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But sudden death is "fair" in games like soccer and hockey with constantly-changing possessions, because they both have equal chances to possess and score throughout the period.

Unfair is the NFL, where even despite recent changes, a team could still end up not possessing the ball at all, which comes down to a dumb advantage determined by luck (coin toss).

Unfair would be if a baseball game ended when a team scored in the top half of extra innings, but luckily it isn't like that.