By James Varney, The Times-Picayune

March 23, 2010, 2:54PM

Orlando, Fla. — The NFL owners approved proposed changes in postseason overtime rules by a 28-4 vote Tuesday but one of the teams voting ‘no’ was a bit of a surprise: the Minnesota Vikings.

Even though Atlanta Falcons president Rich McKay told reporters in a conference call about the proposed changes that no single team had pushed for a potential dual-possession format in playoff overtime, the Vikings were widely considered a team in favor of the measure. That belief was rooted in the NFC championship game when the Saints won the coin toss and then punched their ticket to Super Bowl XLIV with a 40-yard field goal by Garrett Hartley.

Should the same situation arise, the vote could come back to haunt the Saints, who cast a vote in favor of the change.

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