Patstastic
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Obviously the weight of the plays are different, since one decided a Super Bowl. Did anyone really think otherwise?
The detail you’re missing is the Seahawks ran a standard high-percentage pick play that was a one of several appropriate calls in that scenario. The odds of an interception there are minuscule, probably even less than the odds of a fumble. It was the only INT thrown on the one-yard line in the NFL during the 2014 season. There was nothing wrong with the play call, especially considering the timeouts/time remaining factor. Lynch also did not score a goal line TD that entire season.
The Colts play was off the charts stupid. Not only was it asanine to have one blocker for three rushers, they also didn’t go out of shotgun. Oh, and it was a penalty for illegal formation which any pee wee coach would understand as the most basic concept in football, which is needing to have five OL on the line of scrimmage. I believe it was the worst play of all-time. Others have been failures due to execution; this was like a five year old playing around with magnets to randomly build a pretend formation, and an entire coaching staff failing to recognize the epic fail.
If we are just looking at the plays itself, and not just the circumstances, I agree that the Dolts play was the dumbest. Apparently someone snapped the ball when they shouldn't have.
The play call itself (With Seattle) was bizarre in the sense Lynch had been killing the Pats on the ground all game.