But now that the NFL has changed its regular-season overtime rules to guarantee both teams a possession, coaches appear to be evenly split on whether it’s better to kick or to receive.

The first regular season NFL game in Berlin was mostly a tremendous showing for the international crowd. The Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons went back-and-forth for most of the contest, which ended on a walk-off overtime touchdown.

The Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts delivered a thriller in Berlin to kick off NFL Sunday in Week 10, as the Colts defeated the Falcons in overtime, 31-25. However, the officials in this matchup made a big mistake to begin overtime, as they allowed the wrong team to call the coin toss.

Overtime consists of one 10-minute period in the regular season (compared to 15 minutes in playoffs). Each team gets two timeouts, and all replay reviews are initiated by the booth (no coach challenges). There is a three-minute intermission before OT begins. Read more news like this on HindustanTimes.com

The NFL officials made a crucial mistake before overtime of Sunday's game between the Atlanta Falcons and Indianapolis Colts.

Blakeman botched the Falcons-Colts overtime coin toss, declaring Indianapolis the visiting team and allowing the Colts to choose heads or tails. The Colts won the toss and elected to receive. One problem: The Colts are not the visiting team. The Colts are designated as the home team in Berlin. The Falcons are the visiting team.

With the NFL in action on Sunday, running back Bijan Robinson found himself in an overtime thriller in Berlin and kicker Cameron Dicker hit a new season long. A

Falcons overtime in Germany required another coin toss after referee Clete Blakeman mistakenly called Indianapolis the home team.

When overtime began, Blakeman announced the Colts as the visiting team and allowed Indianapolis to call the toss. The Colts called tails and the coin came up tails, but the designation was wrong. The Colts were the home team for Berlin game.

After an ineffective Atlanta drive in overtime, Jones found Tyler Warren for a 23-yard connection to put the Colts in field goal range. And then Jones did all he needed to do — keep feeding Taylor — and the Colts’ stud RB powered in for his third touchdown of the game, capping a magnificent 32-carry, 244-yard game.