NFL's New Regular-Season Overtime Put to the Test on Monday Night
The policy mirrors the postseason format by guaranteeing a possession for each team within a 10-minute session with booth reviews plus two timeouts.
Overview
- The Week 14 game between the Eagles and Chargers reached overtime at 19-19 after Cameron Dicker hit a 46-yard field goal with eight seconds left, followed by Jalen Hurts taking a knee to end regulation.
- For 2025, the NFL aligned regular-season overtime with the postseason format that has been in place since 2022.
- Overtime consists of a 10-minute period with two timeouts per team and all reviews initiated by the booth.
- Both teams are assured one possession in overtime, with the lone exception being a safety scored by the kicking team on the first possession.
- If the game remains tied after each team has possessed the ball, the next score wins, and if still tied after 10 minutes the game ends in a tie, as seen in the Packers-Cowboys 40-40 draw in Week 4.