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3 teams propose OT rule changes

Perhaps the best NFL game from the 2022 postseason was the AFC Divisional Round showdown between the Chiefs and Bills.

The back-and-forth affair extended into overtime when Kansas City made a field goal on the final play of regulation. The Chiefs then won the coin toss, gained possession of the ball and scored to end the game, with the Bills offense stuck on the sideline.

That game naturally invoked plenty of chatter about the league’s current overtime rules, through which a touchdown by the first team to possess the ball ends the game (a safety suffered by the first team to possess the ball also ends the game). A field goal, punt or turnover that doesn’t result in a touchdown provides at least one possession to the other team.

With the NFL’s Annual League Meeting set for later this month in Florida, teams have begun submitting rule proposals to be reviewed.

The OT rules, of course, are front and center.

According to the NFL, the Colts and Eagles proposed a rule that would allow both teams to possess the ball at least once in overtime.

The Titans added a different twist. Their proposal indicates that both teams would possess the ball in overtime, but only if the team with the ball first does not score a touchdown and the ensuing 2-point conversion.