Has there ever been a double overtime in the NFL postseason?

Double overtime is one of the NFL's most intriguing events. The NFL is stacked with storylines, subplots, and so much more throughout the season. However, you should tune into the postseason if you want the most excitement. What's more, thanks to the one-off nature of the NFL postseason, there must be a winner and a loser. Hence, there is a need for overtime and the occasional double overtime.

So, yes, there have been several double overtimes in the NFL postseason, and these games are forever etched in NFL history.

Here, we will showcase our three favorite double-overtime postseason games. We advise you to get ready for some nostalgia. But before then, we would love to show you a few things about overtime in the NFL.

How long is NFL overtime and double overtime (in the regular season and postseason)?

Regular-season NFL games tied at the end of regulation have only one overtime period of 10 minutes.

In the playoffs, an overtime period is fifteen minutes, instead of ten. Due to a postseason game requiring one team to win, numerous 15-minute overtime periods are played until one side scores to win the game. Thus, this is where the term double overtime come from.

What are the 2022 NFL overtime rules?

The NFL finally effected new changes for overtime in 2022, but these guidelines will only count in the postseason.

Most importantly, the biggest change and the one relevant to our discussion is that both sides now have an opportunity to have possession in a postseason overtime period. Hence, if the first team scores a touchdown, as we've seen with the Kansas City Chiefs lately, the second team will now have a chance to march down the field and tie it.

The top three double-overtime games in NFL postseason history

3. Dallas Texans 20 vs. Houston Oilers 17, 1962 AFL Championship

This was the first-ever double-overtime game in NFL postseason history, and it was a game that had it all. Don't let the low scoreline fool you. The league was way different back in the day.

A 25-yard field goal by Tommy Brooker, a Dallas, Texas legend, decided the game in what was the longest game in league history at that point.

2. Cleveland Browns 23 vs. New York Jets 20, 1986 Divisional Playoffs

This was the first double-overtime game in NFL history that was seen on mostly colored TV screens. The divisional playoffs game between the Browns and Jets was a tough one. However, this was a game that neither side was willing to give up. Eventually, the Browns prevailed as Mark Mosele hit a routine 27-yard field goal to call the game.

1. Carolina Panthers 29 vs. Saint Louis Rams 23, 1986 Divisional Playoffs

Back when the Carolina Panthers were good, they pulled off one of the most thrilling games in NFL postseason history. They outlasted the Saint Louis Rams. This game was a tight affair, but in the end, a Jake Delhomme pass to Steve Smith was all it took to decide the game.