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Originally Posted by ResAlien
Never let your foot off the gas. Ever.
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I agree 100%!
Except... kicking a field goal on a 4th and 3 on the 11 yard line is far from "letting your foot off the gas". 9/10 times in that situation you go for the field goal and put points on the board. The only time you don't is when you trail by more then 3 points and time is running out. We're not talking 4th and 3 on the 33rd yard line where you would normally think about going for it since a FG is a long shot and a punt doesn't really get you much. Going for it on 4th down in that situation is nothing more then running up the score and has nothing to do with letting your foot of the gas. If it were a down and distance that you would normally go for it then I'd understand. I'm not saying they should have taken a knee, I just feel they should have kicked the field goal like you normally would and feel good about your 27 point victory.