Buffalo03 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) Seeing as how there seems to have been teams being close to a tie or two in every week this season it got me thinking, why not just play until there's a winner in every sport? Hockey did shoot outs why can't the NFL do something where instead once OT is over that they just give each team 4 downs at the opposing team's 15 yard line with basically 4 chances to get it into the endzone. If the first team doesn't score then the other team takes over and it's basically sudden death at that point as that has the same 4 chances and it just goes until a team scores and wins. I hate ties. No matter the sport there should always be a winner. If I was a fan that went to a game where we tied. I would hate the hell out of it Edited October 1, 2018 by Buffalo03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_In_NH Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Lets call our senators. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Like A Mofo Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I would say no. The most popular sport in the world (soccer) has ties (draws) and I think it is pretty successful. Example from a different sport: I would rather watch a hard fought 2-2 tie in the NHL then a skills competition to give a team another point AFTER those teams played 65 minutes to a draw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dopey Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Nope, they should not be eliminated. At least not in the NFL. Each team has at least 1 chance in OT to win it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo03 Posted October 1, 2018 Author Share Posted October 1, 2018 1 minute ago, Dopey said: Nope, they should not be eliminated. At least not in the NFL. Each team has at least 1 chance in OT to win it. The NFL should at least go back to a 15 minute OT quarter then. This 10 minute thing is causing the chance of way to many ties. 4 teams have a tie already and yesterday the Raiders and Browns game came down to the last two minutes of OT and the Texans beat the Colts with :03 seconds left in OT. The 10 minute OT quarter doesn't work in my opinion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 No. I never understood why people got so worked up over a game ending in a tie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris heff Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Yes, all ties should be eliminated! The announcers look silly wearing them and they are uncomfortable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stony Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 25 minutes ago, Like A Mofo said: I would say no. The most popular sport in the world (soccer) has ties (draws) and I think it is pretty successful. Example from a different sport: I would rather watch a hard fought 2-2 tie in the NHL then a skills competition to give a team another point AFTER those teams played 65 minutes to a draw. This. Being able to salvage a point forces teams to push for the extra goal. It works just fine. 3-2-1 in NHL seems so logical it actually makes sense they haven't adopted it given the people who run the league are morons. But ties wouldn't bother me because the shootout is stupid imo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMAKCruiser Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I have no problem with ties in any sport. Why should there always be a winner? I wish the NHL would go back to a 10 minute OT and ditch the shootout. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forward Progress Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I hate tie-breakers that are not based on the same rules as the game. I hate shoot-outs as a method to break ties in soccer and hockey. I think the NFL tie-breaker rules are pretty good right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 34 minutes ago, KD in CA said: No. I never understood why people got so worked up over a game ending in a tie. hockey has tried to get rid of it but the visiting team already in a playoff spot will gladly rag the puck for that the single point and take chances on the OT point it's why NHL teams are basically eliminated by Hallowe'en each season if they are 5 or more points out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seregil42 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 It doesn't happen enough for it to be considered a problem, in my opinion. I will say that there has been a small increase in the number of ties (it seems, anyways), but I'm sure that's due to the OT rules. When it was sudden death, I don't think I ever saw anyone complain about ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Simple. No they should not be eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cba fan Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 3 hours ago, Buffalo03 said: Seeing as how there seems to have been teams being close to a tie or two in every week this season it got me thinking, why not just play until there's a winner in every sport? Hockey did shoot outs why can't the NFL do something where instead once OT is over that they just give each team 4 downs at the opposing team's 15 yard line with basically 4 chances to get it into the endzone. If the first team doesn't score then the other team takes over and it's basically sudden death at that point as that has the same 4 chances and it just goes until a team scores and wins. I hate ties. No matter the sport there should always be a winner. If I was a fan that went to a game where we tied. I would hate the hell out of it Solution for football is easy. If game ends in a tie both teams get a loss. Players and experts say playing too much is cause for increased injury so lets not play extra time. No OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 I have no problem with games ending in a tie. I wish the NHL would bring them back, I hate games being decided in a shoot out. Tie games do not ruin the NFL experience. Also, this is not the NFL of the 1920's through 1950's when ties were very common. The overtime period works out good and most of the time there is a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 (edited) I'd like to see some sort of adaptation of the college rules. Edited October 1, 2018 by The Real Buffalo Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
416BillsFan Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 Just move OT back to 15 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 19 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I'd like to see some sort of adaptation of the college rules. i despise the college gimmick or at least they should not count OT TDs as stats glommed in with those achieved in regulation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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