OT Coin Toss = 49'ers Demise? (3 Viewers)

[ilvdsnts]

Yeah 15 minutes not 10, but the rules state they play another overtime period if the drive isn’t over. Does that mean they finish the period or if chiefs take the lead then the game is over? Seems like a gray area I interpret it to mean they play a whole nother period…

No, because after each team has had a possession, if someone has a lead its over.

 

[ilvdsnts]

A 6th quarter. My question is if the chiefs take the lead in the 6th quarter, does that mean the game is over or do they play out the quarter? Also, after both teams possess the ball does it become sudden death where next score wins? Doesn’t seem explained very well in the rules.

Its Sudden death after each team has a possession.

 

[ilvdsnts]

Although it has been pointed out that there is a slight issue with deferring, if you do that, and you end up in a situation where it's still tied after both teams have had a possession. It seems to me you'd want to be the team who gets the ball first when sudden death starts.

You don't want to defer, you want to choose Defense first. If you defer, you give the other team the choice and they will use their choice to choose Defense first and you'll be stuck getting the ball first.

 

[DaveXA]

You don't want to defer, you want to choose Defense first. If you defer, you give the other team the choice and they will use their choice to choose Defense first and you'll be stuck getting the ball first.

Yeah, I meant defer playing offense. Not deferring winning coin toss because that wouldn't make any sense.

But yeah, just saying you want to play defense first is simpler.

 

[Plow]

The problem is you can't win the game on the first possession. And unless you score 8 points, the other team always can win on the second. And no one is going for two if they score a touchdown on the first possession.

Huge takeaway right here. Thanks for highlighting it.

 

[HattiesburgWhoDat]

Ill let this go, have a good one.

This

 

[Noble Saint]

Huge takeaway right here. Thanks for highlighting it.

Have you heard of Dan Campbell? lol jk