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NFL owners have approved a significant change to overtime rules that should be quite popular among fans. A proposal was submitted at the NFL owners meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., this week to change the league’s overtime rules so that both teams …
NFL overtime might look different in 2025 based on comments made by top league officials on Wednesday. NFL executive vice president Troy Vincent said the league’s Competition Committee plans to look at changing regular season overtime rules to …
Patrick Mahomes has been involved in a number of high-profile overtime playoff games in the last few years. He and the Kansas City Chiefs have been on both sides of the league’s overtime rule, so perhaps it is no surprise that he is not …
The overtime format for NFL playoff games will once again change next season, and the new rules will have a significant impact on strategy. One coach believes the new format will encourage more 2-point conversion attempts. NFL owners on Tuesday …
NFL owners on Tuesday approved a significant change to the league’s overtime format for the postseason. The Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles recently submitted a joint proposal to the NFL that called for each team to be guaranteed a …
While there appears to be some openness to discussing changes to NFL overtime rules, the decision on what format to adopt may prove divisive. Two proposals had already been tabled, but a third option is reportedly gaining momentum in the late stages …
The NFL’s overtime rules have once again been a major topic of debate this offseason, and two of the league’s longest-tenured coaches do not think any change is needed. Two proposed changes to the overtime format are currently under …
Major changes to the NFL rules are notoriously rare, in part because of how much agreement is necessary to actually change anything. However, the league’s current overtime rules could prove to be an exception. Competition committee chairman …
There appears to be some momentum toward changing the NFL’s overtime rules during the playoffs, in part because of what happened to the Buffalo Bills in the NFL playoffs. The Bills even have their own proposal for a change. Buffalo GM Brandon …
The NFL might decide to entertain changes to playoff overtime rules, with the chairman of the league’s competition committee admitting that changes will be on the agenda. Competition committee chair Rich McKay said Sunday that he fully …
Nobody denies that Sunday’s Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs contest was an instant classic, but the way it ended left a sour taste in the mouths of some. After a frantic final two minutes of regulation, the Bills didn’t even touch the …
Sorry, Clay Matthews, but it doesn’t sound as though the NFL’s overtime rules will be changing anytime soon. According to a report, major changes to the overtime rules are not on the docket. A source told Pro Football Talk’s Mike …
Here’s something that will shock you: Some NFL players still don’t know the overtime rules. The Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings game ended in a 26-26 tie on Sunday at Lambeau Field. According to Sports Illustrated NFL writer …
What the heck took them so long? The NFL has been around since the 1920s but it took them 90 years to come up with a fair overtime system. The League announced that the rules for overtime will be different in the 2010-2011 season, although as of …
The NFL has finally wised up and realized the current overtime system is flawed. Nearly 70% of teams that win the coin flip preceding the extra quarter elect to receive the ball and wind up winning the game in sudden death. Does that sound like a …
One of the more embarrassing games in the NFL this year occurred on Sunday in Cincinnati where the Bengals and Eagles played to a 13-13 tie. Neither team was able to score in the overtime period, resulting in the game being called as a tie — …
