A Complete Record of NFL Overtime

Post Highlights

• The Broncos and Steelers have played the most overtime games (40).  Coincidentally those two teams played the first regular season overtime game in 1974, a 35-35 tie.

• The Bears and Broncos have won the most overtime games (23).

• The Buccaneers have never scored an overtime touchdown.

• The most common overtime matchup has been the Broncos-Raiders.  The Raiders hold a 5-3 edge over the Broncos in overtime games.

In 1974 the NFL enacted overtime in the regular season.  Before then there were three overtime games in the NFL postseason, and one in the AFL postseason.  In total there have been 491 overtime games played.  Listed below are the all-time overtime records of each team in the NFL (including playoff games).

Data was compiled by utilizing Pro-Football-Reference’s handy Team Game Finder Tool.  I highly recommend this tool whenever you have to deal with NFL scores and stats.  This tool has already saved me hours of data compiling and organizing.

NFL Overtime Records

Note: Overall records include the tally of playoff overtime games.

AFC East
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Bills	31	19	12		0.613	1-0
Dolphins	36	15	20	1	0.431	2-1
Jets	39	19	18	2	0.513	1-2
Patriots	38	18	20		0.474	1-0
AFC North
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Bengals	27	15	11	1	0.574
Browns	34	17	16	1	0.515	1-1
Ravens	17	9	7	1	0.559
Steelers	40	22	16	2	0.575	2-2
AFC South
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Colts	28	13	14	1	0.482	1-4
Jaguars	11	7	4		0.636
Texans	8	1	7		0.125
Titans/Oilers	37	16	21		0.432	1-3
AFC West
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Broncos	40	23	15	2	0.600	1-0
Chargers	32	14	18		0.438	2-1
Chiefs	34	14	18	2	0.441	2-1
Raiders	34	16	18		0.471	1-1
NFC East
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Cowboys	27	15	12		0.556
Eagles	32	12	16	4	0.438	1-0
Giants	37	19	16	2	0.541	1-2
Redskins	36	22	13	1	0.625
NFC North
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Bears	38	23	15		0.605	1-0
Lions	30	13	16	1	0.450
Packers	35	13	18	4	0.429	2-3
Vikings	39	18	19	2	0.487	0-2
NFC South
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
Buccaneers	31	14	16	1	0.468
Falcons	35	14	19	2	0.429	1-0
Panthers	14	5	9		0.357	1-0
Saints	20	9	11		0.450	1-0
NFC West
Team	OT Gm	W	L	T	W Pct	Playoff OT
49ers	33	19	13	1	0.591
Cardinals	36	19	15	2	0.556	1-0
Rams	25	13	11	1	0.540	1-1
Seahawks	28	8	20		0.286	0-2

The Broncos and Steelers have played the most overtime games (40).  Coincidentally those two teams played the first regular season overtime game in 1974, a 35-35 tie.

The Bears and Broncos have won the most overtime games (23).  But the Jaguars have the best overtime winning percentage (.636).  Followed by the Redskins (.625) and the Bills (.613).

The Titans/Oilers have lost the most overtime games (21).  But the Texans have the worst overtime winning percentage (.125).  Followed by the Seahawks (.286) and the Panthers (.357).

Overtime Streaks

From 1991-2003 the Patriots played in at least one overtime game every season (13 consecutive seasons).

The Steelers have played in at least one overtime game every season since 2000 (11 consecutive seasons), the longest active streak in the NFL.

From 1987 to 1992 the Cardinals didn’t play in an overtime game (6 years).  The longest overtime drought in the NFL since 1974.    The Seahawks have the NFL’s longest current overtime drought.  The last time the Seahawks played in an overtime game was in Week 2 of the 2008 season vs. the 49ers.

The 49ers have won eight consecutive overtimes game.  Their last overtime loss occurred in 2003.  The Patriots (2000-03) are the only other team to win eight consecutive overtimes games.

The Patriots also hold the record for most consecutive overtime losses.  The Patriots lost their franchise’s first ten overtimes games (1977-87).  The Packers have lost their last six overtime games.  The streak started in the frigid 2007 NFC Championship vs. the Giants.

Last year the Texans won their first overtime game, breaking a seven game overtime losing streak which stretched back to the start of the franchise.

How Overtime Was Won

Most overtime games have been won by a field goal.  Check out the table below.

Score	#	Pct
FG	347	73.2%
TD	125	26.4%
Safety	2	0.4%

Check out the table below to see a breakdown by team.

