NFL’s Super Bowl overtime rules, explained

Only one Super Bowl has advanced to overtime.

Super Bowl LI, which saw the New England Patriots overcome a 28-3 deficit to force overtime, and then win the game on the opening possession of OT with a touchdown.

Should Super Bowl LVIII make it to overtime, becoming just the second Super Bowl to require extra time, the format will look a little different than it did a few years ago, thanks in part to one of the teams that is playing in this year’s big game.

Recall the AFC Divisional Round a few years ago. In that game Patrick Mahomes and company needed just 13 seconds to force overtime

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