Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams commemorates after Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California.
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PALM BEACH, Fla.– NFL owners voted Tuesday to modify the playoff overtime guideline in order to enable both groups to have the ball despite whether a goal is scored on the very first belongings of the additional duration.
The modification came by 2 months after the 2021 NFL playoffs, which saw 6 of the last 7 video games chosen by 3 points or less. The previous guideline came under restored analysis after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills by scoring a goal on the very first belongings in overtime of their traditional championship game this previous winter season.
Under the previous playoff overtime guideline, each group was enabled to have the ball in additional play unless the club that got the opening kickoff ratings a goal. If the opening drive led to a basket, the opposing group would get a chance to match ball game or win with a goal. If there was a turnover, the first string to rating would win. This guideline is still in result for the routine season.
The NFL last customized the guideline, called Rule 16, in March 2012, when the league broadened the format from the playoffs to the routine season.
Since 2010, Atlanta Falcons CEO Rich McKay– chairman of the NFL’s Competition Committee– kept in mind there have actually been 12 postseason overtimes and the group winning coin toss has actually won 10 times. Seven of those success began the very first drive, consisting of the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Bills in January.
A proposition from the Indianapolis Colts and Philadelphia Eagles looked for to have both groups ought to have the ball in overtime, despite whether a goal is scored on the very first belongings.
What coaches believe
While more than a simple bulk of league owners concurred with a modification– 24 of 32 owners required to OK it– NFL head coaches were divided on altering overtime. (The last vote was 29 -3.)
Asked about a guideline modification on Tuesday, Super Bowl- winning Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay stated: “I do not believe there would be any person that would disagree that (Bills quarterback) Josh Allen most likely should have [another] belongings in the playoffs. And I understand [Chiefs coach Andy Reid] feels the exact same method.”
But Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh disagreed with additional adjustments. “I’m not for them. I don’t think adding plays at the end of the game is the answer,” he stated. “I don’t think extending games is the answer.”
Washington Commanders head coach Ron Rivera identified himself a “traditionalist” however included he was “opened-minded going into these discussions” onTuesday San Francisco 49 ers head coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t have a strong viewpoint on the matter.
“I’ve never had too big of an issue with it,” Shanahan stated. “I’ve lost games where we haven’t gotten the ball, but we’ve also been able to hold people to a field goal and come back and win on a touchdown. So, I really don’t have a strong opinion on which way it goes.”
