What Percentage Of NFL Games End In A Tie?

If you’re a fan of the NFL, you’ve probably wondered what percentage of games end in a tie. Well, we have the answer for you!

Introduction

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC). The NFL is one of the four major professional sports leagues in North America, and the highest professional level of American football in the world. NFL games are divided into four fifteen-minute quarters, with a twelve-minute halftime break. In most cases, if the game is tied at the end of regulation time, it will go into overtime.

In overtime, each team is given one possession to score points. If both teams score points on their respective possessions, the game ends in a tie. If only one team scores points, that team wins the game. When a game goes into overtime, there is a fifty percent chance that it will end in a tie. Therefore, about one out of every eight NFL games ends in a tie.

Data

So far this season, NFL games have ended in a tie three times.
That’s the most ties in a season since 1989, when there were seven.
Ties are relatively rare in the NFL. They’ve happened just 32 times in 3,036 regular-season games since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. That’s about 1% of games.
This season’s three ties have come in the past four weeks:
-On Oct. 1, the Seattle Seahawks and Arizona Cardinals played to a 6-6 draw.
-On Oct. 22, the Washington Redskins and Cincinnati Bengals ended in a 27-27 tie.
-On Nov. 12, the San Francisco 49ers and St. Louis Rams played to a 24-24 draw.

Analysis

In the National Football League (NFL), there have been 23 ties since the regular season began in 1920. That number accounts for about 0.4% of all games played in the NFL. Interestingly, there have been more ties in recent years than in the past. From 1920 to 1949, there were only six ties total. However, from 2010 to 2019, there have been 11 ties.

There are a few reasons why there may be more ties now than in the past. First, teams are more evenly matched than they used to be. Second, the rules have changed slightly over time to make it harder for one team to dominate another. Finally, with the increased popularity of fantasy football and other forms of gambling on NFL games, there is more incentive for teams to play it safe and avoid blowouts that could cost people money.

Whatever the reasons may be, it seems that tie games are becoming more common in the NFL. And while they may be frustrating for fans who want a clear winner and loser, they do add an element of suspense and unpredictability to the sport that can make it even more exciting to watch.

Conclusion

40% of NFL games end in a tie.