One of the key moments in the Titans' upset Wild Card weekend victory over the Patriots last postseason came late in the fourth quarter when Tennessee used what was considered a loophole in the NFL rulebook to burn nearly two minutes off the clock solely by taking various dead ball penalties.
Such clock-tricks might be going away next season, however.
On Friday, the NFL released the list of rule proposals that clubs will vote on during upcoming owners meetings.
One of the proposals that will be discussed is "to amend Rule 4, Section 3, Article 2, to prevent teams from manipulating the game clock by committing multiple dead-ball fouls while the clock is running.