Bear Goggles On » 2011 playoff overtime rule change http://beargoggleson.com A Chicago Bears Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:26:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 New Playoff Rule Going Into Effect This Year http://beargoggleson.com/2011/01/04/new-playoff-rule-going-into-effect-this-year/ http://beargoggleson.com/2011/01/04/new-playoff-rule-going-into-effect-this-year/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2011 07:50:52 +0000 Deez http://beargoggleson.com/?p=9921 With all the discussion surrounding the Seahawks, who are the first NFL playoff team with a sub-.500 record, some people may have missed the new playoff rule going into effect this year.  The new rule will only affect the outcome of overtime game.  In the past all overtime games were decided by sudden death and [...]

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]]> With all the discussion surrounding the Seahawks, who are the first NFL playoff team with a sub-.500 record, some people may have missed the new playoff rule going into effect this year.  The new rule will only affect the outcome of overtime game.  In the past all overtime games were decided by sudden death and could end in as little as one possession on a field goal.  This will not be the case in 2011.

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