Quote:I never said they voted against the wishes of coaches and players. My point was the NFL is so big there is no way everybody can agree on what overtime rules should be so some, not all, coaches and players wanted to get rid of sudden death. Do you really think 1,900 players and hundreds of coaches like all of the rules they must follow, including one that increases the risk of an overtime game ending with a tie? Nobody likes ties.

 

 

Where did you get that idea from? The Panthers/Bengals game was bonus coverage after the Dolphins/Packers game ended, so obviously Fox did not care if fans would miss the beginning of the Cowboys/Seahawks game. CBS and Fox have been doing that for decades.

 

Sudden death got a bad rap. Its critics ignored the fact that often the coin toss winner turned the ball over or had to punt. If you want to get the ball in OT, play defense.