How to Divide the Possession of a Football?

Yeon-Koo Che () and Terrence Hendershott

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: The current National Football League overtime rule favors the team starting on offense. Auctioning off or dividing-and-choosing the starting possession can potentially restore ex post fairness. We find auctions to provide a better outcome when teams have asymmetric information.

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Date: 2006
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Journal Article: How to divide the possession of a football? (2008)
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