Lions playing under playoff overtime rules Saturday
Posted by on January 5, 2012 – 11:30 amIt’s worth reminding everyone that the Lions vs. Saints playoff game this Saturday will fall under the league’s new overtime rules.
NFL owners voted in 2010 to install a modified sudden-death system to determine the winner in the playoffs when the score is tied at the end of regulation. The system guarantees each team a possession or the opportunity to possess, unless the team that receives the opening kickoff scores a touchdown on its initial possession.
Here is the rule:
Following a three-minute intermission after the end of the regulation game, play will be continued in 15-minute periods until a winner is declared. Each team must possess or have the opportunity to possess the ball unless the team that has the ball first scores a touchdown on its initial possession. Play continues in sudden death until a winner is determined, and the game automatically ends upon any score (by safety, field goal, or touchdown) or when a score is awarded by Referee for a palpably unfair act. Each team has three timeouts per half and all general timing provisions apply as during a regular game. Try is not attempted if touchdown scored. Disqualified players are not allowed to return.
Also, there are no challenges and reviews are initiated by the replay assistant.
Posted in Lions Insider Tim Twentyman | 7 Comments »
By Bernadette on Jan 5, 2012 | Reply
Great regular season guys! Keep up the hard work.
Give the Saints a hard time on Saturday & we can continue on and give it a go
and Suh please keep your fngers to yourself…we don’t want to loose because of penatlies…
By shadowman on Jan 5, 2012 | Reply
I live in Vegas and was at the casino yesterday and I was at the sports book and they have the Lions at 11 to 1 to win the NFC and 35 to 1 to win the Superbowl.
By dundeepete on Jan 5, 2012 | Reply
Just a little bulletin material: I’m a lifelong Lions fan born and living in Chicago. The media here all year long (as in the past) has total disrespect and continuously rip the Lions. This week they’ve been talking about if the 49ers can beat the Saints next week…in other words, Lions aren’t going to show up. The national media is pretty much acting the same way. It’s going to be tough, especially playing the NFL darlings (the Saints) and IN New Orleans. I don’t expect the officials to help us either, but just play our game. Don’t get down, make sure of your assignments, tackle low, tackle hard, and don’t get top high whether after a first down, a sack, or a TD. There will be plenty of time to celebrate after the clock reads 0.00 and we have more points! Good luck…thanks for an exciting and fun regular season. Now it’s showtime!!!
By TDT on Jan 5, 2012 | Reply
I agree dundeepete. It’s the same down here in Atlanta. Everybody keeps saying sorry for you, it’s over. I remind them that We played them before ( New Orleans) and they didn’t run away with the game . Besides we were without a few key players. The Saints aren’t invincible and we have our starting 11 back together since the GB game. People, let’s not get it twisted, we still are a great team. We have to play errorless football play our best game and make them play us. My belief is that we will win in N.O. and the media will say the same thing again. Detroit was lucky. Hey LIONS the jungle belongs to you! Take what’s rightfully yours and no one can say anything but, THE KING OF THE JUNGLE RULES!!!
By Dave on Jan 6, 2012 | Reply
Hey the first time we played the saints we got unfair penalties and we were missing Suh. I hope that the ref’s are alot more down the middle with the calls and that they let our boys play some hard fought football. I wish Jahvid was coming back we really do need to be a balanced run-pass offense. As for the media not giving us any credit. They did that a few years ago against the team that we are playing on Saturday and look how far they got. I say let’s do this and show the world that the Lions are here to fight. I want no stupid penalty calls against us and I think we can get this. Keep your feet on the floor and your hands in the air. Lets GOOO Lions!!!
By Charlotte on Jan 6, 2012 | Reply
The media talking heads have no love for the Lions. TDT is right; when we win in NO they will say we were lucky. I haven’t missed a game and lucky wins haven’t happened. When we play like the team we are, we WIN…and NO will be no different. It looks to me like our team is ready, hungry, and will bring their best effort on Saturday. GO LIONS!
By Detroit Lions Junkie on May 18, 2012 | Reply
Super Bowl or bust this year!