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It was the first playoff game to go to overtime since a 2010 overtime rule was codified stating both teams could possess the ball unless one scored a touchdown. The game also set a record for the shortest overtime in NFL history; it took 11 seconds and the Broncos scored on their first play in overtime.
Jack Emanuel "Soupy" Shapiro (March 22, 1907 – February 5, 2001) was an American gridiron football player who played in one game with the Staten Island Stapletons of the National Football League (NFL) in 1929. Shapiro is most famous for being the shortest player in NFL history at about 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m).
Young and Kelly became just the third pair of NFL quarterbacks to each surpass 400 yards passing in a game, combining for 852 passing yards. This was the only game in 1992 to feature any 400-yard passers. [5] 4 receivers topped 100 yards during the game, and 18 plays went for more than 20 yards, with 5 of those surpassing 40 yards. [7]
Since high school and college teams typically play games on Friday and Saturday, respectively, the NFL cannot hold games on those days until those seasons generally end in mid-December. [3] From 1961 through 1977, the NFL schedule consisted of fourteen regular season games played over fourteen weeks, except in 1966.
Most games won (regular season only), franchise history, 790 [2] Green Bay Packers 1921–2022. Most games won (including playoffs), franchise history, 826 [3] Green Bay Packers 1920–2022. Most games won (regular season only), since 1970 merger, 514 [4] Pittsburgh Steelers: 1970–2022. Most games won (including playoffs), since 1970 merger ...
^ This is the only game in NFL history as of 2024 that has finished with a team scoring a total of exactly four points. [11] † This was the first ever game for the Pittsburgh Steelers (then the Pirates), who thus scored the franchise's first points on a safety.
Below are the details of the 10 coldest games in NFL history:-13 degrees: Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers (Dec. 31, 1967)-9 degrees: San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals (Jan. 10, 1982)
The biggest highlight of Williams' NFL career came on Thanksgiving Day in 1980 against the Detroit Lions, when he returned the opening overtime kickoff 95 yards for the game-winning touchdown, completing a comeback from a 17–3 fourth-quarter deficit. At the time, it was the shortest overtime in NFL history.