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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Really though even if you make the 1st down they have to then take an immediate time out and you have 20 seconds to run two plays (maybe 3) and the 2nd play being the FG if they don't get a TD on 1st down. I just didn't see the upside with the amount of time left on the clock as your offensive plays are limited with no time to work with.
OT is set up pretty well to get both teams a possession so the coin flip to me isn't a big deal. Like I said before all the Bills defense had to do was not let Henry run through them for a big gain and I would take those odds. I feel pretty strongly the Bills are 5-1 today if they kick the FG but they are 4-2 because the coach decided to risk the game on one play.
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You don't see the upside because you continue to use 1990s NFL thinking. I mean you are a Raider fan, you have literally seen first hand this year how easy it is to get into FG range in two plays with no timeouts (and the Titans had all three so...). Even kicking on fourth and inches the Bills were more likely to lose than win. In 2020s NFL you have to play aggressive and to win. It didn't work out, but if they play again tomorrow and do the same the Bills win. And more often than not the Bills win doing what they did. Don't you always take the chance that is more likely to succeed, one that is backed by statistical evidence? Kicking the FG is actually playing a hunch and taking a risk, far more than going for it.