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Behind The Call: Wondering about NFL overtime structure

Here are two elements of the NFL's 10-minute overtime that deserve re-examination by the league during the offseason.

Both are exemplified by games on Sunday, when the Giants beat the Redskins 41-35 and the Dolphins downed the Bengals 38-35.

The first is the age-old problem of the coin toss determining far too much. The Giants won it, took the kickoff and marched 66 yards in 11 plays, capped by Kaden Smith's 3-yard touchdown reception from Daniel Jones. Game over — for the fourth time in eight OT games this season.

Should it have been? The NFL believes so because, as the 2017 Super Bowl proves, nothing was changed in the rules to equalize overtime after the Patriots won the championship with an OT drive.