Weekend's NFL Game between Vikings and Saints was interesting. If Brett Favre made one sane decision of throwing the ball out or gaining a few yeards and holding on to the ball instead of getting intercepted, Vikings would have made it to the Super Bowl. They have done everything wrong but were far better than Saints and then the crazy OT rule led them down.
Over Time rule in NFL sucks, there are no two opinions on that. I have expressed the same when Packers lost to Cardinals in the Play-Offs. The team that wins the toss most probably will take minimum risks and score a field goal to win the game. Packers lost the same way and so did Vikings. The rule sucks because it doesn't give a fair opportunity for both the teams to compete. If I were to compare it with cricket, the team that wins the toss would select batting and play for 5 overs and scores 50 runs but the opposition is never given a chance to chase 50 or bat for 5 overs and see how much they score which doesn't make any sense.
The NFL OT rule should be changed just to give both the teams a fair chance. I would suggest either giving one drive chance to each team or one more quarter(with two 7.5 min sessions). Imagine this scenario during the super bowl game, how painful would that be for both the teams not getting a fair chance to score and win.
Coming to the Super Bowl game, I have placed my bet on Colts because they have shown better performance under pressure compared to Saints. Unless Saints pull out something extra ordinary or improve their game drastically from their previous games, We have Colts as the Champions.
Cheers
Vishal
