Does the NFL still need overtime in the regular season, if it has the two-point conversion?

The NFL played for years without OT for regular season games or a 2 point conversion option. When the AFL came along they implemented the 2 point conversion option from the start. After the merger, and a long debate, the NFL decided to use the 2 point conversion as an option. The sudden death overtime rule for regular season games was adopted in 1974.

After the 2 point conversion was implemented, and before the sudden death OT rule, coaches would rarely chose to go for 2 because the risk was higher than the 1 point kick. Some of the more daring coaches would go for 2 to win a game rather than settle for a tie. Most often it depended on the scoring teams standings and the impact a tie instead of a win would have on their playoff chances.

Since the OT rule was adopted, teams almost never go for 2 to win. They generally decide to kick the 1 pointer and take their chances in OT.

So if the OT rule was done away with coaches' strategies would obviously change. We'd see more 2 point tries at the end of games like the league experienced before. I'm thinking most coaches would go for ties with the kick early in the season, and it would depend on the standings later on.

But I don't think the league will ever do away with OT for regular season games. It's too embedded in the game now and owners, players, and fans would object.

We may see more OT rule changes for the regular season, like adopting the playoff rule where both teams get at least 1 possession during OT. But NFL OT in some form is here to stay.

What if the team was down by three?

A coach IS going for one to get the win. Tie it in regulation and win it in overtime. D

Doesn't matter. The NFL's purpose for overtime was to eliminate the ties when a coach went for one at the end of the game.

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Fans don't like ties. Neither do the players, owners, or TV networks.

If there was no overtime, teams would go for the tie because a sure 1-point kick is better than a risky chance at a loss.

Overtime is a good thing.

However, I wish the NFL would play overtime the way that colleges handle it.

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yes because a two point conversion is much riskier than an extra point, so most coaches would rather play it safe and go to OT and score a field goal

The point of the season is to see who is the best team. Right? then ties don't solve anything. Nobody likes ties because competitive people want to win! Ties are dumb and nobody likes them.

Why have no o/t in the regular season

if the match ends a draw its a draw