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Can an NFL game end while ball is in play?

Updated: 8/17/2019
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No. As long as you snap the ball while there is still time on the clock, the game can't end until the play is over.

If you snap it with 1 second to go and throw an incompletion but there is a penalty on the defense, you get another play. (The game can not end on a defensive penalty)

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