NFL Referee Ed Hochuli’s 57-second explanation of the new NFL overtime rules …
With the score tied
at the end of regulation
we will go into overtime
There are special
overtime
rules
in the playoffs
Both teams get an opportunity
to possess the football
with one exception
That one exception
is a touchdown
always wins the game
So if a team
that
gets
the opening kickoff
scores
a
touchdown
on their first possession
the game is over
at that point
If the team
that first gets the ball
kicks a field goal
the other team
will have an
opportunity
to possess the football
And then
we are
essentially
in
sudden
death
If the first team
that
gets the football
does not
score
we will go into
sudden
death
The second team
will then
have the
opportunity
to possess the ball
and
the first team to score
even if it’s
just
by
three points
will win
Timing rules
are as if
we were starting
a
new
game
We will use
regular timing rules
And replay
all replay
will be
conducted from the booth
The coaches
do not
have challenges
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