NFL agrees to alter overtime rules — for the postseason only

The NFL on Tuesday authorized an alteration of the league’s additional time guidelines for the postseason starting with the 2022 season.

Every crew in additional time throughout the NFL playoffs will get possession. The rule was delivered to the NFL’s annual assembly in Florida by the Philadelphia Eagles and the Indianapolis Colts.

Beforehand, the primary crew who scored a landing in additional time would win the sport. If the crew possessing the ball didn’t rating or solely bought a discipline objective, then the opponent would get an opportunity on offense.

The additional time guidelines got here beneath scrutiny throughout the divisional spherical playoff sport between the Buffalo Payments and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.

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Buffalo Payments extensive receiver Gabriel Davis celebrates with teammate Jon Feliciano throughout playoff soccer sport in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
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The Chiefs bought the ball first within the additional time interval after profitable the coin toss. Patrick Mahomes led an eight-play, 75-yard drive that was capped by a landing go to All-Professional tight finish Travis Kelce. The Chiefs would win the sport 42-36.

The gripe was that the Payments didn’t have an opportunity to get the ball and match the Chiefs. Josh Allen was having the sport of his life. Allen completed with 329 passing yards with 4 landing passes. Every of his landing passes went to Gabriel Davis, who completed with eight catches for 201 yards.

Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes scores on an 8-yard landing run forward of Buffalo Payments security Micah Hyde throughout the first half of an NFL divisional spherical playoff soccer sport, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
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Buffalo missed out on an opportunity to play within the AFC Championship and the Chiefs went onto lose within the sport to the Cincinnati Bengals.