By Ben Morse and Homero De la Fuente, CNNThe NFL approved a rule change on Tuesday which will ensure both teams get at least one possession when playing in an overtime game during the playoffs. Previously, the team that received the opening kickoff in overtime would win the game if they scored a touchdown on their first possession. According to the NFL Research, since 2010, there have been 12 overtime playoff games, with the team that won the coin toss winning in 10 of those 12 meetings. In college football, each team — regardless of who wins the overtime coin toss — gets a chance to go on offense from the other’s 25 yard-line in the first overtime. Now, it seems, much like college football, the NFL’s overtime games will be more fair affairs.

Source: CNN March 31, 2022 21:35 UTC