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Football

Ken Burch

(50,254 posts) Tue Jan 9, 2018, 12:44 AM Jan 2018

Always wondered...why DID the NFL get rid of "sudden-death" overtime? [View all]

Am I right in thinking the change to the overtime format they have now was meant to reduce the number of upsets and guarantee the playoffs mainly include the teams the league management wants to see there?

Or was there some other reason?

Always though the game was badly harmed by the change.

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Always wondered...why DID the NFL get rid of "sudden-death" overtime? [View all] Ken Burch Jan 2018 OP

Because the odds of the team that won the coin toss winning the game LisaM Jan 2018 #1

"A coin toss shouldn't determine the outcome." PJMcK Jan 2018 #11

Because there was too much statistical correlation between 'winning the toss' and mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #2

It was less than that if you went by first possession JonLP24 Jan 2018 #8

I don't really get what you're trying to say ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #9

I'm on a phone so I can't type a lot JonLP24 Jan 2018 #10

What does NFL mean? pangaia Jan 2018 #3

Ok, I get that it's a joke. Ken Burch Jan 2018 #6

Ken. I'm on your side..always.. pangaia Jan 2018 #12

Fine. Run along. Ken Burch Jan 2018 #13

I attended a college football game about a decade ago. PoindexterOglethorpe Jan 2018 #4

IMO Tie games should continue into the fifth quarter until someone scores. Marcuse Jan 2018 #5

Brett Farce didn't get the ball in OT JonLP24 Jan 2018 #7