Overtime Overhaul

The NFL passed a proposal today to change the overtime rules during the post-season. The rule change will make sure that the game does not only come down to just the luck of a coin toss and a field goal in a playoff game anymore. Now the team that wins the coin toss will be required to either score a touchdown to win the game or kick a field goal and risk the other team either matching them or winning the game with a touchdown. It seems like the NFL didn't like their favorite son, Brett Favre, losing the way he did to the Saints in overtime and decided to do something about it.

It's nice that the NFL finally decided to join the rest of the sporting world in this century. But to me, it seems like they didn't do enough. They fixed the overtime rule for the playoffs but strangely not the regular season... Hopefully this will be taken care of when they meet again in May.You can read more about the overtime change here. (ESPN)