Sir Purr
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Overtime decisions
Finally, there are a handful of proposals related to overtime (both of which came from Baltimore).
The Ravens introduced a new "spot and choose" concept for the winner of the coin flip, to then be played in a true sudden death format along with playing out a 7-minute, 30-second quarter to completion.
Under the "spot and choose" proposal, the winner of the coin toss would decide where the ball would be spotted, and then the other team chooses to be on offense or defense.
If you choose to spot it at the 50, then the other team would obviously pick offense since it becomes an easy field goal. Pick the five-yard line coming out, and then they pick defense with your back against the goal-line.
So, where's the sweet spot?
The NFL Operations and Data group charted first-half drives in 2020, looking for the starting field position where it's just as likely that the offense will score first or the defense will get a stop in a position to score first themselves.
That break-even point turns out to be the own 13-yard line. Analytics.