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Time for rant mode. The Patriots just lost 20-17 to the Denver Broncos in overtime. The Broncos won the coin toss, and the ball down to field goal territory and kicked a nice field goal. Impressive. I’m not denying that. One problem. Then the game was over. WHAT?! Obviously, I was not actually confused, I know the NFL overtime rule (unlike Donovan McNabb), but I was pissed. The Patriots didn’t even get a shot to win that game. Our offense didn’t touch the ball in overtime because we lost the coin toss. The coin toss!!! How can u lose a game in OT if u didn't get the ball because you lost a coin toss. The NFL is respected as a manly man’s league with the toughest of the tough, yet our overtime games are being decided by a coin and a kicker. Is this what the NFL is reduced to, a coin and a foot. Football is a game of inches, but the NFL overtime is a game of luck. Not completely luck, but more often than not a team that wins a coin toss will go down field and kick a field goal, sometimes running out the downs after getting in field goal range and kicking the field goal rather than even trying for a touchdown, and the team that lost that coin toss won’t even be allowed to put their offense on the field. My proposal is to do what most other leagues do, including the NFL’s rivals, the MLB, and the NBA. Put a specific amount of time and at the end of that specific amount of time, whoever has more points wins. If it is still tied repeat. The MLB does it with extra innings, the NBA with their 5 minute overtime periods. The NFL needs to do that too, allowing at least 7 minutes of overtime guaranteed, because with 5, there isn’t much difference between that and the current rule. I would prefer 10 minutes, but I could live with 7.