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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Yeah i don't get kicking to lead by 6 when a first down kills the game. If it were 4th and 10 sure but both Dallas and Green Bay were 4th and short. If you go for it and miss, you're still up 3 with the other team pinned inside their 10 with no timeouts. Worse case, they can go 60 yards, make a FG and you go to OT. Leading by 6, you can lose!
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Not just that, but a 6 point lead incentivizes aggressiveness. A 3 point lead means they try a 60 yard FG on 4th and 4 instead of going for it, with a 6 point lead they go for it. They get to use all four downs the length of the field, and they are now fully focused on playing to win instead of considering a tie.