The obvious example is the NFL's ever-more-complicated catch rule. Another example is the overtime rules.
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A simple solution for the NFL's bizarre overtime rules
The NFL has a habit of taking simple things and making them far more complicated. The idea is to create rules that anticipate every conceivable scenario and to avoid odd situations in which fans, coaches, players, and even officials, are left scratching their heads.
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In 2012, the NFL changed the overtime rules. Now, both teams get a shot in overtime unless the first team to have the ball scores a touchdown.
As Scott Van Pelt of ESPN noted during the playoffs following the 2015 season, ending the game on a touchdown in the first drive is still "
If the game is tied at the end of the fourth quarter, just keep playing the fourth quarter until one team takes the lead.
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