List of NFL tied games

In the National Football League, a tied game occurs when a regular season game ends with both teams having an equal score after one 10-minute overtime period. 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. Tie games were once frequent in the NFL, but have become uncommon due to a rule change in 1974 that extended the existing sudden-death overtime for postseason games into the regular season. 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.
From 1920 to 1973, there were a total of 290 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. Since overtime was introduced in 1974, there have been 30 tied games. The most ties recorded in a season since the introduction of overtime is two; this has happened in five seasons. The most recent tie game occurred on September 28, 2025, when the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys played to a 40–40 draw. The Jacksonville Jaguars, who joined the NFL in 1995, are the only current NFL team that has never recorded a tied game. However, 7 other teams have not recorded a tie since the 1974 rule change: the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, New Orleans Saints and Tennessee Titans.

1974–2011

In 1974, the NFL instituted 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 of which ended in a tie.

Symbol	Meaning
Team	Denotes the number of times the team has tied a game since 1974.

	Date	Away team	Home team	Score	Notes
1		Pittsburgh Steelers	Denver Broncos	35–35	First regular-season overtime game in NFL history. As of it remains the most recent tie recorded by a team that went on to win the Super Bowl.
2		Los Angeles Rams	Minnesota Vikings	10–10	With about a minute left in overtime, Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton's pass was intercepted by Rams linebacker Rick Kay at the Rams' 1-yard line. The Rams then conceded the tie with the ball deep in their own territory.
3		Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	10–10	Both 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.
4		Green Bay Packers	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14–14
5		New York Jets	Miami Dolphins	28–28	Jets kicker Pat Leahy missed a 48-yard field goal as time expired in overtime.
6		Green Bay Packers	Baltimore Colts	20–20	The Colts, who eventually finished their season at 0–8–1, overcame a 20–6 fourth-quarter deficit. Packers kicker Jan Stenerud missed wide right from 47 yards with 2:00 remaining.
7		New York Giants	St. Louis Cardinals	20–20	Only overtime tie to date on Monday Night Football. 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.
8		Philadelphia Eagles	Detroit Lions	23–23
9		San Francisco 49ers	Atlanta Falcons	10–10
10		St. Louis Cardinals	Philadelphia Eagles	10–10	Cardinals kicker Eric Schubert missed two field goals, including a 37-yarder in the final seconds of overtime. Eagles kicker Paul McFadden missed a 43-yard field goal in the extra period.
11		Denver Broncos	Green Bay Packers	17–17	Game played in Milwaukee.
12		Kansas City Chiefs	New York Jets	17–17	Jets running back Freeman McNeil lost a fumble at the Chiefs' 15 yard line in the final minute of overtime.
13		Kansas City Chiefs	Cleveland Browns	10–10	Chiefs 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.
14		Philadelphia Eagles	Baltimore Ravens	10–10	Each 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.
15		New York Giants	Washington Redskins		First 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.
16		Atlanta Falcons	Pittsburgh Steelers	34–34	Atlanta 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.
17		Philadelphia Eagles	Cincinnati Bengals	13–13	Bengals 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.

2012–2016

In 2012, the NFL instituted a modified sudden-death overtime system to prevent a field goal from the team that won the kickoff from ending the game. During these seasons, a total of 83 regular season games went to overtime, 5 of which ended in a tie.

	Date	Away team	Home team	Score	Notes
1		St. Louis Rams	San Francisco 49ers	24–24	The Rams had a game-winning field goal taken away because of a penalty. Both teams missed field goal attempts in overtime.
2		Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	26–26	The Packers scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Both teams scored a field goal in the overtime period.
3		Carolina Panthers	Cincinnati Bengals	37–37	Both 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.
4		Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals	6–6	Cardinals 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.
5		Washington Redskins	Cincinnati Bengals	27–27	First overtime game played at Wembley Stadium in London, and the first tie game played outside the United States. 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.

2017–2024

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, despite concerns that this could lead to more ties. During these seasons, a total of 118 regular season games went to overtime, 7 of which ended in a tie.

	Date	Away team	Home team	Score	Notes
1		Pittsburgh Steelers	Cleveland Browns	21–21	Both 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.
2		Minnesota Vikings	Green Bay Packers	29–29	Packers 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.
3		Detroit Lions	Arizona Cardinals	27–27	The 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.
4		Cincinnati Bengals	Philadelphia Eagles	23–23
5		Detroit Lions	Pittsburgh Steelers	16–16	This 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.
6		Indianapolis Colts	Houston Texans	20–20	The Colts scored 17 unanswered points in the final 11 minutes of regulation. Neither team scored in the extra period. The Colts released kicker Rodrigo Blankenship after he missed a potential game-winning field goal in overtime.
7		Washington Commanders	New York Giants	20–20	Giants kicker Graham Gano missed a 58-yard field goal as time expired.

2025–present

In 2025, the NFL changed the overtime rules to allow both teams to have possession during the overtime period, even if the first team scores a touchdown, with the overtime remaining at 10 minutes. Through the end of the season, a total of 14 regular season games went to overtime, 1 of which ended in a tie.

	Date	Away team	Home team	Score	Notes
1		Green Bay Packers	Dallas Cowboys	40–40	Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey made a go-ahead field goal with 4:40 left in overtime, and Packers kicker Brandon McManus made the game-tying field goal as time expired. This was the first tied game to have a game-tying score as time expired in overtime. This was the second highest-scoring tie in NFL history, and the highest since the introduction of overtime.