I didn’t care who won that game, but the final minutes were horrible. Didn’t the Vikings get a five yard penalty that put them out of FG range? Then Favre makes his poor decision on third down and tosses the INT.
But the worst thing of all is the stupid NFL overtime rules. There is no way a game should end after only one team had a possession. Each team should have the same number of possessions until one team wins. Period.
But, if anyone loves those NFL rules so much, advocate it for baseball. If the visiting team scores in the top of the tenth, game over. First team to score in extra innings wins. In basketball, the first team to score in OT wins.
About the overtime rule, they could just eliminate the option to kick field goals in OT. Make em score TD's.
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Agreed. The penalty kicks in soccer are better than the NFL overtime. At least in soccer--and baseball and basketball--both teams get the ball.
I like the college football OT, but the network TV don't like it because multiple OT's can take too long. Maybe do the college OT for one possession each, and the game ends in a tie if no one scores--although that would not work for post-season games.
Everyone complains about this, but the difference between winning and losing the coin toss is barely statistically significant (roughly 53% of the time, the coin toss winner wins overtime, historically).
Remember, if you receive in OT, and fail to get a first down, you're giving the ball to the opposition with generally excellent field position, when all they need is a field goal.
Would you rather they go with the college system, which STARTS the teams in field goal range?