NFL OT playoff rule passes

[patmoran2006]

Buffalo, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati were the only four teams that voted "no".

Personally, I dont think the Bills should even be allowed a vote in anything that has to do with playoffs.

At any rate, the rule is changing. FG wont win it anymore on first possession

[Pinkerton Security]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

Buffalo, Minnesota, Baltimore, Cincinnati were the only four teams that voted "no".

Personally, I dont think the Bills should even be allowed a vote in anything that has to do with playoffs.

At any rate, the rule is changing. FG wont win it anymore on first possession

I dont know the exact rule change and cant find a good article on it very quickly...

so basically the team to receive the ball first in OT has to score 6 in order to win on the first possession? Is that it?

[Ron Burgundy]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

I like it. It's not perfect, but it's better.

[Dicknoze69]

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so basically the team to receive the ball first in OT has to score 6 in order to win on the first possession? Is that it?

They have to score a touchdown on the first possession yes. If the team kicks a FG with their first possession, the opposing team gets the ball. If that team then kicks a field goal, it becomes sudden death. If that team scores a touchdown, they win.

It's a system designed to ensure that both teams get a possession, while also placing a premium on touchdowns instead of field goals.

[patmoran2006]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

A little surprised the Vikings voted no, since if this rule was adopted last year they would've gotten the ball back in the loss to the Saints.

[patmoran2006]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

They also said they're going to revisit it again, and the rule may also extend to the regular season.

[Dujek]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

It's bull****.

Since 1994 only 34% of OT games have been decided on the first possession, and only 22% are decided by a FG in the first possession. This only passed because the NFL wanted Favre in the Super Bowl this year and are pissed that the Saints won fair and square.

A completely needless rule change, if your defense can't man up and force a three and out in the first possession then you deserve to lose.

[streetkings01]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

It's bull****.

Since 1994 only 34% of OT games have been decided on the first possession, and only 22% are decided by a FG in the first possession. This only passed because the NFL wanted Favre in the Super Bowl this year and are pissed that the Saints won fair and square.

A completely needless rule change, if your defense can't man up and force a three and out in the first possession then you deserve to lose.

Since the NFL changed the kickoff placement, teams that received the ball first have won more than 58% of the time. They were talking about it on sirius radio last week.......I like the rule change!

[Pinkerton Security]

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They have to score a touchdown on the first possession yes. If the team kicks a FG with their first possession, the opposing team gets the ball. If that team then kicks a field goal, it becomes sudden death. If that team scores a touchdown, they win.

It's a system designed to ensure that both teams get a possession, while also placing a premium on touchdowns instead of field goals.

This is a bigger change than I thought I guess...if a team kicks a FG the first possession, the 2nd team will have to take a more chances and basically turns their entire time with the ball into 4-down territory. However in the past the 2nd team wouldnt have even had a shot, sooo idk...i guess we'll see how it plays out (not us specifically, as in Bills fans lol)

[Dujek]

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Since the NFL changed the kickoff placement, teams that received the ball first have won more than 58% of the time. They were talking about it on sirius radio last week.......I like the rule change!

That's true, but that's within statistical norms of a 50/50 split.

And as I said, they only win on the first possession 34% of the time, so for the majority of the games both teams get the ball anyway.

This is a bull**** rule to keep the Favre ball-lickers happy.

[OpIv37]

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Every time I hear a rule change like this, I can't help but wonder how that rule will eventually be either used or misinterpreted to screw the Bills.

Of course, in this particular case, the Bills would have to MAKE the playoffs before it became an issue....

[mrbojanglezs]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

wow pat moran is full of zingers

[BillsSabresB.C.T. Fan]

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WGRZ sports Ed Kilgore:

The idea I really like for several reasons, is to simply play a 5th quarter, resuming where the 4th quarter ended. If the Bills, for example, had the ball at the Jets 45 yard line when the game is tied at the end of regulation, the overtime quarter opens with the Bills having the ball at the Jets 45. In hockey, a power play carries into the overtime, and I think that's only fair.

Were this rule adopted, it could certainly change strategies in tight games; a team gaining possession in the 4th quarter with the score tied wouldn't have to take risky chances to get into field goal range based on the clock. Going back to that NFC title game; maybe Brett Favre doesn't have to force the long throw over the middle if he knows the Vikings will still have great field position in overtime, or at the very least could have the Saints in poor field position.

It simply makes the outcome more fair, since we know the coin toss is such a huge advantage to the team winning the flip.

Here's where the strategy would really get interesting. If you pick up in the 5th quarter with the ball inside the opponent's 20 yard line, do you go for the td, or go for three? The other team then has the chance to either tie it again, or win it. After each team has a possession, the next team scoring ANY kind of point wins the game.

http://www.wgrz.com/sports/story.aspx?storyid=75509&catid=4

[RockStar36]

Re: NFL OT playoff rule passes

They should use NCAA overtime rules, but that would make too much sense. Of course, NCAA should have a playoff, so both systems are horribly flawed.

[Ron Burgundy]

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That's true, but that's within statistical norms of a 50/50 split.

And as I said, they only win on the first possession 34% of the time, so for the majority of the games both teams get the ball anyway.

This is a bull**** rule to keep the Favre ball-lickers happy.

Almost 60% is within a 50/50 statistical split?

DISCLAIMER: I could give a **** about Brett Favre.