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It’s the New Year, and the NFL playoffs have already come to a close and the Super Bowl champ is the Los Angeles Rams. During the playoffs, there was a really good game against the Bills and Chiefs which sparked debate for many people on social media. This was a game for the ages and was looked at as one of the greatest playoff games of all time. Both quarterbacks, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, had a combined 707 passing yards and 8 touchdowns. The game ended up going into overtime after a 13 second drive to tie the game by the Chiefs.

The current rules for overtime are as follows: at the end of regulation, the away team flips a coin for the ball starting out for overtime. If the team that first got the ball in overtime scores a touchdown, the game is over and they win the game. If they only score a field goal the other team has to score in one possession. If they score a touchdown the game is over, if they score a field goal the game is tied and the other team gets the ball and the next score wins. If the first team to get the ball doesn't score, the next score wins.

The Bills and Chiefs game sparked controversy because the Chiefs won the coin toss and scored a touchdown on their first possession. Many people thought it was unfair because both teams were playing amazingly but only one team got the ball in overtime. In the playoffs, the teams who won the coin toss have a 10-2 record.

These overtime rules have been questioned since they came out in 2010. Many teams have asked the league to change the rules but they have stayed the same, such as the Chiefs in 2019 and the Ravens in 2021 . The odds on the overtime periods over the years have been heavily swayed by who wins the coin toss. People who are upset at these rules get more upset in the playoffs because it's a single elimination process.

The Baltimore Ravens proposed rules for the playoffs in 2021 that are as follows: “The winner of the coin toss can choose one of two things. They can choose to start the ball on offense or defense or they can choose where to spot the ball to begin overtime.”(Para 27 NFL). For example, if the team chooses to take the ball, the other team could choose where they start with the ball. These rules are the best because it makes the coin toss still matter, but also makes the whole period fair. The NFL commission has seen plenty of rules and they still refuse to change them, likely due to the current rules never taking too long and they are pretty simple for the audience to comprehend.

The NFL may never change the overtime rules. If they don't, many fans will be mad at the commission. I hope they do change the rules because they are extremely unfair, especially in the playoffs due to games being single elimination.