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Expert: Thom Brooks - 11/24/2007


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after the first overtime period, how do they determine which team will be the offensive team first for subsequent overtime periods?

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Don, hello!

They alternate possessions if both teams keep the score tied, until beginning with the third overtime, the team that scores a TD must also go for the 2 point conversion.  
They do not flip the coin again (only at the start of the  first overtime).  

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