 in Detroit's Briggs Stadium generating just 214 yards between them.

Who holds the record for most touchdowns in a single game?

On December 12, 1965, the rookie running back Gale Sayers of the Chicago Bears scores six touchdowns during a single game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field, tying the National Football League (NFL) record for most touchdowns in a single game.

Has an NFL team ever tied twice in a season?

In 1997, a Ravens-Eagles tie was followed a week later by a Redskins-Giants tie. Since overtime was instituted in 1974, there have only been three seasons where there have been two ties in a season (1986, 1997, 2016), meaning the two ties this year just tied the all-time record for ties in a season.

Who is the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl?

Youngest quarterbacks to win a Super Bowl

Ben Roethlisberger is the youngest quarterback to ever start and win a Super Bowl, when he led the Steelers to a title in 2006 at just 23 years old. When Wilson beat Peyton Manning, he was the same age — to the day — that Burrow will be when the Bengals face the Rams on Sunday.