1971 AFC Divisional Playoff Game
The longest game in NFL history took place on Christmas day in 1971. The Miami Dolphins defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 in the AFC Divisional Game. The game lasted 82 minutes and 40 seconds. Listen below to Hall of Famers Bobby Bell and Willie Lanier recall the game.
December 25, 1971
| Miami |
0
|
10
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
-
|
27
|
| Kansas City |
10
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
-
|
24
|
|
Scoring Summary
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First Quarter
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| KC |
FG Stenerud 24
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| KC | Podolak 7 pass from Dawson (Stenerud kick) | |||||||
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Second Quarter
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| MIA | Csonka 1 run (Yepremian kick) | |||||||
| MIA | FG Yepremian 14 | |||||||
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Third Quarter
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| KC | Otis 1 run (Stenerud kick) | |||||||
| MIA | Kiick 1 run (Yepremian kick) | |||||||
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Fourth Quarter
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| KC | Podolak 3 run (Stenerud kick) | |||||||
| MIA | Fleming 5 pass from Griese (Yepremian kick) | |||||||
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Second Overtime
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| MIA | FG Yepremian 37 | |||||||
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Statistics
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| PASSING | MIA - Griese, 20 of 35 for 263, 1 TD, 2 INT. KC - Dawson, 18 of 26 for 246, 1 TD, 2 INT | |||||||
| RUSHING | MIA - Csonka, 24 for 86, 1 TD; Kiick, 15 for 56, 1 TD; Griese, 2 for 9; Warfield, 2 for -7. KC - Hayes, 22 for 100; Podolak, 17 for 85, 1 TD; Wright, 2 for 15; Otis, 3 for 13, 1 TD. | |||||||
| RECEIVING | MIA - Warfield, 7 for 140; Twilley, 5 for 58; Fleming, 4 for 37, 1 TD; Kiick, 3 for 24; Mandich, 1 for 4. KC - Podolak, 8 for 110, 1 TD; Wright, 3 for 104; Taylor, 3 for 12; Hayes, 3 for 6; Frazier, 1 for 14. | |||||||
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