OT change considered
UPDATED (6:06 p.m.)... INDIANAPOLIS--The NFL is considering a possible change to the sport's sudden-death overtime format. The proposal would eliminate the possibility of a team winning a postseason game with a field goal on the opening possession of overtime. The new format potentially could go into effect during the playoffs next season if it receives the necessary approval by the franchise owners next month. Under the proposal, the club that gets the opening possession of overtime could win the game by scoring a touchdown. It that team gets a field goal, the other club would get a possession and would have a chance to win with a touchdown or tie with a field goal. If that team gets a tying field goal, the game would be sudden death from then on. If neither team scores on its first possession of overtime, the game would proceed on a sudden-death basis.
