List of NFL tied games

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In the National Football League (NFL), a tied game occurs when a regular season game ends with both teams having an equal score after one 10-minute overtime period. [1] [2] Ties have counted as a half-win and half-loss in league standings since 1972; before that, ties were not counted in the standings at all. [3] Tie games were once frequent in the NFL, but have become increasingly uncommon due to a rule change in 1974 that extended the existing sudden-death overtime for post-season games into the regular season. [4] As a result, ties are most often the result of mishaps or mistakes from the teams involved. Tied games are considered to be the least desired outcome a football game can produce. [5]

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From 1920 to 1973, there were a total of 256 tied games. Only three seasons prior to the rule change went without a tied game, while five seasons had at least ten ties. The most ties, 17, occurred in the 1920 season. [6] Since overtime was introduced in 1974, there have been 29 tied games. The most ties recorded in a season since the introduction of overtime is two; this has happened in five seasons (1986, 1997, 2016, 2018, and 2022). The most recent tie game occurred on December 4, 2022, when the New York Giants and Washington Commanders played to a 20–20 draw. [7] The Jacksonville Jaguars, who joined the NFL in 1995, are the only current NFL team that has never recorded a tied game. [8]

Tied games (1920–1973)

National Football League

SeasonNo. of ties
1920 [A] [6] 17
1921 7
1922 9
1923 13
1924 7
1925 9
1926 14
1927 6
1928 6
1929 10
1930 7
1931 3
1932 10
1933 5
1934 0
1935 4
1936 2
1937 3
1938 3
1939 3
1940 4
1941 2
1942 1
1943 3
1944 3
1945 1
1946 3
1947 2
1948 1
1949 3
1950 0
1951 3
1952 0
1953 3
1954 2
1955 3
1956 2
1957 1
1958 3
1959 1
1960 [B] 5
1961 3
1962 4
1963 5
1964 6
1965 2
1966 5
1967 9
1968 4
1969 5
1970 9
1971 8
1972 5
1973 7

American Football League (1960–1969)

SeasonNo. of ties
1960 1
1961 1
1962 1
1963 3
1964 3
1965 5
1966 4
1967 2
1968 1
1969 3

Tied games (1974–2011)

In 1974, the NFL introduced a single sudden death 15-minute overtime period for all games that were tied at the end of regulation. During these seasons, a total of 494 regular season games went to overtime, 17 (

Key
SymbolMeaning
Team (#)Denotes the number of times the team has tied a game since 1974.
No.DateAway teamHome teamScoreNotes
1September 22, 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers Denver Broncos 35–35First regular-season overtime game in NFL history. As of 2024 it remains the most recent tie recorded by a team (the Steelers) that went on to win the Super Bowl. [11] [12]
2September 19, 1976 Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings 10–10With about a minute left in overtime, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton's pass was intercepted by Rams linebacker Rick Kay at the Los Angeles 1-yard line. The Rams then conceded the tie with the ball deep in their own territory. [13] [14]
3November 26, 1978 Minnesota Vikings (2) Green Bay Packers 10–10Both teams finished the season with an 8–7–1 record. The Vikings won the NFC Central over the Packers by virtue of a 1–0–1 head-to-head record. [5] [15]
4October 12, 1980 Green Bay Packers (2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14–14 [16]
5October 4, 1981 New York Jets Miami Dolphins 28–28Jets kicker Pat Leahy missed a 48-yard field goal as time expired in overtime. [17] [18]
6December 19, 1982 Green Bay Packers (3) Baltimore Colts 20–20The Colts, who eventually finished their season at 0–8–1, [C] overcame a 20–6 fourth-quarter deficit. Packers kicker Jan Stenerud missed wide right from 47 yards with 2:00 remaining. [20] [21]
7October 24, 1983 New York Giants St. Louis Cardinals 20–20Only overtime tie to date on Monday Night Football . [22] Cardinals kicker Neil O'Donoghue missed three field-goal attempts in the extra period from 45, 20 and 42 yards, the last two in the final 66 seconds. [23] [24]
8November 4, 1984 Philadelphia Eagles Detroit Lions 23–23 [25]
9October 19, 1986 San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons 10–10 [26]
10December 7, 1986 St. Louis Cardinals (2) Philadelphia Eagles (2)10–10 [27]
11September 20, 1987 Denver Broncos (2) Green Bay Packers (4)17–17Game played in Milwaukee. [28]
12October 2, 1988 Kansas City Chiefs New York Jets (2)17–17Jets running back Freeman McNeil lost a fumble at the Chiefs' 15 yard line in the final minute of overtime. [29] [30]
13November 19, 1989 Kansas City Chiefs (2) Cleveland Browns 10–10Chiefs kicker Nick Lowery, one of the most accurate kickers during the 1989 season, played poorly on the sloppy turf of Cleveland Municipal Stadium. He missed a 45-yard field goal that would have won it for the Chiefs with four seconds left in regulation. In overtime, he had a chance to win the game on a 47-yard attempt with 3 seconds left, but missed that one as well. [31] [32]
14November 16, 1997 Philadelphia Eagles (3) Baltimore Ravens 10–10Each team had an unsuccessful field-goal attempt in overtime; Ravens kicker Matt Stover missed wide right from 53 yards with 2:21 remaining, Eagles kicker Chris Boniol also missed wide right from 40 yards on the last play of the game. [33] [34]
15November 23, 1997 New York Giants (2) Washington Redskins 7–7First overtime tie in the league's Sunday Night Football slot. Redskins quarterback Gus Frerotte injured himself by headbutting a stadium wall while celebrating his team's lone touchdown. [35] [36]
16November 10, 2002 Atlanta Falcons (2) Pittsburgh Steelers (2)34–34Atlanta mounted a 17-point comeback to force overtime. Steelers wide receiver Plaxico Burress was stopped one yard short of the end zone on the final play of overtime. [37] [38]
17November 16, 2008 Philadelphia Eagles (4) Cincinnati Bengals 13–13Bengals kicker Shayne Graham missed a 47-yard field goal with seven seconds left in overtime. At the post-game press conference, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb said that he did not know games could end tied. [39] [40]

