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Five suggested tweaks for NFL overtime rule that were made following Chiefs’ loss

The possession breakdown In the overtime period of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game looked like this:

Patriots: 4 minutes, 52 seconds.

Chiefs: zero seconds.

New England beat the Chiefs 37-31 in overtime at Arrowhead Stadium, and Kansas City’s offense never took the field. That’s how sudden-death overtime works, of course. If a team wins the coin flip and scores a touchdown, the game ends. Kick a field goal and the other team gets the ball with a chance to tie or win.

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