Bills to Propose Changes to NFL Postseason OT Rules After Playoff Loss to Chiefs

The Buffalo Bills lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs in January and are hoping to change the overtime system.

The Bills will submit a proposal to the competition committee that would add an extra period to the game for overtime in the playoffs, according to Brandon Beane.

Baseball and basketball both play five minutes, similar to basketball. I'm talking about a time limit for the playoffs. Both teams will have a chance and maybe even more than one possession.

The Indianapolis Colts sent a proposal to the competition committee that would affect all games.

The Indianapolis proposal would guarantee both teams at least one possession in overtime, according to Mark Maske of the Washington Post.

Rich McKay, the Atlanta Falcons general manager and chairman of the competition committee, said there would be no question about overtime rules.

There will be a team or two that will suggest a rule change. I know a bunch of people who called me and others. McKay said that they are going to see some proposals.

If the team that gets the ball first scores a touchdown, the overtime game will end.

The Kansas City team that tied the game on a 49-yard field goal at the end of regulation won the coin toss to start the extra period.

The game was tied at 36 when Patrick Mahomes hit Kelce for an eight-yard touchdown.

In the past, teams have proposed changes to the overtime rules, but have been rejected.

The Chiefs wanted to give both teams at least one possession after they lost in the playoffs. There was no formal vote on it due to a lack of support from the owners of the teams.

The current overtime rule, which gives both teams at least one possession as long as the team that gets the ball doesn't score a touchdown, was originally adopted in 2010.

The league added regular-season games in 2012

Any proposed rule change needs at least 24 votes from the league&s 32 team owners to pass.