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List of NFL tied games


 

Before 1974, the National Football League's rules only provided for "sudden death" overtime in playoff games; as a result, tied games were a common occurence in regular season. In 1974, the NFL instituted one fifteen-minute overtime period for all games tied at the conclusion of the regulation time. Only games which reached the end of that one overtime (for a total game-time of 75 minutes) without a "sudden death" score were considered ties.

Related Topics:
1974 - National Football League - Sudden death - Playoff - Regular season

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Since that major rule change, ties in the NFL are very rare. In 31 years, there have only been 16 tied NFL regular season games:

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(Note: The table is not mistaken regarding the two ties on CONSECUTIVE WEEKS in 1997)

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