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Published 18:18 30 Oct 2016 GMT
Updated 18:31 30 Oct 2016 GMT

Because of the physicality of the sport, if a game is still level at the end of the extra period, then it goes down as a tie game - which happens, on average, once every two seasons.
Washington had the best chance to secure victory after kicker Dustin Hopkins split the uprights with a 34-yard field goal as a little over two minutes remained in extra time, but a Cincinnati time-out just before the snap meant Hopkins had to re-take the kick. On his second try, his kick sailed wide left and the game eventually finished level, with 27 points a piece.
It was the second tie game of the season - something that hasn't happened in the NFL in almost two decades.
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And while we know that Americans don't like to be denied a clear winner, we're not exactly sure about the nation's collective description for something we see on a weekly basis over here.
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Ok America, whatever you say...
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