No, an NFL playoff game cannot end in a tie. In the preseason and regular season, games can end in ties. However, with the league needing a team to move on to the next round of the playoffs, there is no possibility of a tie in the postseason.

The NFL Playoff overtime rules are a bit different than the regular season, especially since there can't be a tie.

Former NFL official and current rules analyst Walt Anderson explained in detail Sunday why the league ruled that Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw an interception in overtime on the controversial play which led to the Denver Broncos winning the AFC Divisional Round game on Saturday.

The NFL changed overtime rules in the regular season to make the rules more like the playoffs, but postseason overtime still has some important differences, including 15-minute periods and no ties.

Broncos cannot sign Tom Brady after Bo Nix’s season-ending injury due to NFL rules and Brady’s ownership stake in the Raiders.

The NFL Playoffs kick off Saturday with the Carolina Panthers hosting the Los Angeles Rams in the first of six Wild Card round games.

Here's everything you need to know about the NFL postseason format: Fourteen teams will make the NFL playoffs — seven from both the NFC and AFC. This is an increase over the previous format, which had 12 teams. This is broken out with four division winners in each conference as well as three wild-card teams.

Fourteen sides — seven from each conference — will take part in the NFL playoffs. Each will hope to lift the Lombardi Trophy come postseason's end.