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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Just think about how they would have played it if they were down 2 in a normal game regulation time winding down. If you feel that they still would have gone for a TD, then there is no difference. But I don't believe that.
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But a FG doesn't guarantee a tie. The only guarantee the Chargers had from a control perspective is a TD means they cannot lose and thus are in the playoffs. A FG still leaves a loss open which of course is what happened. End of game management is about ensuring the opponent
never gets the ball back, and a TD was the only way to ensure that.
The Chargers might have been able to run the clock down inside two minutes with a couple of first downs and maybe that would be enough. But if the crazy ass NFL has shown us anything this year it's leaving even the slightest door open is asking for trouble.