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The National Football League owners have approved a change in overtime, starting with the playoffs following the 2010 season, that will modify the sudden-death format and prevent a team from winning a game with a field goal on the opening possession.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
The rule stipulates that both teams must have the opportunity to possess the ball once during the extra period, unless the team that receives the opening kickoff scores a touchdown on its initial possession, in which case it is the winner. ... According to various reports, the vote was 28-4. It needed at least 24 votes to pass. According to PFT's Michael David Smith, it's the first change in playoff overtime rules in the NFL in 52 years. ... And it could lead to more: According to ESPN insider Chris Mortensen, owners will meet again in May to discuss whether to amend the rule to include the 2010 regular season.
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