Tied games (2012–2016)

In 2012, the league instituted a modified sudden death overtime system. A total of 83 regular season games went to overtime during these seasons, 5 (

No.DateAway teamHome teamScoreNotes
1November 11, 2012 St. Louis Rams (2) San Francisco 49ers (2)24–24The Rams had a game-winning field goal taken away because of a penalty. Both teams missed field goal attempts in overtime. [42] [43]
2November 24, 2013 Minnesota Vikings (3) Green Bay Packers (5)26–26The Packers scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Both teams scored a field goal in the overtime period. [44] [45]
3October 12, 2014 Carolina Panthers Cincinnati Bengals (2)37–37Both teams scored a field goal in the overtime period. Bengals kicker Mike Nugent missed a 36-yard field goal attempt as time expired in overtime. [46] [47]
4October 23, 2016 Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals (3)6–6Cardinals kicker Chandler Catanzaro and Seahawks kicker Steven Hauschka missed consecutive field goals from short distances late in overtime after having each made one earlier in the period. Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer threw a Hail Mary pass that was knocked out of the endzone at the end of overtime. [48] [49]
5October 30, 2016 Washington Redskins (2) Cincinnati Bengals (3)27–27First overtime game played at Wembley Stadium in London, and the first tie game played outside the United States. [50] Neither team scored in the overtime period. Redskins kicker Dustin Hopkins missed a 34-yard field goal in overtime which would have won the game. [51]

Tied games (2017–present)

In 2017, the NFL shortened overtime from 15 minutes to 10 minutes for regular season games with the intent of reducing the risk of injury. [52] [53] Through Week 13 of the 2024 season, a total of 109 regular season games went to overtime under these rules, 7 (6.4%) of which ended in a tie.

No.DateAway teamHome teamScoreNotes
1September 9, 2018 Pittsburgh Steelers (3) Cleveland Browns (2)21–21Both Steelers kicker Chris Boswell and Browns kicker Zane Gonzalez missed field goals in the final two minutes of overtime. This was the first Week 1 tie since 1971. This tie ended a 17-game losing streak for the Browns that dated back to the 2016 season. [54] [55]
2September 16, 2018 Minnesota Vikings (4) Green Bay Packers (6)29–29Packers kicker Mason Crosby made what would have been a game-winning field goal as time expired in regulation, but the Vikings called timeout before the play and Crosby missed his second attempt, sending the game to overtime. Vikings kicker Daniel Carlson missed two field goals in overtime, one as time expired, and was waived by the team the next day. [56] [57]
3September 8, 2019 Detroit Lions (2) Arizona Cardinals (4)27–27The Cardinals trailed by 18 points during the fourth quarter. Both teams kicked a field goal in the extra period. With 10 seconds remaining, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford threw an incomplete pass that was nearly intercepted by Cardinals cornerback Tramaine Brock. [58] [59]
4September 27, 2020 Cincinnati Bengals (4) Philadelphia Eagles (5)23–23 [60]
5November 14, 2021 Detroit Lions (3) Pittsburgh Steelers (4)16–16This tie ended a 12-game losing streak for the Lions dating back to 2020. The Steelers lost two fumbles in Detroit territory during the overtime period. Steelers running back Najee Harris noted in the postgame press conference that he did not know an NFL game could end in a tie. [61] [62]
6September 11, 2022 Indianapolis Colts (2) Houston Texans 20–20Indianapolis scored 17 unanswered points in the final 11 minutes of regulation. Neither team scored in the extra period. [63] Indianapolis released kicker Rodrigo Blankenship after he missed a potential game-winning field goal in overtime. [64] [65]
7December 4, 2022 Washington Commanders (3) New York Giants (3)20–20New York kicker Graham Gano missed a 58-yard field goal as time expired. [7] [66]

Notes

Notes
  1. ↑ No official standings were recorded throughout the 1920 season and teams played games against opponents outside of the league. [9]
  2. ↑ The American Football League was founded in 1960 and played as a separate league until 1969, after which it merged with the NFL. The modern NFL considers the 1960s history and records of the AFL to be a part of its own, however, AFL tied games are tabulated separately in this section.
  3. ↑ The 1982 season was reduced from 16 to 9 games because of a 57-day players' strike. [19]
Footnotes
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