Official NFL Thread 2009-2010

Bond · 09-11-2009, 10:23 AM

It first goes to a 2OT, and then it is possible the game ends in a tie. I believe it happened a few years ago with an Eagles game.

The Germanator · 09-11-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Bond

It first goes to a 2OT, and then it is possible the game ends in a tie. I believe it happened a few years ago with an Eagles game.

No, it just ends in a tie after 1 OT.

There are ties maybe every 6 or 7 years or so in the NFL, and I remember because it's happened to the Eagles a couple times. The Eagles tied the friggin' Bengals last year and it sparked a big controversy because McNabb said he "didn't know games could end in ties." Funnily enough, if they lost that game instead of tied, they wouldn't have gone to the playoffs, so in a way the tie bailed the Eagles out last year.

In the playoffs you go to as many OTs as you need to and whoever scores first wins.