Super Bowl LX: What are the overtime rules in the NFL playoffs?

How does overtime differ between the NFL playoffs and regular season? Do these rules change in Super Bowl LX? Here are the overtime rules for the Super Bowl: NFL Playoff Overtime Rules Each team has the chance to possess the ball once during a 15-minute overtime period in the Super Bowl, barring a defensive score or safety on the opening possession; any defensive score would give the previously defending team possession of the ball and the lead, rendering the next possession pointless. If one team scores a touchdown or field goal on the first possession of overtime and the other team does not score on the next possession, the game is over. Once both teams have possession of the ball, the next score wins the game. If the game is tied after the initial 15 minute overtime period, another overtime period will begin until a winner is determined. Both teams get two timeouts in the regular season and three in the playoffs for an overtime period. All overtime replay reviews are initiated by the replay official. As at the end of the second and fourth quarters, there is a two-minute warning in the second and fourth overtime periods of the playoffs and a coin toss after the fourth overtime period to determine possession, if the game requires it. The rules for overtime are the same in the Super Bowl as in all of the playoffs. The difference with the regular season is that overtime lasts 10 minutes in the regular season and the match can end in a draw. History of NFL Overtime After the 2016 season, the NFL changed overtime from a 15-minute period to a 10-minute period in the regular season, citing player safety (fewer minutes played). In 2022, after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Buffalo Bills with a touchdown on the first possession of overtime in the 2021 AFC Divisional Round, the NFL approved a rule that allows both teams to possess the ball regardless of whether a team scores a touchdown or field goal on the first possession of overtime in the playoffs. This rule was only in effect for the playoffs. Then, after the 2024 season, the NFL adopted playoff overtime rules for the regular season. Of course, the only difference is that the game ends after the 10-minute overtime period in the regular season if the game is tied. How many Super Bowls have been extended? Only two Super Bowls have required overtime in NFL history, with the Chiefs defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII and the New England Patriots defeating the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LI.