choosing to start with the ball in the second half instead. The coin toss ceremony is a brief yet ceremonial affair: captains often shake hands or hug before the referee explains the game's rules ...

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Months later, the NFL changed the overtime rule to ensure each team had a possession in overtime of a playoff game. Now, in the wake of another Chiefs victory over the Bills, the league is poised to ...

Receiving the ball first has become more of an advantage than pre-2011 when it was a sudden death period. Receiving teams won 56.8 percent of games in overtime from 2017-24, up from 55.4 percent ...

The NFL is considering changing its regular-season overtime rules to match the playoff format, ensuring both teams possess the ball. The change addresses the advantage of winning the coin toss ...

The longest streak for heads was five straight wins, from Super Bowl XLIII to Super Bowl XLVII, which is a rare occurrence with only a 3% chance of happening. Tails, on the other hand, has had three ...