Some call it the “worst rule in sports,” while others jokingly called for US President Joe Biden step in and fix the rule.
Buffalo Bills free safety Jordan Poyer kneels on the field after an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. The Chiefs won 42-36 in overtime. . An instant classic that’ll be remembered for years to come.play or for the dramatic back-and-forth nature of it, their playoff encounter will live long in the memory.
Some called it the “worst rule in sports,” while others jokingly called for US President Joe Biden step in and fix the rule. In essence, if the receiving team does not score a touchdown on its first possession , the game continues., there have been a little over 160 overtime games under the current rules for winning in overtime . The team that got the ball first has won 52% of the time. The team that kicked off has won 42% of the time. The rest were ties, which happens in regular season games when no one scores during the now 10-minute overtime period.
According to data from Oklahoma State’s Rick Wilson, a professor at the Spears School of Business, and through some research of box scores from Sports Reference, there have been nearly 300 overtime games involving Division I Football Bowl Subdivision teams from 2013-2021.
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