The Vikings faced fourth and 13 from their own 18. We assumed that Childress opted to punt due to fears that the Titans would then try to score another touchdown on a short field.
We were wrong, as usual.
On Monday, Childress explained his decision with this quote: “Based on the way we were playing defense, I thought we’d have a chance to get it back.”
But the Vikings had zero time outs. So the Titans took a knee three times, and the game was over.
A good coach can do the math on the fly and realize he’s not getting the ball back.
