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NFL Overtime Rule Change: Both Teams Get Possession

11/10/2025

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The NFL has updated its regular-season overtime rules to ensure both teams have a possession.
This season, coaches are evenly divided on whether to kick or receive after winning the coin toss, with three choosing to kick and three to receive in six games.
The strategy varies because receiving first can control the clock and kicking clarifies what the defense must do.

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Story summary

The NFL has updated its regular-season overtime rules to ensure both teams have a possession.
This season, coaches are evenly divided on whether to kick or receive after winning the coin toss, with three choosing to kick and three to receive in six games.
The strategy varies because receiving first can control the clock and kicking clarifies what the defense must do.