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Here's what to know about the overtime rules in the NFL playoffs: NFL playoff overtime rules. If the score is tied after regulation, there's another coin toss. Here's what the rules are:
NFL approves adjustment to playoff rules, resulting in potential neutral site AFC title game and coin toss. Charles Robinson. January 6, 2023 at 1:15 PM.
Under the prior rules, the team that won the coin toss would usually elect to receive the ball and then gain just enough yardage to win the game by kicking a field goal without the other team ever touching the ball. The coin toss winner won approximately 60% of overtime games under that rule, rather than the 50% expected by random chance. [9]
NFL rule 18 details the guidelines for team captains. Within Rule 18, there are four articles that pertain to: Number of team captains; Coin toss procedures; Choice on penalty option; Change of [team] captains; Coin toss procedures – Each team can send as many as six team captains to the center of the field. On each team, one captain is ...
The most recent team to win both the coin toss and the football game was the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII. Of course, Seattle won the toss and deferred their choice to the second half.
After the Lions gave up a 10 point lead in the 4th quarter, the game went into overtime, and the Lions won the ensuing coin toss. However, due to the strong wind at Memorial Stadium that day, Mornhinweg chose to let the Bears have the ball first so that Jason Hanson could kick with the wind rather than against it.
The Chiefs won the coin toss in overtime and received the ball first. Mahomes quickly put Kansas City in scoring position and then found tight end Travis Kelce to win the game 42-36.
The statistics that are compared may include total goals scored, the record between the two tied teams, and other factors. In many of these tiebreaking rules, if the teams remain tied after comparing all of these statistics, then the tie is broken at random using a coin toss or a drawing of lots.