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NFL Owners Unanimous in Vote to Fix the Horrendous Overtime Rules
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The Eagles have been pushing for a change to the NFL overtime rules for a few years now, and FINALLY we have arrived:
Sources: NFL owners have passed the Indy/Philly overtime proposal allowing for both teams to have a possession for playoffs only.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) March 29, 2022
Okay, so it’s PLAYOFFS ONLY, but progress nonetheless. Now we have eliminated the possibility of Patrick Mahomes going down the field and scoring while Josh Allen sits on the sidelines and never sees the field. We’ve eliminated the possibility of Tom Brady scoring and Mahomes not getting a chance to respond. It was always a terrible and unbalanced rule that put too much stake in a coin flip. Unfortunately the “just get a stop” crowd lost the debate.
Rap Sheet says the owners made the push for this:
From NFL Now: The owners have changed the overtime rules — for the postseason only. pic.twitter.com/ttZwf2uYIN
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 29, 2022
29 to 3 was the vote. Not the original Eagles/Colts thing, but maybe it will extend fully to the regular season in the future. We’re getting there. One step at a time. This is an improvement.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com