In the NFL, there are differences in the overtime rules for the regular season versus the playoffs. This mainly stems from the fact that in the regular season, games can end in ties. In the playoffs, ...

Here's a review of how OT works in college football: It's that time of year: the postseason – when evenly-matched teams face each other more often than not, meaning a higher chance at overtime. So ...

The NFL finally, mercifully, changed its overtime rules in 2025. No longer can regular season games be profoundly influenced ...

Free football in the nation's capital. It'll take more than 60 minutes to settle the "Sunday Night Football" contest between the Washington Commanders and Denver Broncos, who were tied at 20 when ...

NFL overtime rules changed in 2025 to guarantee both teams a possession in the regular season, just as they are in overtime for the playoffs and Super Bowl. Here’s a look at the NFL’s overtime rules ...

Under the NFL’s old overtime rules, it was almost automatic that if you won the coin toss, you chose to receive the overtime kickoff: In sudden death overtime, getting the ball first was a huge ...