The NFL isn't ready to expand the new overtime rule to the regular season. Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday the issue was tabled during owners meetings in the Dallas area. He said the league wants to continue talking to players. In the regular season, though, the old first-team-to-score-wins rule will be in effect. "I think the membership felt and the competition committee felt we had addressed the issue we wanted this offseason with respect to the postseason," Goodell said. "We want to continue to talk to our players." Owners voted in March to change the sudden-death rule for the playoffs. If the team that loses the coin flip immediately gives up a field goal, that team will get a chance to score either to tie or win. But there wasn't enough support for the proposal to warrant a vote, sources told ESPN.com's John Clayton. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5219987
Should be the same during the regular season. Why special rules for the playoffs? How many other rules only apply in the playoffs?
You're right. If it's a playoff game they should play out all of the OT because a fieldgoal to win because you won the toss of a coin is kind of BS
