Cincinatti looks very beatable against Seattle. Graham kicking the ball out of bounds was a bonehead move.
So was the Cinn receiver running a 9 yd out route on a 3rd and 10 with the DB 5 yds off, going out of bounds a yard short of the first....
Can someone give me a rational explanation why Marvin Lewis went for 2pts and not 1 after the Bengals scored a TD with about 4 minutes left to go up 21-17, a four point lead? If you make the two points, it's still a 6 point lead, but if you miss it it is still a 4 point lead. In contrast, kicking an extra point makes it a 5 point game...The difference??
If you go for the single extra point and make it (99% chance),you're up by 5 and if the other team scores a TD, they now have a one point lead forcing them to go for two which is a 50/50 proposition or less and you only need a field goal to tie or win if their 2 pt attempt fails....
If you go for two and fail, you're up by 4 and if the other team scores a TD, they go up by 6, kick th e extra point and they are up by three. Then, a field goal only ties the game.......instead of winning it.....
They still lost because of the fumbled kickoff return BUT.. it would have come into play haD Palmer had the time to move them down the field.....