[Rocketfan]

Donovan McNabb is getting $6.3M this year to play in the NFL, and yet was clueless that a regular-season game can end in a tie after one overtime. Then he added, "I'd hate to see what happens in the Super Bowl. You'd have to settle with a tie."

(Sound of America slapping its forehead.)

Oy. It'd be like a pro golfer going, "You mean I have to get it all the way into the stupid hole?" So I devised a little unscientific quiz to see if it's just Duhnovan who's brain-dead about his line of work, or if other players are rules-challenged too. Cover your eyes. It's not pretty.

Q: What does happen in the playoffs if the game is tied after the first overtime?


Sam Madison, CB, Giants: "Are they gonna do a coin toss? The rule needs to be changed."
Shaun O'Hara, C, Giants: "Yeah, we don't want the Super Bowl decided by a coin flip."

Correct answer: Play continues until one team scores.


http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story ... d=tab1pos1

[sweetnahmah1]

Good read. Not many players, or even fans knew about the whole fair catch kick rule.

[adam42381]

Good read. Not many players, or even fans knew about the whole fair catch kick rule.

I'd say 99% of fans have never heard of this rule.