How the league changed

Overtime plays for the touchdown now

Holds upThe record backs this up, season after season.

This one is in the FanIQ library with the full rule, the reason it works, and every season we checked.

Held in 12 of 14 seasons, from 201 records measured.

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Overtime, HonestlyThe coin toss still matters, the opening field goal is not the trap you think it is, underdogs get most of their disadvantage erased, and ties are back. Overtime samples are small, so we show the counts.

FanIQ carries this one in full: the rule itself, why it works, the season-by-season record, and the related laws.