You always go heads on the coin toss.One of the dumber rules in sports. The team that wins the coin toss wins about 60% of the time. Huge statistical advantage based on pure luck.
Yes, FG means the other team gets a possession and then it becomes sudden death after that if it's still tiedIs the rule that the coin toss winner must score a TD to win the game? In other words a field goal allows the other team an opportunity to tie or win.
Either way its still an injustice. The defense is spent after 4 quarters, so the advantage obviously goes to the coin flip winner.
Agreed. Ridiculous. Sorry I posted this on the bills thread but josh Allen should of had a chance to answer when kc scored. Understandable for regular season but that rule is dumb for the playoffs. Based off something as meaningless as the flip of a coin. DumbIs the rule that the coin toss winner must score a TD to win the game? In other words a field goal allows the other team an opportunity to tie or win.
Either way its still an injustice. The defense is spent after 4 quarters, so the advantage obviously goes to the coin flip winner.
Yes. Touchdown ends it, field goal fives thr other team a chance.Is the rule that the coin toss winner must score a TD to win the game? In other words a field goal allows the other team an opportunity to tie or win.
Either way its still an injustice. The defense is spent after 4 quarters, so the advantage obviously goes to the coin flip winner.
I’m sure TV would gladly welcome the extra free quarter. I’d personally welcome it.Play a full 5th quarter. The problem is, TV likes he sudden-death angle.
Well you could well get this:It’s time to adopt a system (at least for the playoffs) similar to college where both teams are guaranteed a shot.
Stupid a game like that comes down to a coin toss.
What an epic weekend of football.
I disagree. All the Bills had to do was:It’s time to adopt a system (at least for the playoffs) similar to college where both teams are guaranteed a shot.
Stupid a game like that comes down to a coin toss.
What an epic weekend of football.
1) they deserved to lose, and 2) the OT rules are stupid and bring way too much pure luck into play, are not mutually exclusive thoughts.I disagree. All the Bills had to do was:
a) Not let them go 50 yards in 14 seconds or
b) Not let them march right down and score an OT TD immediately.
Their defense, mainly their safeties, failed them in the last 2 minutes and OT. They deserved to lose.
I agree they deserve to lose because they made a lot of dumb mistakes to let them get to OT to begin with.I disagree. All the Bills had to do was:
a) Not let them go 50 yards in 14 seconds or
b) Not let them march right down and score an OT TD immediately.
Their defense, mainly their safeties, failed them in the last 2 minutes and OT. They deserved to lose.
Okay. So guys are so gassed and they're in Game 19, freezing temps. And the answer is have them continue playing and scoring TD's for another 15 minutes of game time? Doesn't that even further water down that factor that they're even MORE tired after a few times up and down the field in OT?I agree they deserve to lose because they made a lot of dumb mistakes to let them get to OT to begin with.
But teams who win the toss are 10-1 in last 11 playoff OT games.
I keep hearing people say “if you want to win, all you have to do is stop them from getting a TD and get your QB the ball back.”
Yeah… game 19 of the season, in freezing temps after 60 minutes of back and forth football where the defenses essentially sprinted up and down the field all game.
Guys are GASSED at that point. It’s not even remotely close to trying to stop a team from marching down the opening kick off of the game.
The root of the problem is that the coin toss decides who is going to win because that team historically just marches down the field and scores. 10 out of the last 11 times in the playoffs that has happened.Okay. So guys are so gassed and they're in Game 19, freezing temps. And the answer is have them continue playing and scoring TD's for another 15 minutes of game time? Doesn't that even further water down that factor that they're even MORE tired after a few times up and down the field in OT?
It's not really 10 of 11 though.The root of the problem is that the coin toss decides who is going to win because that team historically just marches down the field and scores. 10 out of the last 11 times in the playoffs that has happened.
Let’s go to college rules where each team get the ball (at the 50 or own 45, outside of FG range) and give each team a shot.
I’m not sure playing a whole extra period is the best idea, especially since there is the risk that it’s still tied after that.
But a 10 of 11 isn’t statistically insignificant to ignore and keep going as is.
Ummmm no. If the team that won the toss went on to win 86 games of 163 games, then that would mean the team that lost the toss went on to loss 86 games (not "only" 9) of 163. I don't think you understand the point you're trying to make.It's not really 10 of 11 though.
"Including the postseason, there have been 163 overtime games under the current NFL overtime rules. Teams that won the coin toss have a record of 86-67-10 (52.8%)."
In 163 games, there were only 9 times the team that lost the coin toss ended up losing the game.