Saturday, December 25, 2021

50th Anniversary Of Longest NFL Game

     Saturday marked the 50th anniversary of the longest game ever played in National Football League history. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in double overtime in an AFC Division Playoff game on Christmas Day in 1971. 
     The length of the contest was 82 minutes and 40 seconds. Garo Yepremian ended it as he kicked a 37-yard field goal more than seven minutes into double overtime. 

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