Take a knee...

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(01-10-2016, 12:06 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: I agree it should be the Head Coaches call but I don;t disagree with running the ball.. there was only one guarantee to end the game with Bengals victory that was achieving a first down.  If you are only go to assume we are going to make a field goal.. because percentages are in our favor with a 45 yarder or so.. the percentages are also in our favor that we are not going to fumble .

Both decisions have their merits and faults.  You can't predict the outcome of either except if you do get the first down, Bengals can run out the clock and Steelers do not get the ball back...    

As a coach you are more destined to do what will keep the ball in your hands and you control the end of the game.  Hill fumbled plain and simple and Bengals lost control of ending the game.. 

Whose to say Burfict hit on Brown does not come with Steelers driving for a TD.. or a inference call on a bomb that sets Steelers up for a TD try.  I actually think we have seen those types of plays in the NFL games late in the game than a fumble by the team ahead late.

what's more likely... A fumbled snap or a RB fumble. Obviously both could happen, especially with weather as it was. Your logic would have them going for it on 4th down rather than kicking the field goal. But you know with greater certainty you will make Pitt burn all their TOs and kick a field goal, go up by 4 and make Pitt drive 80 yds with a backup QB or Ben who can't throw it 10 yds with no TOs. The choice seems pretty clear to me, but you are right Hill just blew it! I still think taking a knee was the safer decision in that situation.