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How long is overtime in a regular season game?

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OT coin toss
Retry Correct Incorrect During the regular season, the overtime period is ten minutes long. The length of time was shortened from fifteen minutes in 2017. In the playoffs, the extra quarters are still fifteen minutes long. There is a coin toss by the referee before overtime to determine who gets first possession.
Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images
Michael Zagaris/San Francisco 49ers/Getty Images

How long is overtime in a regular season game?

  • 20 minutes
  • 12 minutes
  • 15 minutes
  • 10 minutes
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