If there is an NFL playoff game that goes into overtime next season, both teams will have the opportunity to possess the football.
The owners approved a rule change that will give both teams one possession in overtime for playoff games, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero:
Tom PelisseroNFL owners passed two other rules and resolutions today: one making permanent a health and safety-related change to free kick formations, and another allowing clubs to block personnel from taking assistant GM jobs elsewhere until after the draft. <a href="https://t.co/6G97S0ES2J">pic.twitter.com/6G97S0ES2J</a>
ESPN's Adam Schefter noted the regular-season overtime rules remain the same.