5 Shortest NFL Games - MansionBet Blog (2024)

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What was the shortest NFL game in history? ›

1. San Diego Chargers 26 Indianapolis Colts 19 – 2 hours 29 minutes. You have to go back to 1996 to find the shortest game in NFL history, with the San Diego Chargers' trip to the Indianapolis Colts lasting just two hours and 29 minutes.

NFL games were approximately 3 hours long in 1978, showing that game length has increased over time. By 2018, the shortest NFL game, between the Titans and the Browns, lasted 2 hours and 31 minutes, while the longest – between the Chiefs and the Patriots - lasted a whopping 4 hours and 24 minutes.

NFL games are 60 minutes long and are split into four 15-minute quarters. If the scores are level at the end of a game, a 10-minute overtime period will be played. That overtime period becomes 15 minutes in the play-offs.

The NFL's longest ever game: Dolphins vs Chiefs in 1971

On that occasion, the two sides had to go to double overtime and they recorded the longest ever NFL game time of 82 minutes and 40 seconds. A back-and-forth second half meant that the game finished 24-24, requiring overtime to determine a winner.

Yes, there have been 73 games in NFL history that ended as 0-0 ties. All occurred in the early days of the NFL, and the most recent one occurred in 1943. Since the NFL merger in 1970, however, the fewest combined points scored in a game is three.

The 1972 Miami Dolphins finished 17-0 and won Super Bowl VII over the Washington Redskins.

However, he's not the only one who has shined despite his stature. Jack Shapiro, at 5' 1", holds the record as the shortest player in NFL history. His stint in the old NFL dates back to a single game in 1929, with the Staten Island Stapletons.

American Football is no exception. NFL games are scheduled to be played in one hour but usually go on for much longer - the average NFL game takes 3 hours and 12 minutes from start to finish while the average college football game takes 3 hours and 24 minutes to be completed.

The simple Answer is advertising, in addition to game stoppages, and timeouts. The time clock is paused after each play, and teams are given a certain amount of time to call a play and resume the game which is about thirty five seconds after the last previous play.

NFL players are typically paid a salary that is spread out over the course of the regular season, which consists of 17 games. So, the exact amount that a player gets paid per game can be calculated by dividing their salary by the number of games in a season.

What is the kick after a touchdown called? ›

The conversion, try (American football), also known as a point(s) after touchdown, PAT, extra point, two-point conversion, or convert (Canadian football) is a gridiron football play that occurs immediately after a touchdown.

If the score remains tied after both teams have had a possession, then the next score of any kind wins the game. These rules ensure that a Super Bowl or any playoff game cannot end in a tie, maintaining the necessity for a decisive outcome to determine the championship.

The Baltimore Ravens' Justin Tucker was responsible for this feat, kicking the longest field goal in NFL history from 66 yards away. It was an extra special moment, as his kick won the game, with the Ravens having trailed the Detroit Lions 17-16 with just three seconds to play.

It is important to note that specific score outcomes are impossible due to the scoring rules in place. Specifically, results such as 1-1, 1-0, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, and 7-1 are not viable. This is because a score of 5-1 can only be obtained through a field goal and a conventional safety, which is highly unlikely.

It was the first 3-0 game since Pittsburgh beat Miami on Nov. 26, 2007, the third in the past 40 years and the seventh in the Super Bowl era. The last game that ended regulation scoreless was a 0-0 tie between the New York Giants and Detroit Lions on Nov. 7, 1943.

20, 2013. Since the National Football League began in 1920, only one team has played a perfect season (both regular season and playoffs): the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who won all fourteen of their regular season games and three postseason games, including Super Bowl VII, to finish the season 17–0–0.