All NFL games have two-minute warnings, the automatic timeouts that occur when the game clock hits the two-minute mark at the end of the second and fourth quarters. After the two-minute warning ...

So what’s the deal? And could it change? The original two-minute warning dates back to 1942, when NFL stadiums only had analog clocks and the game time was kept by officials on the field.

and they literally warned teams the clock was nearing expiration. As Vannini wisely observed: “I said, ‘OK but everyone is going to call it the two-minute warning.'” When the NCAA announced ...