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Delays, delays: Miami Dolphins find ways to deal with the longest NFL game ever played

Seven hours and ten minutes.

That’s not a long time if we’re talking about, say, a work day, or 36 holes of golf. But for an NFL game, that’s the longest game ever played, putting the Miami Dolphins in the record books for their win over the visiting Tennessee Titans.

Two lightning-related delays meant that this game had nearly four hours of delays, and even with a shortened three-and-a-half minute halftime, fans still had time during the breaks to take a shower, go grocery shopping, and eat two meals before this one made it into the books.