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Changing the NFL's dumbest rule means agreeing with the Packers

What if I told you that the NFL this offseason will consider a change to its worst rule — one that cost the Vikings dearly in a key game already this season — but one of the most important voices potentially spearheading the change is from the Packers?

Right. It's time to put rivalries aside. A good idea is a good idea, and Packers President Mark Murphy was absolutely right when he said this week at the NFL Owners Meetings that the rule awarding a defensive touchback after an offense fumble through the end zone is "too punitive.