AFC East
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Bills	4	13%	15	48%		1	3%	11	35%
Dolphins	3	8%	12	33%		6	17%	14	39%
Jets	5	13%	14	36%		3	8%	15	38%
Patriots	4	11%	14	37%		3	8%	17	45%
AFC North
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Bengals	1	4%	14	52%		4	15%	7	26%
Browns	6	18%	11	32%		4	12%	12	35%
Ravens	3	18%	6	35%		1	6%	6	35%
Steelers	9	23%	13	33%		2	5%	14	35%
AFC South
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Colts	3	11%	10	36%		5	18%	9	32%
Jaguars	4	36%	3	27%		2	18%	2	18%
Texans	0	0%	1	13%		4	50%	3	38%
Titans/Oilers	1	3%	15	41%		5	14%	15	41%
AFC West
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Broncos	4	10%	19	48%		1	3%	14	35%
Chargers	9	28%	5	16%		5	16%	13	41%
Chiefs	3	9%	11	32%		3	9%	15	44%
Raiders	4	12%	12	35%		6	18%	12	35%
NFC East
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Cowboys	6	22%	9	33%		4	15%	8	30%
Eagles	3	9%	9	28%		4	13%	12	38%
Giants	6	16%	13	35%		4	11%	12	32%
Redskins	6	17%	16	44%		3	8%	10	28%
NFC North
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Bears	7	18%	15	39%		5	13%	10	26%
Lions	1	3%	12	40%		7	23%	9	30%
Packers	5	14%	8	23%		4	11%	14	40%
Vikings	7	18%	10	26%		10	26%	9	23%
NFC South
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
Buccaneers	0	0%	14	45%		3	10%	13	42%
Falcons	5	14%	9	26%		5	14%	14	40%
Panthers	1	7%	4	29%		2	14%	7	50%
Saints	2	10%	7	35%		1	5%	10	50%
NFC West
	OT Scores					OT Scores Allowed
Team	TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct		TD’s	Pct	FG’s	Pct
49ers	3	9%	16	48%		4	12%	9	27%
Cardinals	3	8%	16	44%		7	19%	8	22%
Rams	6	24%	7	28%		3	12%	7	28%
Seahawks	1	4%	7	25%		4	14%	16	57%

Scoring Overtime Touchdowns

The Chargers and Steelers have scored the most overtime touchdowns (9).  Followed by the Bears and Vikings (7).

The Buccaneers and Texans have never scored an overtime touchdown.  The Bengals, Lions, Panthers, Seahawks, and Titans have only scored one overtime touchdown in their team’s history.

A handful of teams haven’t scored an overtime touchdown for at least a decade.

Team	Last OT TD	Opponent	Score
Lions	1984: Wk 7	Buccaneers	13-7
Eagles	1988: Wk 12	at Giants	23-17
Colts	1989: Wk 14	Browns	23-17
Browns	1991: Wk 8	at Chargers	30-24
Bengals	1998: Wk 2	at Lions	34-28
Broncos	1999: Wk 15	Seahawks	36-30
Raiders	2000: Wk 6	at 49ers	34-28

Allowing Overtime Touchdowns

The Vikings have allowed the most overtime touchdowns (10).  Followed by the Cardinals and Lions (7).

The Bills, Broncos, Ravens, and Saints have only allowed one overtime touchdown in their team’s history.

The only overtime touchdown the Bills ever allowed occurred in 2002, when the Jets Chad Morton returned the opening kickoff of overtime 96 yards for a Jets win.

A handful of teams haven’t allowed an overtime touchdown for at least a decade.

Team	Last OT TD	Opponent	Score
Saints	1979: Wk 1	Falcons	34-40
Patriots	1987: Wk 9	Cowboys	17-23
Giants	1989: WC	Rams	13-19
Chargers	1995: Wk 6	at Chiefs	23-29
49ers	2001: Wk 7	at Bears	31-37

Home or Away Success in Overtime

The home team has a slight advantage in overtime with a 250-224-17 (.526 W Pct).  Although last year was the first year since 2004 that the away team had the better record in overtime games (11-8).

The Panthers haven’t hosted an overtime game since 2001.  In three home overtime games they have never won.

The Bengals last won a home overtime game in 2001.

The 49ers last lost a home overtime game in 2000.  They lost to the Raiders 34-28.   That game also marked the last time the Raiders won an away overtime game.

The last time the Bears or Eagles lost an away overtime game was in 2002.

Additional Facts

The most overtime games in one season occurred in 2002 and 2003, when there were 26 overtime games (counting playoffs).  Last year’s 19 overtime games were tied for the third most ever.

In Week 6 of 1995 there were 5 overtimes games.  Those are the most overtime games played in one week.

The 1983 Packers (2-3) and the 2003 Panthers (4-1) played in five overtime games.  The most overtime games played by one team in one season.  The Panthers four overtime wins in 2003 is the most by any NFL team in one season.  Many teams have lost three overtime games in one season.  The last team to do so were the 2010 Bills.

No team has ever played in three consecutive overtime games.  The last team to play in back to back overtime games were the 2010 Jets.

The most common week for overtime games in the NFL has been Week 12 (37 overtime games).  Followed by Week 2 (35 overtime games).

The most common overtime matchup has been the Broncos-Raiders.  The Raiders hold a 5-3 edge over the Broncos in overtime games.

The Dolphins-Patriots have faced off against each other seven times in overtime.  With the Dolphins holding the 4-3 edge in overtime games against the Patriots.

The Eagles-Giants have played seven overtime games against each other.  The Giants have a 6-1 edge in overtime games against the Eagles.  The last time the Giants lost an overtime game to the Eagles was in 1988.

There have been 27 playoff overtime games.  Check out the list from Pro-Football-Reference’s Team Game Finder tool.

Reference: Pro-Football-Reference.com Team Game Finder Tool – Overtime Games