Both teams will get the ball unless a safety is scored on the first possession
The NFL has unveiled its new policies and procedures for overtime in the playoffs. We’ll have to wait and see if any games are impacted this postseason, but both teams get the ball at least once, unless a safety occurs on the first possession of the extra period.
After a possession for each team, the team with more points wins (FG vs. TD, missed XP, two-point conversion, etc). If the teams are still tied, the team that had the ball first gets another possession and the next score wins. All challenges come from the replay booth and
The overtime period will be up to 15 minutes long. If the game is still tied, any subsequent overtime period would be sudden-death.
NFL playoff overtime games
Since 2002, there have been 24 overtime games in the playoffs, including two last season, both in the AFC. The Chiefs beat the Bills 42-36 on the first possession of overtime in the Divisional Round and the Bengals intercepted the Chiefs and then kicked a game-winning field goal in the AFC Championship Game to win 27-24.