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The NFL needs to rethink how it does overtime


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With the Saints losing in OT in the postseason again, a major flaw about how the league's OT rules work showed itself again.

Ties aren't the only bad thing that can happen under the current rules, a team can lose in OT without ever possessing the ball in the extra period.

I feel that college OT rules are the way to go. College OT games are more thrilling than those in the NFL. Plus those rules were tweaked before this season. Beginning with the 5th OT games become 2 point conversion shootouts, in an effort to shorten OT games.

Many of the greatest college football games since 1996 have been OT thrillers. As an OSU fan I can testify to this.

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1 minute ago, M.10.E said:

No it doesn't. Play better defense.

You can win OT playing great defense under college rules, the only difference is that its more exciting, everyone wants more exciting football, right?

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1 minute ago, Kirill said:

Chiefs lost to this last season. Mahomes was on fire in the 2nd half against NE then didn't even touch the ball in OT and we lose. Chiefs proposed a rule change last offseason but the NFL rejected it.

Defense wins championships.

Clearly NE didn't play any defense in that OT.

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1 minute ago, Drained said:

You can win OT playing great defense under college rules, the only difference is that its more exciting, everyone wants more exciting football, right?

College OT is a different game. Normal OT is just a continuation of the same game 

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Just now, M.10.E said:

College OT is a different game. Normal OT is just a continuation of the same game 

As overtime should be, it should be more tense and exciting. Everyone loves penalty shootouts in soccer, the same way everyone loves OT in CFB, no one loves OT in the NFL cause the most tense moment is the coin toss!

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