NFL playoff overtime rules explained: What happens if the game is tied after regulation

NFL playoff overtime rules add tension and strategy to January football. Each team now gets a possession, eliminating sudden ...

What are overtime rules in NFL playoffs for Conference Championships?

The 2026 NFL playoffs continue, and this is how the overtime rules are different.

What do NFL players think of the kickoff rules, tush push and hip-drop tackles? We asked them

Rarely flagged, often fined, the NFL banned the “hip-drop tackle” before the 2024 season. Per the league, a hip-drop tackle occurs when a defender “wraps up a ball carrier and rotates or swivels his ...

What are the NFL playoffs overtime rules? Explaining the changes

Both teams get at least one possession in overtime, a rule change made after the controversial 2022 AFC Championship game.
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Explaining the NFL's playoff overtime rules for 2024

Super Bowl LVIII is in the books, and with it came some overtime playoff football. After the incredible battle between the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills two years ago ended without Josh Allen’s ...

Explaining a catch under NFL rules, plus why officials were correct in Denver & Chicago

I wanted to explain why officials got it wrong this weekend. But I can't. Plus an updated coaching interview tracker.

NFL to discuss post‑replay flags for player‑safety fouls this offseason

League officials say the NFL will discuss replay-triggered flags on player-safety calls this offseason, with a vote possible for the 2026 regular season ...