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Originally Posted by Pizza
I wont disagree that they should've considered taking a knee on the 1st down and then trying to score on the 2nd.
But to burn both a 1st and 2nd down to run down the clock and then going for a FG that close is more risky.
A 10 yard FG attempt on one try is much riskier than a 1 yard TD attempt on three tries. I dont know how much more clearly that can be said
not to mention you're getting a major scoring which means inorder for a team to tie you, they have to score a major as well just to tie you. Just leading by 1 or 3 points would just give the opportunity for the other team to beat you with a TD. Even if you're giving them less time, you're still giving them an opportunity for a lucky run to win the game rather than letting them just tie it.
and why do you think being at 10 yards is a 99% success rate? being that close is actually harder to score a FG as it's a more challenging trajectory to kick than if you were 20 or 30 yards out
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Yeah, if a team really wanted to eliminate risk they would run it right down to 0, snap it back 15 yards and then punt it through the end zone with no time left on the clock but that's really an extreme example. I think they had confidence in their group and that's why they did it the way they did.