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Old 02-28-2010, 10:01 AM   #14
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Re: NFL could change overtime format for playoffs

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Originally Posted by Yachtzee View Post
Playoff rules should be the same as regular season rules.
They are currently not the same, since a regular season game ends in a tie after 1 overtime, and a playoff game goes into another overtime.


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Originally Posted by Sea Ray View Post
I hate ties. As a fan I watch a competitive event to see a winner and a loser. I'll take a sorry OT system over a tie
I'm not the biggest fan of them either, but I don't have the strong aversion others do. What I really hate is a game being decided on a coin toss. I also personally dislike the college system, or shoot outs in soccer or hockey, because I don't think winners should be determined by all of a sudden playing another game. (I guess I don't mind shootouts so much when you get less points for winning by shootout than a normal game, but something like that would never work in the NFL.)

I also think the number of ties would be fairly minimal. Teams would not play for the tie at the end, I would be willing to bet. There still would be ties, though, but I personally feel that trade off is worth it.
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