1971 AFC Divisional playoff game (Miami–Kansas City)
The game was played at Kansas City Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | December 25, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Municipal Stadium Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Chiefs by 3.0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John McDonough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 50,861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Curt Gowdy (play-by-play) Al DeRogatis (color commentator) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1971 Miami Dolphins–Kansas City Chiefs AFC Divisional playoff game was a National Football League (NFL) game played between the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs on December 25, 1971, at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, as part of the 1971–72 NFL playoffs. The game was won by the Dolphins 27–24 in double overtime in what is currently the longest game in NFL history.
The game is widely regarded as one of the greatest in National Football League history and is notable for being the longest game ever played in NFL and professional football history, lasting 82 minutes and 40 seconds of game time. It was the first NFL playoff game to reach a second overtime period.