Super Bowl 58 became just the second in NFL history to go to overtime, and it provided fans with a thrilling conclusion. The 49ers got the ball first after winning the coin toss. Only two Super Bowl have ever gone to overtime. You might remember both. Somehow, the Patriots forced an extra period despite trailing the Falcons 28-3. And of course Tom Brady and New England won 49ers linebacker Fred Warner won the coin toss in overtime and chose to receive the ball, setting up the Chiefs to have the second possession of Super Bowl LVIII. Photo by Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports Below is a look at the full overtime rules for Super Bowl 59: NFL overtime rules for the Super Bowl. Each overtime period is 15 minutes long. Overtime lasts 10 minutes in the regular season. If the Super Bowl goes into a fifth OT period, a new coin toss takes place and play continues until a winner is decided. Prior to 2022, both teams did to have the right to possess the ball in overtime, meaning if the team that received the opening kickoff scored a touchdown on their first possession of overtime, the game was over. Overtime in any sport is thrilling and the NFL is no different. The 2023 postseason featured the debut of new NFL overtime rules. It ensures both teams receive at least one possession in any playoff game that goes to overtime. Below, we will discuss the differences between the overtime rules for the regular season compared to the NFL playoffs. Super Bowl LVIII in February of 2024 was played under the NFL’s current playoff overtime rules. The 49ers won the toss, chose to receive and kicked a field goal on their first possession. Kansas City won the overtime coin toss and scored eight plays later. Buffalo put up 422 total yards and never turned the ball over. Super Bowl champions, and more. Nathan has also been What are the NFL overtime rules for the 2024 Super Bowl? Share this article share tweet text email link Mike D. Sykes, II. February 11, 2024 9:53 pm ET there will be another coin toss, and Under the old format, the NFL found that whichever team won the overtime coin toss had a substantial advantage, winning more than 80% of the time in playoff games from 2010 to 2021. Under the new It was the second overtime Super Bowl game. Since the Chiefs called the coin flip prior to the game, San Francisco got it before overtime began. The 49ers called "tails," and it came up "tails LAS VEGAS — The overtime coin flip came up tails, and San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan faced a decision never before made in Super Bowl history.. The NFL’s new playoff rule called for Patrick Mahomes and Fred Warner met at the NFL shield at the 50-yard line of Allegiant Stadium for the overtime coin toss of Super Bowl LVIII knowing exactly what they were each supposed to elect This is the coin for the pregame ceremonial toss at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans when Kansas City Chiefs play Philadelphia Eagles. which the Chiefs won 25-22 over the 49ers in overtime. Inside The NFL Video Shows Stunned Chiefs Players After Super Bowl 58 OT Coin Toss. The video comes from Inside the NFL via NFL Films and begins with Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes discussing that they would kick the ball if given the options. LAS VEGAS — No one could make heads or tails of the 49ers’ decision after winning the overtime coin toss in Super Bowl LVIII. Head coach Kyle Shanahan made the controversial decision Sunday to Feb 11, 2024; Paradise, Nevada, USA; San Francisco 49ers linebacker Fred Warner (54) and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) during the coin toss before overtime of Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium. Super Bowl LIX will be broadcast by Fox (channel 11 in the Los Angeles market). Here's a breakdown of the playoff overtime rules: there will be another coin toss before play resumes. The 49ers coach was on the field for the first Super Bowl overtime when his Falcons lost to the Patriots 34-28 in Super Bowl LI. The Falcons famously blew a 28-3 lead in a game where Shanahan was The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 57 after securing the coin toss. Prior to Kansas City, however, the last eight coin toss winners went on to lose the Super Bowl itself.
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