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When an NFL game is tied at the end of regulation, the contest continues with overtime. However, the NFL overtime rules in 2022 will be slightly different from those in the past.
The overtime rule was changed for the first time since 2017. In this campaign, both teams will be allowed to possess the ball during the extra period in the playoffs. However, it is important to note that the rule change applies only to postseason games.
NFL rules for postseason games in the 2022-23 season
As playoff games cannot end in a tie, they need to have a top scorer. If the score is tied after regulation, the matchup will head into overtime.
However, if there is still nothing that separates the teams, there will be another overtime period. Play will continue within the overtime period until the winner is determined.
One key rule change in the NFL is that both teams will now be allowed possession of the football in the playoffs. In the past, if the receiving team scored a touchdown on its first drive during overtime in the playoffs, the game was over.
Moreover, there will be a two-minute break between each overtime period. Both teams also receive three timeouts in a half.
Overtime begins with a coin toss determining which team will receive the kick or kick off the game after the regulation period. The visiting team captain will make the call during the toss.
The winner of the toss can choose whether to receive the kick or to kick off. Alternatively, the team winning the toss can decide which goal to defend.
If the game continues without a result into the next overtime period, the captain who lost the first overtime coin toss will either choose to possess the ball or select which goal his team will defend. This is unless the team that won the coin toss deferred that choice.
A large part of these rule changes revolve around controversy pertaining to the 2021-22 postseason, in a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills. The Chiefs got the first drive of overtime and went right down the field to score. This denied the Bills a chance to respond, which ended the game rather anti-climacticly, prompting the rule change.
