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The year was 1974. The first regular season OT game was September 22, 1974 between Pittsburgh and Denver. Ironically, the game ended in a 35-35 tie. That's correct. However, the first overtime game in the NFL occurred during the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Colts and Giants. The teams were tied at the end of regulation, and since a winner had to be declared, a sudden-death period was added. The Colts won, 23-17, on a 1-yard touchdown run by Alan Ameche. But as the first answer correctly states, overtime didn't become a part of the regular season until 1974.

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The first NFL game to go into overtime was August 28, 1955 when the LA Rams beat the NY Giants 23-17. The first NFL Playoff game to go into over time was the 1958 NFL Championship game between the Baltimore Colts and the NY Giants. The Colts also beat the Giants 23-17

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1995 I agree with the answer above, but it was actually 1995 for the bowl season only and 1996 for the entire season.

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