After the last two years when Peyton Manning and Brett Favre were eliminated from the playoffs without touching the ball the NFL has decided to change the overtime rules in the playoffs. They have changed the rule to where the team who has the ball first will have to score a touchdown to end the game. If a touchdown is not scored the other team will have possession. If that team scores a touchdown the game will end if it is a matching field goal then the game will go into sudden death. Turnovers would count as possessions (I question what they say about onsides kicks though) and safeties could end a game as well.
I like the rule change. I felt both teams should get a possession but this rule makes it an incentive to score a td with the first possession to end the game. It will be fun to watch the second possession knowing what you need to do to win the game. Teams will go for it on 4th down and will have tough decisions when kicking a long field goal for a tie or to go for it and get a possible win. I know many people oppose the change but I think it will make for fun in the playoffs and fans can not say if Manning got the ball. I believe the NFL will see how the new rule work and if they have to they will tweak it and may even consider to bring it to the regular season.
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