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- ↑ "2011 Official Rules and Case Book of the National Football League" (PDF). National Football League. Rule 16, Section 1, Article 5, Paragraphs (e) and (f). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013.
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- ↑ "The longest overtime games in FBS college football history | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
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