NFL owners will vote next week on whether to allow each team a possession in overtime in the playoffs if the team winning the coin toss kicks a field goal on the first series. Previously, the game would end whenever either side scores. "Statistically, it is pretty clear there has been a change," NFL competition committee chairman Rich McKay said. "When sudden death was put in for 1974, it clearly worked very well and was a good system. It brought excitement and effectively broke ties. From '74 to '93 you had a 50-50 [breakdown] in who would win between those who won the toss and who lost the toss. "Changes occurred over time, and the numbers have changed to 59.8 percent winning the coin toss and winning the game. The team that loses the coin toss wins 38.5 percent. "We are trying to put in a system that emphasizes more skill and strategy as opposed to the randomness of the coin flip."