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Originally Posted by EldrickOnIce
Probably the correct OT strategy is take the ball and plan on the 2pt convert if you score. Why leave that up to the other guy. If you fail they still need a TD to win. If you get it the best they can do is tie and you get the third chance.
This is, of course, against Mahomes. You defer or kick a field goal on 4th down against any other NFL QB
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Even at that if you miss the 2-point conversion and the other team scores and kicks a single point for the win you get second guessed by the masses. I get the second team trying to win the game with a 2-point attempt because of the fact that the other team gets the ball back with a chance to finish the game but if that fails then you have the second guessing of why the coach didn't trust his defense, etc. It's a damned if you do, damned if you don't thing really. At the end of the day it's the execution that matters more than the coach's decisions. The 49ers didn't execute on offense or defense in overtime and that's why they lost. Mahomes is likely one of the best QB's ever but he's human and not infallible. The eleven defenders on the field at any time have a say in the outcome and if they to a man can step up then they could have stopped the Chiefs on their drive in OT but they didn't and lost. That's the competition of sports and why we love it. Our favorite athletes stepping up and making the plays to win or the agony of being on the other side where your team couldn't make the plays to win.