NFL Referee Ed Hochuli’s 57-second explanation of the new NFL overtime rules … in verse.With the score tiedat the end of regulationwe will go into overtimeThere are special overtime rulesin the playoffsBoth teams get an opportunityto possess the footballwith one exceptionThat one exceptionis a touchdownalways wins the gameSo if a teamthatgetsthe opening kickoffscoresatouchdownon their first possessionthe game is overat that pointIf the teamthat first gets the ballkicks a field goalthe other teamwill have anopportunityto possess the footballAnd thenwe areessentiallyinsuddendeathIf the first teamthatgets the footballdoes notscorewe will go intosuddendeathThe second teamwill thenhave theopportunityto possess the ballandthe first team to scoreeven if it’sjustbythree pointswill winTiming rulesare as ifwe were startinganewgameWe will useregular timing rulesAnd replayall replaywill beconducted from the boothThe coachesdo nothave challengesNew YorkIt’s your callWhat’s your call?
