Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes celebrates with followers as he walks off the sector after an AFC divisional spherical playoff recreation in opposition to the Buffalo Payments.
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It’s no coincidence that the choice got here simply weeks after the Payments-Chiefs playoff recreation.
“Within the Buffalo recreation this 12 months, it was the best 20, half-hour of soccer that I’ve ever seen, ever,” Atlanta Falcons President Wealthy McKay, chairman of the competitors committee, mentioned on the league conferences. “To suppose that it ended that approach undoubtedly introduced up the thought of, ‘Hey, is that equitable? Does that work for everyone?’ I’ve no query that began the dialogue.”
Between 2010 and 2022, 12 playoff video games went into time beyond regulation, with seven of these selected the opening possession of the additional interval.
“We at all times hearken to the followers, that’s the essential factor,” league commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned on the conferences. “We’re at all times seeking to enhance and I believe what actually drove the choice was the database, in the end, and searching on the details and what’s occurred.”