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Consider this scenario: It's the AFC championship game, a high-stakes match between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills. As the fourth quarter ends in a tie, they move into overtime.

The NFL is reportedly considering yet another change to its overtime format, and this time it appears they may be able to get something over the line.

The league is discussing a proposal that would guarantee both teams touch the ball in overtime.

As part of the Inside Coverage Podcast, Jason Fitz came up with a novel overtime proposal.

Consider this scenario: It’s the AFC championship game, a winner-takes-all game with major implications. The Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills are locked in a close battle that spills over into overtime.

The coin toss is a moment of tension, and the Chiefs emerge victorious. Commencing with the ball, Patrick Mahomes leads the offense on a 12-play drive, methodically chewing up 7:06 of the clock before finding Travis Kelce for a touchdown pass.

Here's Fitz's proposal: Because the Chiefs offense took 7:06 to score, the Bills offense would then get that same amount of time to counter and match the score.

“They got to go down and match that score in that amount of time. Look at this, I think we just solved overtime,” Fitz said.

“It’s an interesting approach to it. But what if you scored eight seconds?” Charles Robinson interjected. “The team's getting the ball back and they're going, ‘Great, so now we have an opportunity to match this in eight seconds.’

“Then you just got to look at your defense and be like, ‘Really, you did this to us?’”

Robinson then explained why he doesn't think owners will adopt a proposal like Fitz's.

“This is why I think these proposals often don't even get to the voting phases, because this breaks out in these rooms and there starts to be these debates and arguments, and then somebody raises their hand and goes, 'Is this really broken?'” Robinson said. “Does the data show? Or are some people just upset about a certain scenario that played out, you know, with their particular team.

"I don't think it's gonna work, Fitz. I don't think we solved it today on Inside Coverage. We didn't fix overtime. Sorry."

What say you? Do you like Fitz's overtime proposal (obviously with the need to flesh it out a bit more)?

To hear more NFL discussions, tune into "Inside Coverage" on Apple, Spotify or YouTube.