The NFL playoff field begins with 14 teams and just 13 games to determine this year's champion at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans. Not all of them will be decided in regulation. There have been five ...

Last February NFL ... rules for the postseason, implemented for the 2022-2023 season. As we will review in a moment those changes guaranteed each team a chance to possess the football in overtime.

The National Football League added overtime in 1974, and since then, the rules have evolved side by side with those of the game itself. In the 2021 divisional playoffs, the Chiefs’ exciting 42 ...

The NFL has strict rules on when — and how long — those coaches can talk to other teams while their seasons are still alive. Here's a look at some of the protocols in place for the coaching ...

College football's overtime rules vary greatly from that of the NFL's playoff rules, which state that teams play in a 10-minute overtime in which each side has a chance to possess the ball.

With the NFL playoffs here once again, there’s a chance the game you’re watching could go into overtime. And that used to mean one team could get a chance to score and their opponents wouldn ...

New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo departs after answering questions following an NFL football game against ... The NFL has strict rules on when — and how long — those coaches can ...

Good news if you wanted that. Let's jump in with the rules, via the NFL's Football Operations site: If the score is still tied at the end of an overtime period — or if the second team’s ...

The overlap of the NFL playoffs and coaching search season will have many of the league's top assistants pulling double duty this month. While 14 teams are deep into playoff preparations with ...

Here's what to know about the overtime rules in the NFL playoffs: If the score is tied after regulation, there's another coin toss. Here's what the rules are: The overtime period is 15 minutes long.