Too much depends on the coin toss.
NFL OT rules suck
- Thread starter zeke4ahs
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Atlanta time mismanagement at the end of both halves cost them the game. Morris couldn't handle simple clock management. Where not only was he a fail, apparently he didn't even hire a guy who can handle the concept of seconds. It's like differential equations for some of these guys.
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Yes, that is exactly why they changed the college rules.
Did they?
I thought college had been trading possessions since they did away with the tie?
Did they used to play an actual period?
I don't mind the NFL OT rules since they've changed it from a pure sudden death format a few years back.
The problem (and to the original poster’s point) is that Penix and Atlanta’s offense never had a chance to take the field in OT.
I know. I don't mind the NFL rules in the context of how they run OT, i.e., a 10 minute period that can end in a tie. Before they switched, you could win with a FG only on your first possession. That would look crazy now with how routinely guys are kicking 60 yd FGs. Now, you at least get a chance on offense if the first possession results in a FG. First possession TD ending the game? I'm okay with it, again in the context of how they do it and because I think it's a big improvement over the previous sudden death rules. They're never going to allow multiple periods for sure. Maybe they'll get rid of the tie & move to the current college rules?
And let's say the Falcons go down and put on a TD drive in the 2:42 they've got left (assuming they don't go for 2, I'm not up on how a tie would have affected playoff chances). Then the game almost certainly ends in a tie. So it's not a super satisfying finish that way because you've basically got no opportunity to win as the rules currently are.
That is what I have always hated. Both teams should each have the ball in overtime.
As did Washington. But because they won the toss they had the advantage.
https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/01/24/nfl-overtime-rules-playoff-stats-coin-toss-chiefs-bills Old article but wow. Didn’t know it was that bad. Back then 10 out of 11 teams that won the toss won the game. A 50/50 coin toss that has nothing to do with ability has that much influence on the game? That’s just silly.
This tweet in the article is really interesting.
It's crazy that it's only 52.8% win in the regular season but, as of that time, 90.9% in the playoffs.
The irritating thing about the tweet stats, however, is that it points out that only 7 of the 10 playoff wins (63.6% of total OT games) were opening drive TDs but it doesn't include any regular season comparison stats.
Oh man. NFL OT isn't perfect, each should get the ball no matter what. But it's way better than the college OT. Don't go there NFL!
At least the NFL continues to play the same game in OT, unlike the NHL and college football.
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At least the NFL continues to play the same game in OT, unlike the NHL and college football.
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