How does overtime work in the NFL playoffs?
The format will be quite similar to what fans are accustomed to in the regular season, with two significant exceptions: both teams will have the chance to possess the ball and games cannot end in ties.
There will be a three-minute intermission after the end of regulation, leading to a mid-field coin toss exactly like the one at the start of games, in which the visiting team captain makes the call. The winning team can either choose to receive or kick the ball, opt to defend a certain goal post or defer the decision. Unlike the regular season, if the team that receives first scores a touchdown on its first possession, the game will continue and the second team will have the chance to possess the ball. If the game remains tied after the second team's possession ends, then sudden-death rules will apply, in which any score can win the game.
