When Super Bowl LVIII went to overtime, it marked the first overtime in NFL history when both teams were guaranteed a possession. The 49ers won the toss, elected to receive the overtime kickoff, scored a field goal on their opening possession, and then lost when the Chiefs scored a touchdown on the subsequent possession. Much of the discussion after the game was about whether the 49ers made the right decision.

When Sunday’s Giants-Cowboys game went to overtime, it marked the second overtime in NFL history when both teams were guaranteed a possession. The Giants won the toss, elected to kick off in overtime, and lost at the end of a back-and-forth overtime period that saw the Cowboys kick the game-winning field goal on the fifth possession of overtime.

Surprisingly, that hasn’t generated

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