Is OT in the playoffs still broken?

[Big Turk]

While it's nice they addressed the fact that each team is now guaranteed at least one possession, that still leaves the situation of is it really fair that if both teams are the same after the first possession then the team with the 3rd possession can win it with no ability to respond for the other?

 

I'd say no.

 

I'm not sure why the NFL doesn't just go to the college OT format. It clearly is the most fair, as both teams are guaranteed the same number of possessions, and it comes down to which team scores more points on the same number of possessions, not which team has the ball for the 3rd possession of the game is still tied after the first 2.

 

The NFL still has it wrong even with their "fix" in the playoffs IMO. 

 

Perhaps that is why Shanahan took the ball first? Never thought of this possibility but if both teams scored TDs or FGs or had to punt, then the team with the 3rd possession only needs a FG to win the game.

Edited February 13 by Big Turk

[Bob Jones]

Or how about a 10 minute ( or even shorter) OT period? Whoever is ahead at the end wins.

[Billl]

It's fine the way it is.  The team who gets the ball second had the advantage of knowing what they need to do.  The team that goes first has the advantage of winning in sudden death if it gets to a third possession.  

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

I'd prefer college with some tweaks.  Start from the 30.  No field goals, no extra points.  Coin toss just picks who goes first and what end zone - both go in the same direction.  

 

It's still football, you can still get 1st downs.  If you don't score, the other team still needs to go into the end zone to win.  Plus with 2 point conversions you get an additional layer of drama.  FG's and XP's are just... ways to string it out imo.  

[Buffalo_Stampede]

12 minutes ago, Billl said:

It's fine the way it is.  The team who gets the ball second had the advantage of knowing what they need to do.  The team that goes first has the advantage of winning in sudden death if it gets to a third possession.  

Whats your strategy if you get a TD on the 1st possession? I think I’m going for 2. I wouldn’t play for a 3rd possession. I’m going for 2. 

[st pete gogolak]

I always thought soccer was weird in not having sudden death when teams go into overtime (sometimes they do - a golden goal, sometimes they don’t).  A team gives up a goal and then has a chance to tie or win and it goes to more overtime or penalty kicks (which is an awful way to end a match).  Maybe that would be the “fairest” way to go in NFL playoffs - 15 minute overtime.  If the game is tied at that point, then moves to sudden death.

[The Jokeman]

32 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:

Or how about a 10 minute ( or even shorter) OT period? Whoever is ahead at the end wins.

I admit I didn't realize that it was a forever ending clock aka let's say KC doesn't get the TD to win it at the end and time expires they still keep playing. As I didn't know a 2nd OT quarter would begin, I thought it was 2nd team gets to score with rest of time left to tie or go ahead otherwise they lose. 

Edited February 13 by The Jokeman

[boyst]

go crazy with it. 10 men on the field. no punting. no field goals inside the red zone allowed. defense can't touch mahomes.

[T master]

I'm not sure that they have fixed it completely . I think if they played another (what ever the time limit) quarter of play which would be OT and who ever is leading at the end of the full amount of time would be the winner & if still tied go into a "Sudden death OT" meaning that who ever scores first wins hence sudden death .

 

Just a thought but then again i am just a fan .

[Billl]

19 minutes ago, Buffalo_Stampede said:

Whats your strategy if you get a TD on the 1st possession? I think I’m going for 2. I wouldn’t play for a 3rd possession. I’m going for 2. 

I'd go for two if I'm the second team, one if I'm the first team.  If I'm the first team, I want the ability to win with a FG, so I'm hoping for a third possession.

Edited February 13 by Billl

[May Day 10]

Id say some form of the college OT is great

 

Start from the 50.  

 

This version isnt too bad though

[BillMafia716ix]

I never thought it was broken to begin with. I’m old school. If your team gives up a TD in OT, Your team should lose the game. All this both teams need a chance is elementary. Defense is part of the game

Edited February 13 by BillMafia716ix

[Warcodered]

With the FGs I don't really care if the 3rd possession wins it, if you get the ball after the first team kicks a FG and all you manage is a FG yourself you've had your opportunity in OT with the current rules. 

 

With TDs yeah they basically let the same problem of the second team not getting a chance to answer get pushed down the line to the 3rd possession. Would make more sense to increase the difficulty by requiring 2pt conversions as it goes on or something but still give both teams a chance to answer.

[Boatdrinks]

30 minutes ago, BillMafia716ix said:

I never thought it was broken to begin with. I’m old school. If your team gives up a TD in OT, Your team should lose the game. All this both teams need a chance is elementary. Defense is part of the game

Defense is part of the game, but most of the rules have been changed to heavily favor offense. That just has to be a consideration with todays game. It’s just not old school anymore. 

[Simon]

It's fine just as it is; the only thing I'd change is to just turn off the clock.

The college OT is too artificial.

[Sundo91]

I wish they would simply play another full quarter.

[wppete]

I’d like to see the NCAA playoff rules for the  NFL playoffs. They are perfect and a lot of fun to watch. 

[sullim4]

2 hours ago, Sundo91 said:

I wish they would simply play another full quarter.

 

This I think is the right solution.

 

Play 15 minute quarters, each team gets 2 timeouts, include a 2 minute warning, and whoever is winning at the end of the quarter is the winner.  If it's still tied, add on another quarter and 2 timeouts.  Every 2 quarters of overtime gets a halftime break.  This amount of time almost guarantees one possession each and also forces teams to employ strategies around eating the clock.

 

The current system is overly complex for no good reason.  I wish they'd do the same thing with the 10 minute overtime periods in the regular season.

[schoolhouserock]

I enjoy the college OT rules.

[TheFunPolice]

it's perfect the way it is now 

 

All elements of the game matter. Plus, KC had 4th down on their drive. It wasn't "easy" for them to just march down the field.