Postseason Overtime

The NFL's Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs game will be considered one of the best games in postseason history ever. With how it unfolded in the final two minutes of regulation, it hit the marks of nail biting drama.  Kansas City would win in overtime and it brought up the question of postseason rule changes. Under the current guidelines, the team that has the ball first can end it with a touchdown, which is what the Chiefs did. Buffalo did not get an opportunity.

This takes me back to about three years ago where the Chiefs were on the losing end of overtime against New England. I think it stings a bit more because of the dramatics of the fourth quarter. Both sides going stride for stride. It will be a marquee matchup for the next decade. Pat Mahomes and Josh Allen were outdoing each other greatly. To not see Allen get the ball in overtime does feel like a travesty. That is kind of why Chiefs fans felt that way in early 2019.

I think you have to go kind of college football with overtime. Both teams get an opportunity to score. They score on field goals or touchdowns barring extra points, it becomes sudden death. Turnovers, special teams, safeties, those should end the game. But the opposing side should get one shot at evening the game before it becomes sudden death or they fail to get points. I know it's perfect by any stretch, but I have a feeling there will be a rule change sooner or later. I don't think for this year, but it will be in the back of many people's minds.

While this doesn't ruin the game, you think of the what ifs on both sides, mostly Buffalo. Give credit on Allen for not dwelling on the losing effort. I think we got spoiled because of how dramatic all four games were. It might be disappointing for the Championship round, but Rams vs. 49ers should be interesting and Cincinnati are a good underdog against the Chiefs. This year's playoffs are a bit refreshing.