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The NFL's overtime rules are fine the way they are. Don't change them

In the wake of arguably the most thrilling divisional-round playoff game in NFL history, social media was filled with fans advocating for another change to league overtime rules.

On Monday morning it was more of the same, with fellow sports media folk I respect — including my Georgia peach of a colleague, Jay Busbee — posting links to stories they'd written declaring it was time for more tweaks.

As much as I respect all of them, they are wrong.

The NFL overtime rules, as they are, work just fine.