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By islebfrank

November 18, 2008 3:41 PM | Link to this

That’s 3.5 hours I’ll never get back! I would have rather seen the Bengals lose than leave this unfinished business.

If baseball never has a tie, and they play 162 games a season, then there is no excuse for the NFL stopping a game before there is a winner!

By Gravdigr

November 17, 2008 9:12 PM | Link to this

Ties are lame for the reasons posted above. Something needs to be done. I’m not sure that a faceoff with kickers is the answer. Eventually someone is going to get tired. Let it go 8 quarters. The team with the most heart will win, it may not necessarily be the best team on the field, but it will be the team that deserves it.

Btw, pittsburgh is coming, I can’t wait. Always a knock down drag out fight no matter what the stats say.

BTW I am a steelers fan, and I still fear bengals games.

By John

November 17, 2008 6:53 PM | Link to this

Overtime is “handled” OK. just as it is. Perhaps all the players should be told how it is “handled”. Ties are just a part of the game. Each team should play in such a way so as to avoid a tie.

By Ted

November 17, 2008 12:14 PM | Link to this

To “Finish It” - on a humorous note, baseball only does it if it’s not an Allstar Game lol. But we definitely need to have a clear winner in any game with professional athletes!

By Cait

November 17, 2008 10:58 AM | Link to this

Institute the rule the high schools and college have, but start the pros at the 40 yard line. At three OTs, they have to go for 2 if they school at TD. A hockey format could be interesting. Play a sudden death OT, as they do now, and if it’s tied at the end, then go to a shootout - each kicker starting from the 20 or 25 and moving back 5 yards until one misses.

By Michael

November 17, 2008 10:18 AM | Link to this

I hate the idea of ties, but I somehow thought it was poetic in this type of a season for the Bengals.

By sam

November 17, 2008 10:02 AM | Link to this

Philly was lucky to have escaped with a tie..Cincy’s defense was tight…except for getting some dammm sacks…another year of spoiling some teams playoff chances,..Bring on Pittsburgh…

By Bryan

November 17, 2008 9:39 AM | Link to this

No tie! These are professional athletes. The money they are being paid, and the money it costs people to go see the games, there should be a clear winner at the end of the game. If that game ends up taking all night, then I guess the players get to sleep in the next day, but it needs to be finished.

By Finish It

November 17, 2008 8:44 AM | Link to this

Play til there is a winner!! Baseball does it.