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scout · 10-14-2007, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by PatsFanDan

This is another great argument on both sides.

The Cowboys were on the 5 and the Pats D has not been great in the red zone this season but there was 10+ minutes left in the game.

The Pats had scored on the possession before. I don't know why Phillips would assume his defense was going to hold the Pats scoreless the rest of the way.

Bad call on his part I think. A TD would have put that much more pressure on Brady and the Pats O at that point. They really needed the TD to push it to a one score game.

Give credit to the Pats though. They came right back at them when in years past they may have tried to establish the run and kill the clock. Tough to do when your two top backs are out I know but I honestly don't think that is the mentality of this team anymore. With the offensive weapons they have, they go for the jugular.

Its not like Romo had brought them down the field, they got there on a kick-off return. If I'm not mistaken, the Patriots had just forced them to punt on their last sequence. The Patriots were 11-17 on third down conversions and 2-2 on 4th downs. Your down by two touchdowns with 10 minutes to go on the five yard line. I have no doubt what the Patriots would have done if the roles were reversed.