Sudden death rules in the Super Bowl needs to be changed

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I speak as a sports fan who believes in fair play and not as a fan of the Atlanta Falcons who must be crying that their team blew a 25 point lead to the New England Patriots on Sunday evening during the second half of Super Bowl 51 which they lost in overtime to the Patriots by a final score of 34-28. The rules of overtime in the National Football League are when the team that wins the coin toss scores a touchdown on their first possession of a football game, the game is over. Lo and behold when the Patriots won the coin toss in overtime since they were the road team in Super Bowl 51, Tom Brady who is the quarterback of the team led the team to the only score of the overtime period when running back James White scored the winning touchdown. The right way for Super Bowl 51 to end would have been for the Falcons to get the ball back and attempt to tie the game on a drive led by Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan so a real champion could be decided in a perfect world. But the powers that be who run the National Football League must take us fans for granted. My hat's off to the Patriots who won their fifth Super Bowl title but speaking for football fans, in my opinion the college football version to decide football games in overtime is better.