Shortest overtime in NFL History?

I keep hearing the reports that the Overtime of Sunday's Steelers/Bronco's game was a record for the shortest overtime game in NFL history: 11 seconds

not shortest Playoff overtime game, but shortest overtime game ever.

so, my brain got to thinking of the Packers @ Bronco's Monday nighter in 2007. The first play of overtime was Favre's long bomb to Jennings.

Anyone know how many seconds that overtime game lasted?
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"Greg Jennings called heads and won the overtime coin toss, allowing Green Bay to receive the ball to begin overtime. On the first play, Favre threw an 82 yard touchdown pass to Jennings, who had outrun Bronco cornerback Dré Bly for the catch."
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The technicalilty being that the Kickoff return was actually the first play of overtime. The pass was the first play of the offensive series.

Answer: 16 seconds of overtime.

1/12/121:13 AM

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Sterling84Member

The Tebow game OT was shorter, heard it on ESPN last Sunday night.

1/12/125:37 AM

ammoCheese Master

Difference is time used on kick off return. There was no return in the Denver-Pittsburgh game.

1/12/126:15 AM

Vincent VegaMember

But Favre did it first.

1/12/126:33 AM

justanotherpackerfanMember

Wasn't there a game where the opening kickoff of OT was returned for a TD? (Detroit vs Chicago...maybe)

1/12/126:37 AM

tundra_powerMember

quote:
Originally posted by Vincent Vega:
But Favre did it first.

I'm just surprised he didn't do it sooner....

1/12/126:44 AM

Dave in GASay my name!

quote:
Originally posted by tundra_power:
quote:
Originally posted by Vincent Vega:
But Favre did it first.

I'm just surprised he didn't do it sooner....

1/12/127:11 AM

CHEEZEMember

quote:
Originally posted by justanotherpackerfan:
Wasn't there a game where the opening kickoff of OT was returned for a TD? (Detroit vs Chicago...maybe)

Yes it was a Thanksgiving game I believe. One of my earliest football memories. I cannot believe that it could have taken much more time than that play unless they started the clock on the kick back then.

1/12/127:45 AM

michiganjoeMember

I believe the previous record was on a pick-six on the first play of OT. The fact that play took only eleven seconds is nothing short of miraculous.

1/12/127:55 AM

gbIdahoMember

I was at that game in Denver with just about every member of my immediate family. It was therapeutic, I still can't watch higlights of SB 32, but that OT win was awesome.

You could hear a pin drop in that stadium. Not to mention the Rockies had gotten swept in the WS the night before. Denver fans were in the dumps after that GB win.

1/12/121:01 PM

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