The end of the conference semi-final game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills on Sunday has not finished making NFL football fans react.
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The two teams scored no less than 25 points in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter and the Chiefs finally won 42-36 by scoring a touchdown on the first stretch of overtime.
This prompted yet another outcry to decry the NFL’s overtime rule. It stipulates that both teams can be in possession of the ball at least once in overtime, unless the club that initiates it in attack scores a touchdown.
“Is it normal that it’s a coin toss that determines who wins this match?” Questioned TVA Sports network journalist Denis Casavant during the most recent podcast “Du champ gauche”.
“It’s not normal that [le quart-arrière] Josh Allen and the Bills offense don’t deserve to go out there and fight back against the Chiefs,” he added, saying the many chances to reply in the fourth quarter allowed this game to become one of the most exciting in NFL playoff history.
Rule already modified
Denis Casavant also pointed out that the NFL changed its overtime rule in 2011.
“Before, there was the draw and the team that won it won by only achieving a field goal. They fixed that and prioritized touchdowns. I believe that we must now push the settlement even further with at least a right of reply.
The TVA Sports football expert also discussed last weekend’s other matchups on the Goodell Circuit, the talent found in the AFC’s young quarterbacks, and the similarities between the 49ers’ current path. San Francisco in the playoffs and the New York Giants in 2008.
