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The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers are locked in a tight NFC West battle from SoFi Stadium in Week 5’s “Thursday Night Football” matchup.
With time ticking down in regulation, there may be some thought: What are the NFL’s overtime rules?
The NFL made changes to the rules for overtime heading into the 2025 season, with another marked change to allow a bit more fairness in the extra period.
Here’s what you need to know for overtime this season.
NFL overtime rules 2025
Overtime rules during the regular season changed for 2025 to match what’s been used in the postseason since 2022. The overtime period will be 10 minutes long with each team getting two timeouts and all reviews initiated by the booth.
Both teams have a chance to possess the football in overtime. A coin toss is used to determine who chooses to get the ball first. The only exception for both teams getting to possess the ball is in the case of the kicking team scoring a safety on the receiving team’s first possession.
After each team possesses the ball, the team with more points wins. If it is still tied after one possession each, the team that scores next wins. If the score is still tied after those 10 minutes, the game will end in a tie.
“Sunday Night Football” in Week 4 ended in a tie after the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys each scored a field goal in overtime to make it a 40-40 game as time expired.
