NFL has activated the new Favre OT rule
 

Both teams will get a possession in overtime unless the first possession results in a touchdown in the Post-season.
NFL made this announcement at the beginning of this year a few months after the Saints NFCC game where they thought Favre was an automatic for the Playoffs and thought saints would just lay down, since he lost and Saints re-wrote their pre-determined history book they are taking precaution their hopes and dreams don't get crushed again.

The sad part is.....you are right.

True.......so true.

Is that the rule where the trailing team can't kick a field goal to tie, but have to go for a touchdown to win???

I don't know exactly how I feel about this really. So what if they keep kicking field goals, how long are they going to allow these games to go? What if it takes 5 OT's... how big of a disadvantage would it be for teams going into their next week game playing that much football? Are they going to allow more roster spots?

I'm gonna laugh when we ride this rule into the SuperBowl.

Imagine how you're gonna feel when Hartley lines up to kick that FG. LOL :bng:

My wife and I were talking about this just this morning.

NFL's new overtime rule will be in effect for New Orleans Saints' playoff opener vs. Seattle Seahawks

For the first time this weekend, the NFL will implement a change to its sudden-death overtime rule. During the playoffs, the first team with the ball will have to score six points to end the game on its first possession. If the first team scores only three points, then the other team will get one opportunity to tie the score or win the game. If the game is still tied after each team has had one opportunity to possess the ball, it will revert back to sudden death.

New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton said he doesn't have any specific strategy in mind for how to handle the new rule.

"I think you'll pay attention to how the game is progressing," Payton said. "How the first four quarters have gone would predicate your decision on how you would handle it."

NFL's new overtime rule will be in effect for New Orleans Saints' playoff opener vs. Seattle Seahawks | NOLA.com

I would laugh so hard if this ended up benefiting the Saints somehow. I would probably fall off my couch laughing so hard.

Yup @ Papz, a team has to score a TD (6 points) to win it.. The NFL didn't quite think that one through if you ask me..
I guess they are just depending on a team to eventually give in or ware down and allow the other team to score..
The rule allows the game to go on for an unlimited amount of time, if both teams really wanted to screw with the NFL rule board they could just keep allowing each other to kick field goals for an additional 1 hour and laugh about it after their seasons are over.

Ah.......do is there even a clock to watch?

A TD isn't needed to win. The way I remember reading it was that it reverts to the old "sudden death" format after the first two possessions like this:

Team A gets ball and scores TD it's over.

Team A gets ball scores FG, then team B gets a chance. Team B scores a TD on that chance it's over. If Team B scores a FG, then it becomes sudden death i.e next score (FG or TD or safety) by either team wins.

So it won't be that both teams keep kicking FGs.

This is how i remember reading it anyway.

Yes, regular quarters to make teams change sides of the field.

If there isn't a new coin toss after the duplicate field goal tie, going into sudden death, what have they really gained? You are back to a single field goal winning the game. But I guess the other team at least had a chance and an opportunity to win in overtime.

Exactly. I don't agree with the "logic", but in their eyes the main thing was to prevent a first possession FG from winning it outright. Second and subsequent possessions that result in FGs can win it.

I always thought they should do another coin toss after regulation, then play another full quarter of ball. Thoughts?

This rule is silly, and changing the rules for the playoffs is just plain loco.

All because of the Crykings.

This is it

You forgot this scenario:
Team A wins the toss. Team A punts on first possesion.
Team B kicks field goal on their first possesion...
Game over. Team B wins.

True. I also forgot:

Team A wins the toss and gets the ball. Team B safties them on that possession. Game over.

and:

Team A wins toss. Team B onsides kicks and recovers. Team B kicks FG. Game over.

And
Team A wins toss and gets ball. Team B pick 6. Game over.

Boy, that would suck. Lose a playoff game in overtime by a safety.

It would. Do you think it is worse than loosing by giving up a TD on the opening kickoff?

At least this way you wouldn't have to worry about missing your plane. LOL

Way to see the glass half full!!