NFL owners have heard the complaints of the masses. League sources told Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson that the overtime rules are changing to allow each team to have one possession before a winner is declared. But there is a catch: those rules are only in effect during the playoffs.
The NFL later confirmed the rule change, but did not release additional details.
Such a change would have had a big impact on the divisional playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills back in January. It was a thrilling contest, with the Chiefs and Bills trading touchdowns and field goals to knot the score at 36-36 when the fourth quarter ran out. Everyone wanted more of that game, but their wish was only partially granted. Kansas City won the toss and scored a touchdown on the first possession, ending the game under the now-former overtime rules.
The outcry after that ending was pretty loud. Not because the Chiefs won, but because Bills QB Josh Allen, who’d been magical all game,…