To illustrate the point, in the first half there were 7 possessions (not counting the last one which the clock ended and forced the FG attempt on 3rd down). there were 4 TD's and 3 punts. In the 2nd half and again not counting the last 13 second drive (the FG that tied it) there were 10 possessions and as many TD's (5), as non-TD's (5 - 3 punts, 2 FG). When adding in overtime and eliminating the end of half and end of game possessions, there were 18 possessions, 10 of which ended in a TD. Thus, the teams scored a TD 55.55% of the time when the clock was not an issue, which basically gives the team that wins the 50/50 coin flip a greater than 50% of chance of winning solely by winning the coin flip. At the biggest stage that shouldn't happen. You can't have a game decided by a coin flip. It just feels random and not right.
And there are ways you can get rid of the coin flip deciding a game without just trading possessions. For example, you could give the 2nd team only the amount of time the first team uses. So if the Chiefs score a TD in 4 minutes, 15 seconds (like they did), you then give the Bills exactly 4 minutes, 15 seconds to score a TD (if they do, OT just continues as normal). Something like that has a measure of fairness and strategy. I mean you could go into a hurry up. You could kick a FG on 1st down because you get into range in 30 seconds into the OT and thus force the other team to get into FG range in 30 seconds. Things like that, but it is based on actual results on the field and that should be the result.
And I've been saying this for years. had that exact debate when the Chiefs lost to the Patriots in the AFC Title game a fews years back as well. It just doesn't sit well that Josh Allen didn't have a chance in OT because of a coin flip. It is a problem.
