NFL changes regular-season overtime to match postseason overtime

[Wimbo]

NFL changes regular-season overtime to match postseason overtime

Posted by Michael David Smith on March 28, 2012, 11:34 AM EDT

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Starting in 2012, regular-season overtime will be the same as postseason overtime, and a field goal on the first possession does not end the game.

After seeing it work in overtime of the playoffs in January, the league’s owners voted to change overtime for the regular season as well. Now overtime is not purely sudden death, as the team that receives the overtime kickoff cannot win the game simply by kicking a field goal on its first possession.

Read more: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...season-overtime-to-match-postseason-overtime/

 

[Hostile]

You beat me to it.

I like this. It is progressive.

 

[Tricericon]

Why?

These new rules are overly complicated - even with "Air Guitar" out of the league, I bet a significant number of players (and even more fans) will still be confused by the overtime rules.

I say just bring back the tie in the regular season, and in the postseason play a full additional quarter, repeating as needed.

 

[Gaede]

I like it.

 

[Wimbo]

I like it, too. Sudden death seemed a little unfair to me.