NFL game summary for 12/25/1971:

Pro football's longest game ended after 82 minutes and 40 seconds when Garo Yepremian, a left-footed Cypriot, kicked a 37-yard field goal in 7:40 of the second sudden death overtime period for a 27-24 Miami victory over Kansas City. Yepremian's winning kick, sending Miami into the AFC final round, was set up by Larry Csonka's 29-yard run.

Jan Stenerud missed a 31-yard field goal attempt with 31 seconds to go in regulation time and had a 42-yard try blocked by Nick Buoniconti in the first overtime period. Bob Griese, who completed 20 of 35 passes, brought Miami from behind three times, tying the score late in the fourth quarter on a five-yard pass to Marv Fleming.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

	Rush Yds/Gm	Pass Yds/Gm	Tot Yds/Gm	Turnovers
OFFENSE	173.5 (1)	141.6 (19)	315.1 (5)	23
DEFENSE	118.6 (8)	142.9 (6)	261.5 (5)	30
OFFENSE	131.6 (12)	167.6 (7)	299.3 (9)	26
DEFENSE	92.9 (3)	176.3 (24)	269.1 (7)	34

Line: n/a

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	2 OT	F
Miami Dolphins (11-3-1)	0	10	7	7	0	3	27
Kansas City Chiefs (10-4-1)	10	0	7	7	0	0	24

( 0- 3) KC Jan Stenerud 24 yard field goal ( 0-10) KC Ed Podolak 7 yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick) ( 7-10) MIA Larry Csonka 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (10-10) MIA Garo Yepremian 14 yard field goal (10-17) KC Jim Otis 1 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) (17-17) MIA Jim Kiick 1 yard rush (Garo Yepremian kick) (17-24) KC Ed Podolak 3 yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) (24-24) MIA Marv Fleming 5 yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) (27-24) MIA Garo Yepremian 37 yard field goal

                     MIA             KC
First Downs:         22              23
Rushes-yards:        43-144          44-213
Yards/rush:          3.3             4.8
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     20-35-263-2     18-27-246-2
Sacked-yards:        0-0             1-8
Net pass yards:      263             238
Net yards/pass:      7.5             8.5
Total net yards:     407             451
Total plays:         78 (55% run)    72 (61% run)  
Yards/play:          5.2             6.3
Fumbles-lost:        0-0             2-2
Turnovers:           2               4
Penalties-yards:     5-26            6-44

Attendance: 45,822

Passing:
MIA: Bob Griese, 20 of 35 for 263 yards and 1 TD (2 int) KC: Len Dawson, 18 of 26 for 246 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
Rushing:
MIA: Larry Csonka, 24 for 86 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 15 for 56 yards and 1 TD; Bob Griese, 2 for 9 yards; Paul Warfield, 2 for -7 yards KC: Wendell Hayes, 22 for 100 yards; Ed Podolak, 17 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Jim Otis, 3 for 13 yards and 1 TD; Elmo Wright, 2 for 15 yards
Receiving:
MIA: Paul Warfield, 7 for 140 yards; Howard Twilley, 5 for 58 yards; Marv Fleming, 4 for 37 yards and 1 TD; Jim Kiick, 3 for 24 yards; Jim Mandich, 1 for 4 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 8 for 110 yards and 1 TD; Elmo Wright, 3 for 104 yards; Otis Taylor, 3 for 12 yards; Wendell Hayes, 3 for 6 yards; Willie Frazier, 1 for 14 yards
Kick returns:
MIA: Mercury Morris, 2 for 61 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 3 for 154 yards; Buck Buchanan, 1 for 0 yards
Punt returns:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 18 yards KC: Ed Podolak, 2 for 1 yard
Interceptions:
MIA: Jake Scott, 1 for 13 yards; Curtis Johnson, 1 for 0 yards KC: Willie Lanier, 1 for 17 yards; Jim Lynch, 1 for 0 yards
Punting:
MIA: Larry Seiple, 6 for 240 yards KC: Jerrel Wilson, 2 for 102 yards
Field Goals:
MIA: Garo Yepremian, 2/3 KC: Jan Stenerud, 1/4