Saw this in the Buffalo News this morning, definite advantage to winning the OT coin toss in post season play as opposed to the regular season numbers.
"Even Chiefs coach Andy Reid, whose team benefited greatly from the current rule Sunday, agreed a change should be considered.
âThat, Iâm sure, is something theyâre going to look at again, too,â Reid said of the leagueâs competition committee. âI wouldnât be opposed to it â itâs a hard thing. It was great for us last night, but is it great for the game which is the most important thing we should all be looking out for? To make things equal, it probably needs to be able to hit both offenses, both defenses.â
In 11 games that have gone to overtime under the current system, the team that gets the ball first has won 10 times â including seven opening-drive touchdowns, meaning the other team never got the ball.
The disparity is not as pronounced in the regular season, when teams that get the ball first are 86-65-10 in overtime games since 2012, with 34 opening-drive touchdowns, according to NFL Research. Nevertheless, the fairness of overtime is in question after another chapter of a classic game was prevented from potentially being written."
