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Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
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.
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Raiders aren't taking risks at their own 25 under 2 minutes when a tie qualifies them too. It is not the desperation two minute drive at the end of a normal 4th quarter. I think you would have seen 3 kneeldowns.
Three of their first four plays on the final drive were throws. Why? Because there were 4:30 left. Once it hit 2:00, they ran.