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ORLANDO, Fla. - Sudden death has gotten a little less sudden in the NFL playoffs.
The league on Tuesday changed its overtime rules for postseason games. Starting next season, if a team wins the coin toss and then kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball. If that next series ends with another field goal, play will continue under the current sudden-death rules.See the full content of this document
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Nfl Changes Rules for Ot
If the team winning the toss immediately scores a touchdown, however, the game is over.
Team owners voted 28-4 on Tuesday in favor of the proposal at the NFL meeting...See the full content of this document
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