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Hi everyone, so I'm sure there has already been some good chatter about the Packers' decision to kick the field goal down by 8 late in the NFCC game.
They never saw the ball again and it's clear to everyone they should have gone for it.
I, too, believe they should have gone for it. When you NEED a TD to tie the game, you take every opportunity to GET THAT TD!
But does the 8 points vs 7 points play into this at all?
I just want to remind everyone that the Patriots were in a similar scenario in the 2015 AFC Championship Game.
They had drives down the field in the fourth quarter that ended with failed fourth down attempts. On the Patriots' final drive they got the TD they needed but failed on the 2 point conversion. Many here looked back at those 'other fourth quarter drives' and said 'if we kick the field goal there, we win the game!'
WOuld they have said that about the Packers if the Packers failed on 4th down, got the ball back, scored the TD but failed on teh 2 pt try?
They were pretty close to getting the ball back (3rd down penalty). The coach is villified now, but would have been a hero if the Packers got the ball back and scored the game winning (instead of potential game tying) touchdown.
Again, I would haved liked to have seen them go for it on fourth down, but just providing a different perspective that I think makes it less egregious.
They never saw the ball again and it's clear to everyone they should have gone for it.
I, too, believe they should have gone for it. When you NEED a TD to tie the game, you take every opportunity to GET THAT TD!
But does the 8 points vs 7 points play into this at all?
I just want to remind everyone that the Patriots were in a similar scenario in the 2015 AFC Championship Game.
They had drives down the field in the fourth quarter that ended with failed fourth down attempts. On the Patriots' final drive they got the TD they needed but failed on the 2 point conversion. Many here looked back at those 'other fourth quarter drives' and said 'if we kick the field goal there, we win the game!'
WOuld they have said that about the Packers if the Packers failed on 4th down, got the ball back, scored the TD but failed on teh 2 pt try?
They were pretty close to getting the ball back (3rd down penalty). The coach is villified now, but would have been a hero if the Packers got the ball back and scored the game winning (instead of potential game tying) touchdown.
Again, I would haved liked to have seen them go for it on fourth down, but just providing a different perspective that I think makes it less egregious.