After this weekend’s tie between the Eagles and Bengals, it got me thinking about the overtime rules I’ve been saying the NFL should have been using for years now. Because a tie just means that both teams (and the fans) lose.

So, here are rules I would institute for overtime in the NFL:

1. Both teams should get at least one chance on offense, like in college football. Do the coin toss and all that like normal, but both teams should get the ball. If the first team scores, then the other team gets one chance to tie or win the game. If the first team doesn’t score, then the other team can win the game with a score. If there is still a tie after two possessions, then the game enters sudden death.

2. There should be double overtime. If the game is still tied after one overtime period, KEEP PLAYING! This is not a home for dinner situation. I don’t understand the the rush to get a football game over with. The NBA will play 27 overtimes to determine a winner in a meaningless game in November. Baseball will go 22 innings or more if they have to. So, why can’t the NFL get with it.

3. If we really don’t want to see more than two overtimes, then have a field goal kickoff, kinda like a shootout in hockey or soccer. Have the kickers face off and keep moving them back until someone misses. Hockey got so sick of all the ties that they started shootouts. Why can’t the NFL fix this so it doesn’t happen anymore?

Whatever the solution is, get rid of tie games in the NFL.

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