Super Bowls That Have Gone to Overtime. Super Bowl LI: and Tom Brady led the biggest comeback in the history of the Super Bowl. No team had ever come back from a 10-point deficit in the Super That game is one of the greatest comebacks in Super Bowl history, with the New England Patriots defeating the Atlanta Falcons in overtime, 34-28, in Super Bowl LI. The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons became the first two teams to enter overtime in a Super Bowl game. The Patriots won the coin toss, and they elected to receive the football. All Matt Ryan could do was helplessly watch as Brady marched his team down and handed the ball to White for a Super Bowl-winning 2-yard touchdown. The Patriots won Super Bowl 51, the first Super Bowl to ever go to overtime, with a score of 34-28. In what is widely regarded as the most thrilling Super Bowl ever, Atlanta led 28-3 in the third quarter until Tom Brady and his teammates rallied and forced overtime, with the result level at 28-28. Only two Super Bowls have ever gone to overtime. One was last year's Chiefs vs. 49ers game. Here's what to know about OT in the Super Bowl. The first Super Bowl that went to overtime also ended in walk-off fashion, but that game was more famous for its historic comeback than it's extra session. How many Super Bowls have gone to overtime? Prior to Sunday, only one Super Bowl had gone to overtime: the New England Patriots' 34-28 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. In the first 56 Super Bowls, though, only one went into overtime, when the New England Patriots rallied from behind to win 34-28 over the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI. It might be a bit surprising that it took 51 years for a game between the league’s top two teams to go the distance but Super Bowls have actually been lopsided historically. Four Super Bowls have nearly gone to overtime, but were decided by field goals in the final 10 seconds of the game. They include: Super Bowl V: Jim O’Brien kicked a field goal with five seconds The San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs are tied 16-16 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl LVIII.. If overtime happens, it wouldn't be a first for a Super Bowl. For example, it was the largest comeback in Super Bowl history, and it also set the record for the most points scored in the final quarter of a Super Bowl, with a total of 19 points. Super Bowl overtime rules. In the NFL, if a Super Bowl (or any playoff game) ends in a tie at the end of regulation, it moves into overtime. Only two Super Bowls have ever gone to overtime. One was last year's Chiefs vs. 49ers game. Here's what to know about OT in the Super Bowl. They punted and gave the ball back to Brady and gave him a chance to take the Super Bowl to overtime. New England comes up clutch and forces overtime in Super Bowl 51. On their own 9-yard line, the Patriots were 91 yards and a 2-point conversion from immortality and Super Bowl history. No Super Bowl had ever gone to overtime. They needed to be What Was the Closest Super Bowl Ever? Only one Super Bowl has ever been decided by a single point: Super Bowl XXV. The Giants beat the Bills 20-19 as Buffalo missed a field goal (wide right) as time expired. Has a Super Bowl Ever Gone to Overtime? Yes, two Super Bowls have gone to overtime. The first overtime game in Super Bowl history came in Super Bowl overtime rules. In the NFL, if a Super Bowl (or any playoff game) ends in a tie at the end of regulation, it moves into overtime. The overtime period begins with a coin toss to Only two Super Bowl have ever gone to overtime. You might remember both. Somehow, the Patriots forced an extra period despite trailing the Falcons 28-3. And of course Tom Brady and New England won Only one other Super Bowl has ever gone into overtime in the 58-year history of game. That Super Bowl 51 in 2017. That game is famous as it featured the New England Patriots' 28-34 comeback to Only one Super Bowl has ever needed overtime, and it didn't happen until Super Bowl 51 between the New England Patriots and Atlanta Falcons. The Patriots stormed back from a 28-3 deficit to score
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