Update: New NFL overtime rule…Both teams get ball in playoff games

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Which of the following formats do you prefer?

  • Both teams get at least one possession (Eagles proposal)

    Votes: 65 71.4%
  • Both teams get at least one possession unless a TD + 2PT conversion are scored (Titans proposal)

    Votes: 10 11.0%
  • Both teams get at least one possession unless the opening score is a TD (Current rule)

    Votes: 16 17.6%

  • Total voters
    91

HE WITH HORNS

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There surely will be games where a team chooses to kick off, I think it will happen often.
In college football, every team that wins the toss elects to take ball 2nd.
If its a low scoring type affair or inclement weather etc etc, it would make total sense.
Stop the team or hold them to 3, you now know what you're up against.

Not sure how that's disagreeing with me. I think every team will chose to kick off. Just like college.
 

dieterbrock

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Not sure how that's disagreeing with me. I think every team will chose to kick off. Just like college.
My bad, I read your post incorrectly.
So you dont think that some teams will still elect to receive the kickoff?
I do
 

PARAM

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39 postseason overtime games.

From 1970-2000 there were 15. About 1 every other year. 11 of the 15 took at least 8 minutes of OT to decide. 4 of the first 7 went into double overtime and two others took more than 13 minutes of OT. Those first 7 averaged more than 15 minutes each.

From 2001-2021 there have been 24 postseason overtime games, more than 1 a year. Only 8 of them went more than 6 minutes with only 5 going 10 minutes or more. Two of those went to double OT.

The Rams were involved in the 3rd shortest OT game in the postseason (1:06 in 1989 PS) and the 6th longest (15:10 in the 2003 PS).

What makes me smile is Green Bay, with Favre and Rodgers have been in 6 postseason OT games since 2000 and have lost 5 of them. They lost in 4:48, 2:26, 1:18, 3:19 and 1:05. The only win came in that Seattle game when after winning the toss, Hassleback said, "we'll take the ball and we're gonna score". IIRC, he threw a pick and the OT lasted 4:25.

Controversy?
A facemask on Rodgers that wasn't called as Arizona returned a fumble to win 51-45 in 1:18.