Sports Overtime Rules, Ranked
Every sport has a different way of dealing with a game that ends in a tie. Some overtimes are wonderful and compelling, while others are boring and lame. Here’s Deadspin’s non-exhaustive ranking of sports overtime rules.
Baseball
Basketball
Hockey (full strength, 20-minute periods)
Tie
NCAA Football
Hockey (3 vs. 3)
Golf (sudden death holes)
Soccer (golden goal)
Replaying the whole game
Soccer (30 extra minutes followed by penalty kicks if still tied)
Hockey (4 vs. 4)
NFL (each team gets a possession unless the first team scores a TD)
Boxing and other judged sports (no overtime)
Tennis (tiebreaker)
Being hit by a zamboni
NFL (first team to score wins)
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