The NFL is evaluating potential changes to its overtime rules to reduce the advantage held by teams winning the coin toss. Troy Vincent, a league executive, indicated that the competition committee acknowledges the need for reform, citing that the success rate for teams receiving the ball first in overtime has risen since the rule change in 2011. Current regular season rules allow both teams a chance unless the first possession results in a touchdown, contrasting with the playoff rules that guarantee each team a possession. One suggestion includes aligning regular season and playoff rules and possibly extending overtime to 15 minutes.
It's time to rethink the overtime rule, league executive Troy Vincent said, emphasizing that teams winning the coin toss have an increased advantage in games.
Vincent noted the competition committee's consensus on the need to address overtime rules due to the increasing success rate of the receiving team in overtime.
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