Now ESPN is talking about having a ref in every game in the booth to just review what we see on TV to let the refs know to throw the flag... Sorta what I was saying before.
I would rather have a no call than a blatant missed call. AKA the roughing the passer call against the Chiefs on Tom Brady which extended the Patriots drive ultimately giving them a score.
There are bad calls and missed calls all throughout a game. Saying that only one specific missed call or bad call was the sole reason is ridiculous.
I also believe each team should get a possession. They already set the clock for 15 minutes. If the first team with the ball scores then they should kick off and the other team goes. After each team has possession then the sudden death comes in.
The only way both teams should not get possession is if the first team runs down the entire 15 minutes and scores on the last second which is highly unlikely.
Someone above said that gives the advantage to the second team. That's where the coin toss comes into play. If the team who wins the coin toss feels that's an advantage then they can defer to have the ball second. As it stands now the coin toss plays much too important of a role in deciding the outcome of a game.
"I also believe each team should get a possession. They already set the clock for 15 minutes. If the first team with the ball scores then they should kick off and the other team goes. After each team has possession then the sudden death comes in.".
That is the current rule for NFL playoff games. Currently both teams must have possessed the ball in playoff overtime for the sudden death to kick in. The exception to this is if the first team to possess the ball scores a touchdown. Then the game is over. The purpose of this rule is to prevent crucial playoff games to be decided by a team winning the coin toss, running a couple of plays, and then kicking a field goal. The first team has to at least take all the way to the endzone for sudden death apply before both teams have possessed the ball.
I believe both teams should possess the ball before sudden death regardless of how they scored, what they scored or if they scored. Both teams should have the chance to use their offense and their defense. The current rule stinks and does give too much power to the coin toss.
In baseball should a team who scores in the top of the tenth automatically win or does the other team get their chance in the bottom of the tenth? I think we all know the answer to that.
In baseball should a team who scores in the top of the tenth automatically win or does the other team get their chance in the bottom of the tenth? I think we all know the answer to that.
Ya, but the complaint in baseball is that the game goes on too long. Also, in baseball, the pitcher/catcher combo controls most of the game. Football, it takes all 11 men working together, hopefully.
I wanted KC to win, but rules are rules. KC's defense stunk all season. If KC had a good defense, then they could have just stopped them. And didn't someone post that it's essentially a 50/50 proposition, the winner of the coin flip winning the game?
So out of 87 games that went to overtime from 2010-2017, the results were:
45 first possession won...
But to be clear, the team receiving the ball first eventually won the game 45 times out of 87. They did not win it on the first possession by moving the ball straight down the field and scoring a TD, so the other team's offense never got on the field (as happened to KC). The kickoff receiving team only scored a TD on the first possession less than a 20% of the time. Thus, in 80+% of the OT games, both teams touched the ball at least once.
It is time for the Saints to get over it. They had two chances to win after the call and failed to stop the Rams from tying in regulation and they DID win the coin toss in OT. They didn't score in OT.
Both games went into OT. The coin toss winning team won one, lost one. Seems 50/50 to me.
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There are bad calls and missed calls all throughout a game. Saying that only one specific missed call or bad call was the sole reason is ridiculous.
The only way both teams should not get possession is if the first team runs down the entire 15 minutes and scores on the last second which is highly unlikely.
Someone above said that gives the advantage to the second team. That's where the coin toss comes into play. If the team who wins the coin toss feels that's an advantage then they can defer to have the ball second. As it stands now the coin toss plays much too important of a role in deciding the outcome of a game.
Say what? You mean there is not a league rule that you cannot even touch St. Tom?
Well....he is the greatest quarterback to ever play the game....
That made up for all the pass interference non-calls on Kansas City.
That is the current rule for NFL playoff games. Currently both teams must have possessed the ball in playoff overtime for the sudden death to kick in. The exception to this is if the first team to possess the ball scores a touchdown. Then the game is over. The purpose of this rule is to prevent crucial playoff games to be decided by a team winning the coin toss, running a couple of plays, and then kicking a field goal. The first team has to at least take all the way to the endzone for sudden death apply before both teams have possessed the ball.
In baseball should a team who scores in the top of the tenth automatically win or does the other team get their chance in the bottom of the tenth? I think we all know the answer to that.
Ya, but the complaint in baseball is that the game goes on too long. Also, in baseball, the pitcher/catcher combo controls most of the game. Football, it takes all 11 men working together, hopefully.
I wanted KC to win, but rules are rules. KC's defense stunk all season. If KC had a good defense, then they could have just stopped them. And didn't someone post that it's essentially a 50/50 proposition, the winner of the coin flip winning the game?
No, it is more like the first possession wins about 54% of the overtime games that do not end in a tie.
My son is a freshman in college and the Patriots have been in half of all the Super Bowls played since he was born.
I don't consider ties winning.
Hey, maybe the Celtics will get an invite this June to the Golden State Warriors Invitational NBA Finals, but probably not though.
So out of 87 games that went to overtime from 2010-2017, the results were:
45 first possession won
37 first possession lost
5 still tied after overtime
I.e. there was a first possession advantage in current NFL overtime during that time period.
But to be clear, the team receiving the ball first eventually won the game 45 times out of 87. They did not win it on the first possession by moving the ball straight down the field and scoring a TD, so the other team's offense never got on the field (as happened to KC). The kickoff receiving team only scored a TD on the first possession less than a 20% of the time. Thus, in 80+% of the OT games, both teams touched the ball at least once.
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Both games went into OT. The coin toss winning team won one, lost one. Seems 50/50 to me.