MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami/AP) — Week One in the NFL can often bring unexpected outcomes and unpredictable circumstances, nobody could’ve imagined a situation like what unfolded at Hard Rock Stadium.
Jakeem Grant scored on a tiebreaking 102-yard kickoff return with 14 minutes to go, and the Miami Dolphins overcame two weather delays to win the longest game since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, beating the Tennessee Titans 27-20 Sunday.
Delays for lightning lasted a total of 3 hours, 59 minutes, and the game took 7 hours, 8 minutes to play. The previous longest game since 1970 was a Bears overtime victory against the Ravens in 2013 that took 5 hours, 16 minutes.