The NFL has changed its overtime format in postseason games, attempting to reduce the impact of teams winning the coin toss. In overtime games only, the home team will also be able to call the coin flip if they lose the coin flip called by the away team. If the visiting team should win both coin flips, they get to choose if they want the ball or not. If each team wins one coin flip, the whole process will begin again.
The new system, approved Tuesday, eliminates the possibility of a team losing the coin toss without getting the opportunity to call heads of tails. The league's owners voted 32-0 to ratify the chance.
"This has been long overdue" said Vikings Runningback Adrian Peterson. "I hated it when the other team called heads and it was heads, and they won the coin toss. Now at least it's fair because we can call heads or toss on the second toss."
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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