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Plenty of people have theories about how to fix the NFL’s overtime system to prevent ties.

One guy who is in a position to help create a possible change doesn’t seem all that interested in changing it.

Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis, a member of the league’s competition committee, said he wasn’t in favor of changing the rules, after his team tied Washington Sunday. The Bengals are the only team with two ties since the last rule change in 2012 (there have been just five), which guarantees each team possession unless the first team scores a touchdown.

They tied the Panthers 37-37 in 2014 when their kicker missed a field goal as time expired, and also against the Eagles in 2008 prior to the rules change.

Specifically, Lewis said he wasn’t a fan of the college overtime rules, which give each team a possession starting at the 25.

“I just think it’s hokey,” Lewis said, via Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com. “We play enough football. Our guys on defense played 94 plays this last game. We don’t want to continue to keep playing. . . .

“I like the rule the way it used to be, when the first team who scored won the game.”

While that’s just one man’s opinion, it’s an opinion of a man who sits on the committee which helps steer the playing rules, so it carries more weight than others.