There is sudden death, but it could last a very long time. Witness the 2025 Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers. Three of the first four games have gone to ...

When it comes to overtime, things can be kind of confusing in the NFL and that's because the league has a different set of rules for the playoffs that's not used in the regular season. The current ...

There have been five overtime playoff games in the last five seasons. That track record means one postseason game could take more than 60 minutes to decide. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL ...

The 2023 postseason featured the debut of a new NFL overtime rule that ensured both teams received at least one possession in any playoff game that ends tied after four quarters. Here's ...

Overtime rules were not changed for regular season games, so the new system has not been seen yet. Here’s how playoff OT works now, according to the NFL Operations manual: The NFL playoffs move ...

With the NFL playoffs about to get underway, we thought this was the perfect time to revisit the overtime rules for the postseason. Because you never know when you will need to know them ...

Brad Marchand scored in double overtime as the Panthers won Game 2 to even the Stanley Cup Final against the Oilers at a game ...

the team going second can go for two after a touchdown of its own to try to win the game right then and there. Super Bowl LVIII in February of 2024 was played under the NFL’s current playoff overtime ...