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The National Football League (NFL) introduced sudden-death overtime for any divisional tiebreak games beginning in 1940, and for championship games beginning in 1946. The first postseason game to be played under these rules was the 1958 NFL Championship Game between the Baltimore Colts and New York Giants (the "Greatest Game Ever Played").
The rules for overtime changed for the 2016–2017 season and were tweaked again for the 2017–2018 season. [9] The NFL's overtime rules are still subject to criticism, as a team that loses the coin toss and goes on to concede the touchdown does not get a chance for their offense to take the field. [10] [11]
The ending of last year's playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs helped prompt the NFL to change its postseason overtime rules. NFL has a new overtime rule for the playoffs ...
NFL overtime rules in the playoffs and the Super Bowl differ slightly from how extra periods are played in the regular season. Here's an explainer.
The NFL has changed its overtime rules for the playoffs. Here's how it might affect the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.
In 2017, the NFL shortened overtime from 15 minutes to 10 minutes for regular season games with the intent of reducing the risk of injury. [52] [53] Through Week 16 of the 2024 season, a total of 111 regular season games went to overtime under these rules, 7 (6.3%) of which ended in a tie.
NFL team owners have heard the complaints of the masses.League sources told Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson that the overtime rules are changing to allow each team to have one possession before a ...
Perhaps the biggest complaint when it comes to the NFL’s overtime rules during the regular season is the fact that teams can settle for a tie. With the NFL playoffs on the horizon, it’s time ...