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Message: <blockquote data-quote="adambr2" data-source="post: 708521" data-attributes="member: 7277">Exactly.   If both teams are allowed to possess, the first team has a tremendous risk on 4th and 2 from the 50.  If they don't get it, the other team is 15 yards from FG range.   But they don't have the knowledge of whether or not they will ever get the ball back if they punt.The same team down 3 or 7 in that situation risks nothing whether it is 4th or 2 or 4th and 20.  They simply convert or lose.  But they have the advantage of knowing what they need to do.  The college rules, though they are very different,  are still relevant when proposing an NFL overtime of both teams automatically possessing, since it puts both teams in a similar situation.  The last time I looked it up the team defending first won about 55% of the time which is evidence of the advantage.</blockquote>

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