Christmas 1971, NFL style
Early in the day, the Dallas Cowboys beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-12. Then, the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins met in Kansas City’s Municipal Stadium. The teams battled back and forth and were tied 24-24 at the end of regulation as Kansas City’s Ed Podolak had a huge game rushing, receiving and returning. After a scoreless first overtime, they went into a second one. Finally, with 7:20 left in the second overtime period, Miami’s Garo Yepremeian kicked the game-winning field goal.