Playoff OT Change On Owners' Meeting Agenda

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A proposal to change the current sudden-death overtime format only in postseason games is expected to be voted upon next week at the annual NFL owners' meeting in Orlando, Fla., but at this point there's no concrete sense as to whether it has enough votes to pass.

Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay, co-chair of the NFL's competition committee along with Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher, said in a conference call with national media on Wednesday that he can't gauge at this point whether the proposal - which would require both teams to get at least one possession in overtime unless the team getting the ball first scores a touchdown - can garner the required 75 percent majority (24 of 32 votes).

But he expects the debate to be lively and spirited, particularly because last season's NFC Championship Game between Minnesota and New Orleans was decided on a first-possession overtime field goal by the Saints, while the Vikings never got the ball.

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Source: Packers.com
 

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