Overtime playoff scoring rules: strategy

[Spider-Dan]

Last offseason, the NFL changed the scoring rules for overtime playoff games.  Both teams must now get at least one possession (unless there's a defensive score).

So let's suppose you lose the coin flip, opponent chooses to receive, and scores a TD on their first possession.  They kick the extra point.  You also score a TD on your possession.  Do you kick the extra point to extend overtime, handing the ball back to the opponent in sudden death, and ask your defense to get a stop?  Or do you go for two and end the game, win or lose?

[CF DolFan]

Last offseason, the NFL changed the scoring rules for overtime playoff games.  Both teams must now get at least one possession (unless there's a defensive score).

So let's suppose you lose the coin flip, opponent chooses to receive, and scores a TD on their first possession.  They kick the extra point.  You also score a TD on your possession.  Do you kick the extra point to extend overtime, handing the ball back to the opponent in sudden death, and ask your defense to get a stop?  Or do you go for two and end the game, win or lose?

Too many variables. If my defense is not playing well I may go for it. If they are playing relatively well I might keep going to give them another shot at stopping them. The opposite would be true too if they had a great performing defense or one that was currently struggling.

[Spider-Dan]

Well, by definition your defense allowed the opponent to drive down the field and score a TD on the first possession of OT, and your offense did the same thing right after that.

Is that enough information to make the decision?

[Dave Gray]

Win the game.  In general.  All the time.