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How is the NFL overtime rule fair to the team that does not win the coin toss?
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∙ 14y ago
The purpose of the Overtime Rule is not to be fair. The purpose is to pick a winner. Both teams have played 60 minutes. Each team has stopped the other. Both teams had opportunities to win during regulation. Now, it is simply time to get it over with.
It is as fair and unbiased as choosing can get in the NFL. Flipping a coin is 50/50 always, no matter what.(As long as there is a heads and a tails.) Since the home team already has the advantage of being at home the visiting team gets to pick in the coin toss. Winning the coin toss does not mean winning the game.(plenty of teams who won the coin toss in the '09-'10 football season have lost the game) The team that wins(assuming they chose to receive rather than kick) has to move the ball close enough to the endzone before they even think about scoring. The team that defends has to play their heart out to stop this. If they do then they have a chance to score and end the game. And sometimes, they even have a chance to score while on defense so it's all in how they play.
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How does a team win in pro football in overtime?
First team to score on overtime wins
Which NFL team won the most overtime regular season games?
As of December 2010, it is a tie: the Chicago Bears, the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins have each won 22 regular season overtime games since the overtime rule was introduced in 1974.
Can you tie a game in the NFL?
There can not be a tie at the end of the regular time period of the game. If there is, the teams play overtime. If neither team scores in overtime (15 minutes) in regular season, the game ends in a tie. There are no ties in the playoffs.
What NFL team has most overtime wins?
Tom brady has the record with 7, Terry Bradshaw has 5. Tom brady is perfect in overtime at 7-0
What team did the steelers lost to thanksgiving day 1998?
Detroit Lions, 19-16 in overtime.
What percentage of teams that score first win in the NFL championship games?
Coin Toss Bias in the NFLThe NFL uses a sudden death format for overtime games, with the first team to score winning the game. Winning the coin toss gives a team the choice between kicking or receiving the ball and overwhelmingly the team decides to receive the ball in overtime, giving them the first chance to score and end the game. Stats on Overtime Coin Tosses (1974-2003)The NFL has had 325 overtime games since the rule was adopted in 1974. The results:Both teams have had possession 235 times (72.3%).The team that has won the toss has won 169 times (52.0%).The team that has lost the toss has won 141 times (43.4%).223 games were decided by a field goal (68.6%).86 games were decided by a TD (26.5%).One game was decided by a safety (0.3%).There have been 15 ties (4.6%).Source: NFL*It seems fair but these numbers are somewhat misleading because in 1994 a rule changed moved the kickoff back 5 yards to the 30 yard line (those numbers were based on data from 1973-2003). Since then, it's been about 60%. Prior to the rule change, the coin toss had no predictive value for deciding who would eventually win the game. Since 1994, the coin flip winner has a clear advantage.
The infamous overtime coin toss on Thanksgiving Day 1998 cost the Steeler's a victory against what team?
The Detroit Lions
How does a team win in pro football in overtime?
First team to score on overtime wins
Which NFL team won the most overtime regular season games?
As of December 2010, it is a tie: the Chicago Bears, the Denver Broncos and the Washington Redskins have each won 22 regular season overtime games since the overtime rule was introduced in 1974.
What football end zone does the home team use?
This is decided by the Coin toss at the begiining at the game or at overtime if their is a tie at end of regulation
Does being of the management team mean you will never be paid overtime?
If the management team is paid a salary instead of an hourly wage, then they will not be paid overtime.
Why does the NFL have sudden death overtime instead of an equal possession rule?
That question was asked in many rule changing portions on the offseason, they ARE however thinking of changing the overtime rules to the college type overtime, in that overtime, each team gets a chance to score from the opponents side of the field, if they score, the opponent must score the same amount of points (touchdown or field goal) to still have a chance, but if they don't score, they lose. There's no news on IF they're going to make the change, but the teams in the NFL who have lost in overtime a lot certainly want the change soon.
What happens after the first OT and no one scores?
In college football, the teams play a second overtime. If the game is tied after that, they play a third overtime. And on and on until one team is leading after an overtime. In the NFL, if no team scores in overtime the game is over and declared a tie.
How does a tie basketball game end?
It goes to Overtime (in other words, they add an extra quarter to the game), which is 5 minutes long. The team who has the highest points after the overtime ends up winning the game. If they are still tied after the overtime, they have another overtime, and they continue having overtime until one team gets a higher score than the other after the overtime.
In football the referee tosses a coin to determine which team will kick off and which will receive What is the probability that a team will win the toss?
In tossing a coin, there are two outcomes; head or tail. Since there are two outcomes, probability of each outcome is: 0.5. Assuming a fair coin, probability of a head or tail is: 0.5. So, probability a team will win a toss is: 0.5.
What is a permanent team?
In the uniformed public service most teams are permanent, members of the team see each other on a daily basis and their relationships are close, team members are perceived as colleagues and even friends. However, even if the team is permanent its work can change overtime and members will still come and go overtime for various reasons.
How is a tie broken in college football?
According to Wikipedia: "When a game goes to overtime, each team is given one possession from its opponent's twenty-five yard line. The team leading after both possessions is declared the winner. If the teams remain tied, overtime periods continue, switching the order of possessions for each overtime, until one team leads the other at the end of the overtime."
