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NFL Overtime Rules

Really? Why not some common sense and fairness?

1. One fifth quarter with two time outs;
2. If the game is still tied at the end of the fifth quarter, there is a second coin flip to see who goes first for the tie breaker;
3. The ball is placed at the fifty yard line, in the direct center of the field, where the team that won the second coin toss attempts a ½ point tie breaking field goal;
4. If the kicker gets it through, the second team gets an opportunity to kick a ½ point field goal;
5. If neither team gets the ½ point, the ball is moved to the 45 yard line of the other team and another attempt to get the ½ point is made by each team;
6. If neither team gets the ½ point from the appropriate 45 yard line, the ball is moved by 5 yards closer to the goal until one team gets the ½ point goal and the other does not;
7. If in the first cycle neither team gets the ½ point, the cycle repeats with the ball being placed at a hash mark instead of in the direct center of the field;
8. If a third cycle is necessary, the ball is placed on the opposite hash mark, and the cycle repeats until somebody gets the ½ point goal and the other does not.

It ain’t perfect, but it resolves all of the current issues and allows for both teams to have a chance at winning by playing and not by the flip of a coin.