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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
Odds of recovering an onside kick are very slim. And you just increased the Chiefs odds of scoring a TD. I don’t see any reason to do it.
It’s clear after some reflection that taking the ball first was a huge mistake. His rationale of thinking about the third possession makes little sense since no reason to think it ever gets to that point. Taking the ball second gives you multiple paths to victory.
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I still would take the ball first. You want to play from ahead, puts pressure on the 'chaser' that one mistake and the game is over. The mistake can be anything, a turnover, a sack, a penalty, 3rd and long, 4th and long etc... going 50 or 75 yards in intense pressure is not easy. KC scored 1 TD the entire game before OT, they were being controlled.