letekro
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Agreed. Especially as the 30 to 30 was with a 6 point lead so they'd have to be a little soft to prevent the quick TD strike. That's balanced somewhat by there being less time on the clock when they get to the 30 under the punt scenario but I'm putting my money on the 4th and 2.
Exactly. In that situation, against that team, a 40 yd punt is of limited utility. Most likely, it was all going to come down to the red zone anyway, and the Colts were not going to run out of time because we wouldn't have been able to sack Manning. Considering the limited value of the punt, going for it is even more clearly the correct call.