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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 occurrence 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.
Since that major rule change, ties in the NFL are very rare. As of 2007, there have only been 16 tied NFL regular season games since 1974:
| Home Team |
Visiting Team |
Score |
Date |
| Denver Broncos |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
35 - 35 |
September 22, 1974 |
| Minnesota Vikings |
Los Angeles Rams |
10 - 10 |
September 19, 1976 |
| Green Bay Packers |
Minnesota Vikings |
10 - 10 |
November 26, 1978 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Green Bay Packers |
14 - 14 |
October 12, 1980 |
| Miami Dolphins |
New York Jets |
28 - 28 |
October 4, 1981 |
| Baltimore Colts |
Green Bay Packers |
20 - 20 |
December 19, 1982 |
| St. Louis Cardinals |
New York Giants |
20 - 20 |
October 24, 1983 |
| Detroit Lions |
Philadelphia Eagles |
23 - 23 |
November 4, 1984 |
| Atlanta Falcons |
San Francisco 49ers |
10 - 10 |
October 19, 1986 |
| Philadelphia Eagles |
St. Louis Cardinals |
10 - 10 |
December 7, 1986 |
| Green Bay Packers |
Denver Broncos |
17 - 17 |
September 20, 1987 |
| New York Jets |
Kansas City Chiefs |
17 - 17 |
October 2, 1988 |
| Cleveland Browns |
Kansas City Chiefs |
10 - 10 |
November 19, 1989 |
| Baltimore Ravens |
Philadelphia Eagles |
10 - 10 |
November 16, 1997 |
| Washington Redskins |
New York Giants |
7 - 7 |
November 23, 1997 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers |
Atlanta Falcons |
34 - 34 |
November 10, 2002 |
[edit] Reference
- Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0-06-270174-6)
