The new overtime rules of the NFL playoffs and Super Bowl explained
This weekend brings the beginning of the NFL playoff s with six Game s from the Wild Card round. The six victorious teams will progress to next week´s division round, with top-ranked Baltimore Ravens (AFC) and San Francisco 49ers (NFC) set to join the action. The #NFLPlayoffs are set! pic.twitter.com/ZqfPEYLpI7 — NFL (@NFL) January 8, 2024 Playoff competition is a different proposition to the regular season games and also features some rule changes. One of the key alterations made for the post-season is the overtime rules , with playoff games unable to end in a tie. Here’s how the overtime period works in the playoffs... NFL playoffs overtime rules In the post-season Game s that end in a tie after the regulation time will proceed with a 15-minute period of overtime . If the scores are still level at the end of that time, another 15 minutes will be played , and so on until a winner is found. Both teams will get at least one possession in each overtime period . If the scores...