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Originally Posted by You Need a Thneed
In the NFL, you can technically win the game by gaining a first down with 2:39 left on the clock, if the other team doesn’t have a timeout, and you stayed in bounds.
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The CFL is one of the only sports that actually changes how the clock is run at the end of halves and it's kind of heavy handed. While it adds to the entertainment value, the last three minutes of a game can totally undo a solid defensive effort over a half because of the clock stoppage after every play totally favoring the offense. It's an artificial way to add offense to the game. Would fans like it if the NHL made any puck shot past center ice in the last two minutes of a period icing? That would likely add a few more late period/game goals but it would be hard to stomach a solid 18 minute defensive period undone by the rules changing in the last few minutes of the period that totally favor the offense. So while I get that it makes the game more exciting I do prefer the NFL's purist approach of not altering the offense/defense and changing how the clock runs to artificially add offense.