Here is a week-by-week breakdown of all of the overtime games, along with which team won the toss and a recap of how the overtime period unfolded.
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Week-by-week overtime results
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Week
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Game
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Won toss
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Overtime recap
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Week 1
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Jets 37, Bills 31
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Jets
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Chad Morton returns opening kickoff of overtime 96 yards for the winning TD.
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Week 1
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Packers 37, Saints 34
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Packers
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Packers and Falcons exchange punts before Ryan Longwell wins the game with 34-yard FG on the Packers second possession of OT.
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Week 1
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Saints 26, Bucs 20
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Bucs
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Bucs and Saints fail to convert on two drives. On Tampa's third possession, punter Tom Tupa, trying to avoid being tackled for a safety, tossed a weak pass that was intercepted by James Allen to give the Saints the win.
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Week 2
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Bills 45, Vikings 39
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Bills
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Each team fails to score on two possessions before Peerless Price and Drew Bledsoe connect on a 48-yard TD to win the game for the Bills.
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Week 3
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Browns 31, Titans 28
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Browns
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Cleveland marches 65 yards on the opening possession of overtime and Phil Dawson boots a 33-yard FG to win the game.
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Week 3
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Patriots 41, Chiefs 38
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Patriots
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Patriots take the opening kickoff of OT and don't look back, driving down the field to set up Adam Vinatieri's 35-yard winner.
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Week 4
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Bills 33, Bears 27
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Bears
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Bears go three-and-out on the opening possession of OT. Bills respond with a two-play drive that ends with Travis Henry taking a Drew Bledsoe pass 26 yards for the winning TD.
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Week 4
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Steelers 16, Browns 13
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Steelers
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Steelers and Browns fail to score on their first possession of OT -- with Phil Dawson missing a 45-yard FG that would have won for the Browns. Steelers take their second possession and march 52 yards to set up Todd Peterson's 31-yard game-winning FG.
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Week 7
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Lions 23, Bears 20
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Lions
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Lions begin opening drive of OT on their own 40 after the Bears' kickoff goes out of bounds. Lions drive 30 yards setting up 48-yard FG by Jason Hanson to win the game.
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Week 7
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Broncos 37, Chiefs 34
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Broncos
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Broncos stopped on opening possession. Chiefs fail to move the ball and then have punt blocked on fourth down. After recovering the blocked punt, Broncos move the ball to KC's 7-yard line before kicking a 25-yard FG to win game.
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Week 7
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Chargers 27, Raiders 21
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Chargers
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San Diego takes the opening kickoff of OT and drives 80 yards for the winning TD. LaDainian Tomlinson finishes the drive with a 19-yard run.
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Week 7
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Cardinals 9, Cowboys 6
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Cowboys
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Cardinals score on their second possesion (Cowboys failed on their two possessions) of OT. Bill Gramatica wins the game with a 40-yard field goal.
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Week 9
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49ers 23, Raiders 20
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49ers
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49ers take opening kickoff of OT and go on a 17-play, 73-yard drive, setting up 23-yard FG by Jose Cortez to win the game.
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Week 10
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Steelers 34, Falcons 34
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Steelers
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Each team has a field goal blocked and the game ends in the 16th tie in league history.
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Week 11
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Chargers 20, 49ers 17
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Chargers
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Chargers go three-and-out on opening drive of OT. 49ers drive into field goal range, only to have Jose Cortez miss a 41-yard FG. San Diego takes over on their own 23, moves the ball 40 yards and wins the game on a 40-yarder by Steve Christie.
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Week 12
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Bears 20, Lions 17
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Lions
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In one of the most infamous OT games of the year, the Lions win the coin toss and elect to play defense first with a strong 17 mph wind at their backs instead of taking the ball. The Bears then march 40 yards, kick 40-yard FG and the Lions never even get the ball.
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Week 12
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Colts 23, Broncos 20
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Colts
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After tying the game on a 54-yard field goal with three seconds to play, Mike Vanderjagt wins it for the Colts on the first possession of OT with a 51-yard field goal.
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Week 13
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Falcons 30, Vikings 24
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Vikings
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Minnesota fails to score on opening drive of OT, setting the stage for Michael Vick's heroics. Following a 2-yard run by T.J. Duckett, Vick pulls off an amazing 46-yard TD run to give the Falcons the victory.
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Week 13
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Titans 32, Giants 29
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Giants
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New York fails to score on the opening drive of OT. Tennessee then proceeds to march 60 yards, setting up Joe Nedney for a 38-yard game-winner.
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Week 13
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Chargers 30, Broncos 27
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Broncos
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Chargers have 38-yard FG blocked on their first possession of OT. Broncos come back and miss 53-yard FG. San Diego wins the game on its next possession with a 27-yard FG by Steve Christie.
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Week 14
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Cardinals 23, Lions 20
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Cardinals
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Arizona takes the opening kickoff and moves the ball 46 yards to set up Bill Gramtica's 43-yard game-winner.
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Week 15
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Seahawks 30, Falcons 24
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Falcons
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Jay Feely missed a 36-yard FG that would have won it on the opening drive for the Falcons. Seattle scored on its first drive of OT, with Shaun Alexander scoring on a 27-yard run.
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Week 17
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Giants 10, Eagles 7
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Eagles
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The Eagles went three-and-out of their first possession of OT. The Giants then won the game on a 39-yard FG by Matt Bryant. The win put New York in the playoffs.
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Week 17
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Patriots 27, Dolphins 24
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Patriots
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Olindo Mare boots the opening kickoff out of bounds, giving the Patriots the ball on their own 40-yard line to start OT. New England moves the ball 43 yards and Adam Vinatieri boots a 35-yarder to win it.
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Week 17
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Seahawks 31, Chargers 28
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Seahawks
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After each team fails to score on its first possession of OT, Seahawks win it on a 24-yard FG by Rian Lindell.
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Divisional playoffs
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Titans 34, Steelers 31
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Titans
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Tennessee took the opening kickoff and marched 61 yards to set up Joe Nedney's 26-yarder for the win. Nedney missed from 31, but got another chance thanks to a running-into-the-kicker flag.
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