NFL works to modify overtime rules, but there are obstacles

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Page 69 of the NFL Rules Book began to be a major problem for a lot of fans during the playoffs because that’s the section that governs Rule 16. And Rule 16 is all about overtime procedures.

And fans, many boisterously rooting for the Buffalo Bills, want to see the overtime rules changed to allow both teams to possess the football before an overtime winner can be declared.

In last season’s divisional playoff round, the Bills lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 42-36, without ever touching the football in the extra period.

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Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after being defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.  (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

Well, starting Monday, NFL owners here at The Breakers Palm Beach hotel will get a chance to vote on several proposals that would change the rules.

Indianapolis and Philadelphia have proposed to amend Rule 16 by allowing both teams an opportunity to possess the ball in overtime.

Tennessee has recommended that both teams possess the football ball in overtime unless the team receiving the kickoff scores a touchdown and follows with a successful two-point conversion, which would then end the game.

The NFL’s competition committee, chaired by Falcons president Rich McKay, has brought both of those suggestions to ownership for consideration and a vote this week.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) celebrates after scoring on an 8-yard touchdown run during the first half of an NFL divisional round playoff football game against the