How Overtime Works In the NFL

How does NFL overtime work? What are the rules for NFL overtime? We explain everything you need to know about NFL overtime, from sudden death to the new overtime rules.

How Overtime Works

In the NFL, the team that wins the coin toss can choose to either receive the ball first or let the other team receive the ball first. If the team that wins the coin toss chooses to receive the ball first, the other team gets to choose which end of the field to defend.

sudden death

In the NFL, sudden death overtime is used during the regular season, as well as in playoff games. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, the game will go into overtime. During sudden death overtime, each team will get one possession. The team that scores on their possession will win the game. If neither team scores on their possession, the game will end in a tie.

each team gets a possession

In the NFL, overtime is used as a tiebreaker during the regular season. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, each team gets a possession from the opposing team’s 25-yard line. The team that scores the most points during their possession wins the game. If neither team scores, or if both teams score the same number of points, the game ends in a tie.

In the playoffs, overtime works differently. If the score is tied at the end of regulation, each team gets a chance to score from the opposing team’s 25-yard line. The first team to score wins. If neither team scores, or if both teams score the same number of points,the game goes into sudden death overtime. In sudden death overtime, each team gets one possession from their own 25-yard line and whoever scores first wins.

How to Win In Overtime

The National Football League (NFL) is a professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

score a touchdown

Overtime in the NFL is a way to extend the game and give both teams an equal opportunity to score. The overtime period is 10 minutes long, and each team gets one possession to score. If the score is tied at the end of overtime, the game ends in a tie.

To start overtime, a coin toss is held to determine which team will get the ball first. The team that wins the coin toss can choose to either kick off or receive the ball, but they can’t defer their decision to the second half.

Once the team whose turn it is on offense gets the ball, they have four downs (one set of four downs equals one play) to try and score either a touchdown or a field goal. If they don’t score on their first set of downs, or if they turn the ball over on downs (fail to gain 10 yards after four downs), then the other team gets a chance to score. This back-and-forth continues until one team scores or both teams have had an opportunity to possess the ball for at least 10 minutes (in which case, whoever has more points at that point is declared the winner).

If both teams are still tied after each team has had one possession in overtime, then sudden death rules apply. This means that whoever scores first wins, regardless of whether it’s a touchdown or field goal. Because of this rule, it’s not uncommon for teams who win the coin toss in overtime to choose to kick off so that they get the ball last and have a chance to score if their opponents don’t.

make a field goal

The object of the game is to score more points than the other team during regulation time, which is 60 minutes long. If the score is tied at the end of regulation time, then the game goes into overtime. During overtime, each team is given a chance to score, and whoever scores first wins.

In overtime, each team gets a chance to possess the ball and either score a touchdown or kick a field goal. If both teams kick field goals, then whoever kicked theirs first wins. If one team kicks a field goal and the other team scores a touchdown, then the team that scored the touchdown wins. And if both teams score touchdowns, then whoever scored theirs first wins.

The bottom line is that in order to win in overtime, you need to score points. And the best way to do that is to either kick a field goal or score a touchdown. So what are you waiting for? Get out there and start scoring!

What Happens If the Game Is Tied After Overtime

NFL overtime rules state that each team must have the opportunity to possess or score the ball. If the score is still tied after both teams have had the ball, the game ends in a tie. NFL overtime rules also state that the game cannot end on a defensive play, so if the team with the ball fumbles or throws an interception, the other team gets a chance to score.

the game ends in a tie

If the game is tied after overtime, the result is recorded as a tie. In the regular season, this means that both teams are awarded one point in the standings. In the playoffs, a tie game is replayed from the beginning at a later date.