new OT rules Please explain?

A coin is flipped. If the team who wins the coin toss kicks a successful field goal, then the other team gets a chance to score. But if the team who wins the coin toss scores a touchdown, then the game is over. If both teams successfully kick a field goal, then during the next possession, which ever team scores first, with either a field goal or touchdown will win.

The new rules, which will be adopted for the playoffs only are a hybrid of the current format and the college setup. Basically, if the team who starts with the ball goes down and scores a touchdown the game is over, but if they only get a field goal the other team has one chance to answer back.If the team with the ball first has to punt, or there is a turnover, it goes straight to sudden-death. The nice tweak they added gives teams more incentive of scoring a touchdown, and makes the chance higher that both teams will have the ball.

The above is correct. However, the new rule only applies to POST-season! At least for this year.

Reg season will as it always has been.