<page_title> NFL playoffs </page_title> <section_title> Overtime rules </section_title> <table> <cell> 82:40 <col_header> Length of game </col_header> </cell> <cell> December 25, 1971 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Miami Dolphins <col_header> Away team </col_header> </cell> <cell> 27–24 <col_header> Score </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kansas City Chiefs <col_header> Home team </col_header> </cell> <cell> Garo Yepremian 37-yard field goal <col_header> Winning score </col_header> </cell> </table>
The longest NFL game played to date is 82 minutes, 40 seconds, which ended when Miami Dolphins Garo Yepremian made the winning 37-yard field goal to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 27–24, in the NFL playoffs on December 25, 1971.