<P> Tie games were frequent in the NFL from its inaugural season in 1920 through 1973, when the league did not have overtime during the regular season . During this period, the NFL had a total of 258 tied games . Only three seasons (1934, 1950, 1952) went without a tied game, while five seasons (1920, 1923, 1926, 1929, 1932) had at least ten ties . The most ties, 17, occurred in the 1920 season . </P> <P> Ties became uncommon after a 1974 rule change added one sudden death overtime period (15 minutes) to regular - season and preseason games if they were tied after regulation . Under the original overtime rules, any score by either team in overtime would win the game . The rules were modified in 2012; if the team that received the opening kickoff scores a field goal, the other team has an opportunity to tie or surpass that score, and if they are able to tie the score the next team to score any points wins . The overtime rules were further modified in 2017, shortening the extra period from 15 minutes to 10 minutes for preseason and regular season games . </P> <P> There have been 24 tied games since the 1974 rule change; 17 ties occurred from 1974 to 2011 under the original overtime rules, while seven ties have occurred since the overtime rules were modified in 2012 . Four seasons (1986, 1997, 2016, 2018) had two ties since the introduction of overtime. The most recent tie game occurred on September 16, 2018, when the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers played to a 29--29 tie . The Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars are the only current NFL teams that have never recorded a tied game; the New England Patriots have never recorded a tie in an NFL game, but recorded nine ties as members of the American Football League (AFL). The Chicago Bears have played to 42 ties (all prior to 1974), the most of any NFL team, while the Green Bay Packers have recorded the most ties since the 1974 introduction of overtime, with six . </P> <P> From 1920 to 1973, there were no overtime rules during the NFL regular season . </P>

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