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Subject: Major change in OT for the NFL Playoffs

  Posted by: Tree - [248472317] Tue, Mar 23, 2010, 19:10
The league on Tuesday changed its overtime rules for postseason games. Starting next season, if a team wins the coin toss and then kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball. If that next series ends with another field goal, play will continue under the current sudden-death rules.

If the team winning the toss immediately scores a touchdown, however, the game is over

why not just play the entire extra 15 minutes??
 
1Electroman
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      Wed, Mar 24, 2010, 18:52 		why not just play the entire extra 15 minutes??

I thought exactly the same thing. But I don't like it. I remember a few years ago in the NHL everybody was screaming about the losing team not getting a point in OT. Now, people hate the rule. Becareful what you wish for.