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Originally Posted by Cheerio
I remember a few seasons ago the Colts were playing someone (maybe the Ravens?) and were winning by a bunch and had the ball in the red zone. But instead of running up the score and throwing a TD, Manning just kneeled and ran out the clock. After the game a bunch of the players from the other team commented on how classy it was that instead of running up the score even further he chose to kneel.
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Almost everyone does that when there's under 2 minutes to go.
The harder choices come when you are up 34-7 midway through the 3rd quarter.
In my mind, there is no running up the score at that point. Too many crazy things can happen in the NFL. You have to keep your foot on the pedal.
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