Reid questions OT setup
Winning K.C. coach still thinks the rule not best thing for the game
Even the winning coach, in this case Andy Reid, is questioning the NFL’S overtime setup.
One day after Reid’s Chiefs won the OT coin toss, then marched downfield for Travis Kelce’s 8-yard touchdown reception to end an epic divisional round game with Buffalo, Reid recognized how fortunate Kansas City was.
“I had a chance to talk with Sean afterward,” Reid said of Bills coach Sean Mcdermott, “and that I’m sure is something they’re going to look at again, too. And I wouldn’t be opposed to it — it’s a hard thing. It was great for us last night, but is it great for the game which is the most important thing we should all be looking out for? To make things equal, it probably needs to be able to hit both offenses, both defenses.”
That never happened Sunday, and it has not happened much in the playoffs since the current rules were adopted in 2010 for the postseason, 2012 for the regular schedule. Under those guidelines for the playoffs:
— Teams play 15-minute periods until there’s a winner.
— A touchdown or safety on the first possession wins the game.
— If the score is tied after each team’s first possession, either because neither scored or each kicked a field goal, the next score will win the game.
— There are no coach’s challenges with all reviews being initiated by the replay official.
In 11 playoff games that went to overtime, the team that got the ball first has won 10.
Reid and lost in overtime to New England in the AFC title in 2018 season.
Giants: Buffalo offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is getting a second interview for the vacant New York head coaching job before some candidates have gotten a chance for a first meeting. The Giants confirmed on Monday that Daboll will meet with co-owners John Mara and Steve Tisch and new general manager Joe Schoen on Tuesday.
Panthers: Carolina agreed to terms with former Giants head coach Ben Mcadoo to become their next offensive coordinator. The Associated Press reported last week that the team has settled on Mcadoo to replace Joe Brady, who was fired late in the regular season with the offense struggling.