Because this was better? Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The Lions and Cardinals just opened their season with a tie, and it brought a smile to my face.
Almost every time a match-up results in a tie, someone complains that ties are somehow wrong. For example, last year SB Nation ran a series of articles on how to “fix” overtime, like this one. However, that assumes overtime is somehow broken. With other sports, I might agree. The tournament format of tennis, for example, makes ties unworkable. However, in non-elimination settings, there is something thoroughly satisfying to a contest so close that the result is a draw. Here are three reasons that I think…
