UK person in need an NFL rule explained

**seeandsee** · 06-18-2011, 11:02 AM

first time to hear about that...

**Caligari** · 06-18-2011, 11:04 AM

yes that was supposed to be the new rule, opposing team gets chance to score.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/06/sp...6overtime.html
only a touchdown would win it.

**L-Pink** · 06-18-2011, 11:08 AM

I think it's a shit rule.

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**Scott McD** · 06-18-2011, 11:16 AM

So why the fuck did the damn game end ??

**cykoe6** · 06-18-2011, 11:19 AM

Originally posted by Scott McD

Ok i was playing Madden 11 today, i'm in the middle of my first season. The game today went to overtime, and the commentators said that the rule for this season in overtime was that if the team who wins the coin toss goes down and gets into field goal range, and scores it, the other team will then get possesion to try and equal or better that. True ?

When the comp team did exactly that, the game ended, and i lost by 3

So what should have happened ? Confused...

That special overtime rule is only for playoff games...... so if you are playing a regular season game then the rule should not apply.

**Caligari** · 06-18-2011, 11:21 AM

doh he's right, only for playoffs

**Scott McD** · 06-18-2011, 11:22 AM

Originally posted by cykoe6

That special overtime rule is only for playoff games...... so if you are playing a regular season game then the rule should not apply.

Really ? Fuck. Then Madden 11 needs to sort out the fucking commentary then.

**dyna mo** · 06-18-2011, 11:23 AM

waiting for gatorb, the only real gfy nfl fan, to come in here, call everyone retards for having a incorrect view of the rule, the nfl and football in general, and then basically say the same thing everyone else just said.

**NaughtyVisions** · 06-18-2011, 02:33 PM

http://www.sportsgrid.com/nfl/2011-n...les-explained/

The NFL’s New Overtime Rules For The Playoffs, Explained
by Tim Baysinger | 12:43 pm, August 31st, 2010

The NFL’s new overtime format has been met with mostly positive feedback, and only minimal negative (see Payton, Sean). Jake Simpson of The Atlantic is so happy he boldly proclaimed that “football is fair again.” For those not in the know re: the new overtime rules, that’s what we’re here for.

First, let’s brush up on the old format that will still be used during the regular season: It’s simple. A coin toss decides who gets the ball, and the first team to score wins. That format leaves the fate of the game in the hands of a coin, since every team who wins the toss will elect to receive, they only have to potentially go 35 yards to set up a game-winning field goal. (Okay, well, almost every team will elect to receive: I’m looking at you Marty Mornhinweg.)

The new rules, which will be adopted for the playoffs only, are a hybrid of the current format and the college setup. Basically, if the team who starts with the ball goes down and scores a touchdown the game is over, but if they only get a field goal the other team has one chance to answer back.

If the team with the ball first has to punt, or there is a turnover, it goes straight to sudden-death. The nice tweak they added gives teams more incentive to score a touchdown, and makes the chance higher that both teams will have the ball.

And here it is from NFL.com...

Playoff Rule Overtime Rules:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d...overtime-rules

Regular Season Overtime Scoring:
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/suddendeath

**GatorB** · 06-18-2011, 03:04 PM

Originally posted by dyna mo

waiting for gatorb, the only real gfy nfl fan, to come in here, call everyone retards for having a incorrect view of the rule, the nfl and football in general, and then basically say the same thing everyone else just said.

So nice that I am on your mind. Makes me feel special. Anyways the rules is for the playoffs only as has been stated by cykoe6.

**Adraco** · 06-18-2011, 03:05 PM

LOL, yeah, it's a playoff rule, doesn't apply to regular season games. Most probably a mess up from the producer (EA Sports?)

**B.Barnato** · 06-18-2011, 03:22 PM

You have been reported to the Department of Traditions and Ethics for acts of unbritishness, namely showing interest in and actively participating in a game of handegg (virtual).

**scuba steve** · 06-18-2011, 03:25 PM

Originally posted by Scott McD

Really ? Fuck. Then Madden 11 needs to sort out the fucking commentary then.

commentary on madden is garbage anyway, i don't any sports game with it on usually, just the sounds of the game

**Scott McD** · 06-18-2011, 03:32 PM

Originally posted by B.Barnato

You have been reported to the Department of Traditions and Ethics for acts of unbritishness, namely showing interest in and actively participating in a game of handegg (virtual).

I got it cheap from the shop a while ago.

**dynastoned** · 06-18-2011, 09:56 PM

who fuckin knows they make 20 new rules every year now. it's not even a game anymore it's like watching fucking basketball with all the referee involvement. combine that and all the commercials they play throughout the game it's not even worth watching anymore.

i hope they stay locked out forever for letting goodell ruin the fucking game.

**Joshua G** · 06-18-2011, 10:30 PM

Originally posted by dynastoned

who fuckin knows they make 20 new rules every year now. it's not even a game anymore it's like watching fucking basketball with all the referee involvement. combine that and all the commercials they play throughout the game it's not even worth watching anymore.

i hope they stay locked out forever for letting goodell ruin the fucking game.

QFT. Wait until kickoffs start on the 35. May as well eliminate the kickoff alltogether.

**marlboroack** · 06-18-2011, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by B.Barnato

You have been reported to the Department of Traditions and Ethics for acts of unbritishness, namely showing interest in and actively participating in a game of handegg (virtual).

I swear your a bot sometimes

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