'tis the season (answered)

[latraffic]

Three parts:

1. What was the year football was first played on Christmas Day?

2. What four teams played on that historic day?

3. How long did the second game that day last (making it especially memorable)?

[Leber]

Time: 1 minutes, 3.36 seconds

1971
cowboys, vikings, cheifs, dolphins
22:40 min overtime<br><br><span class=gensmall>Accepted as answer by flotsamnjetsam on Thu Dec 21, 2006 2:33 am EST.</span>

[Dr. Duran Duran]

Time: 2 minutes, 2.07 seconds

1971, dolphins/chiefs vikings/cowboys

chiefs game went 1 hour 22 minutes 40 seconds

[Karoz]

Time: 2 minutes, 21.74 seconds

1971

Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings
Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins

Chiefs vs. Dolphins went into double overtime.

[flotsamnjetsam]

Time: 4 minutes, 12.65 seconds

1. 1971
2. Dallas vs Minn & Miami vs KC
3. NFL's longest game, lasted 82 minutes & 40 seconds

[latraffic]

Three parts:

1. What was the year football was first played on Christmas Day?

1971

2. What four teams played on that historic day?

Dallas 20 at Minnesota 12 (NFC Divisional Playoff) Miami 27 at Kansas City 24 (AFC Divisional Playoff)

3. How long did the second game that day last (making it especially memorable)?

82 minutes, 40 seconds