Obviously after the fact now, but I was really only going for the 49ers because I didn't want KC to win again (I'm a classic underdog guy and the successful teams just tend to annoy me after a few years), plus getting sick of all the Swift/Kelce noise (as much as I do like how it triggers a large portion of the population). The way the game actually turned out was just about the best I could hope, a defensive battle where Mahomes looks human for the most part and Purdy (who I really see as "just a guy" and not the wunderkind he has been made out to be) did enough to keep his team above water.
The overtime rule change had no effect on the game. Since the 49ers only scored a field goal on the first drive of OT, even under the old rules KC would still have had a possession with a chance to tie (via field goal) or win (via TD, which they did).
I am a football (proper football, where you can't use your hands) fan and always loved the game, however assuming overtime in NFL is akin to injury time, and assuming that the losing team in this got done over during it I completely sympathise them as it is out of control and something I can't stand about the game at the minute. Mix that with a bald bastar... twa... berk (though the other two would be more accurate) of a referee and a great sporting events can be ruined. Apologies after are all good and proper but not good enough and something really ought to be done about it. Sorry if I have not quite grasped what actually went on here but it makes sense in my head for overtime to be similar to injury time. Edit: Just to cover myself, nothing against bald people as a whole just this bald person as an individual!
Nope, Over Time is for when the scores are tied at the end of regulation (think Extra Time for soccer/football, not injury/stoppage time). Since the Super Bowl is one of those games where a winner _has_ to be decided (regular season games can still end in a draw after over/extra time is finished), overtime is a necessary evil. But unlike rugby league/union/soccer, it is quite common for a team to score on most possessions, so in OT the team that gets the ball first would have a massive advantage in a sudden-death/golden-point scoring scenario - thus the rules make it so that both teams get a possession and thus a chance to score (no-one wants a game essentially decided by a coin-flip). The rules have changed over the years, and for the playoffs and the Super Bowl specifically in 2022, which alters tactics slightly but still wouldn't have affected the result of the 2024 Super Bowl assuming everything played out the way it did. Overtime rules (simplified, plus the dates might be a bit skew-y since the NFL season straddles the new year) Prior to 2011: First team to score any points in Overtime wins (basically golden-point/sudden death). The team that receives the kickoff at the start of OT is at an immense advantage 2012-current (regular season), 2012-2022 (playoffs): Both teams get a chance to possess the ball, UNLESS the first team scores a touchdown on their opening possession. So if Team A gets first possession, marches down the field and scores a field goal, then Team B will get one chance to match (with their own field goal) or beat (with a touchdown) with their own drive. If Team A and Team B both score field goals on their respective possessions, then it goes to sudden-death/golden-point. 2023-current (playoffs): Both teams get a chance to possess the ball, EVEN if the first team scores a touchdown (obviously if Team A scores a touchdown Team B has to match it otherwise they lose). This is why the rule change didn't affect the 2024 SB, as San Francisco only scored a field goal on their possession so Kansas City would still have gotten the ball for their own attempt even under the old rules.
Ah, right. I can just about cope with extra time, though still very, very intense! That is very interesting to read mate and has changed a bit over time. I am sure you still have the issue with the refs!
