10-04-2021, 11:58 AM
Finally got a chance to watch the game yesterday. Had to record it Thursday night and with a busy life just didn't have time. I'll say it's a lot less pressure watching a game with that start when you know the outcome is positive!
That said, I don't know that I felt it was really a game of two halves. From a scoring perspective, yes. But I thought the D came out with some fire and played well in the first half, all things considered. The offense took a little bit to get warmed up and going. But despite being down 2 scores, it never really felt like the team was out of it. That 4th and goal stop determined where the game went, though, I think. If they'd let Jax score there, I'm not confident the team would have come back. The odds are certainly royally against it, and that's just a terrible way to go into the locker room at the half.
I did think it was kinda funny that the crowd was booing them for not taking a shot to get points right at the end of the half. Backed up into your own end zone, down by two scores and just having a huge defensive stand? Don't risk that momentum swing before the break with a dumb play to be "aggressive" just to risk a pick-6 and putting yourself in the hole you just avoided.
That said, I don't know that I felt it was really a game of two halves. From a scoring perspective, yes. But I thought the D came out with some fire and played well in the first half, all things considered. The offense took a little bit to get warmed up and going. But despite being down 2 scores, it never really felt like the team was out of it. That 4th and goal stop determined where the game went, though, I think. If they'd let Jax score there, I'm not confident the team would have come back. The odds are certainly royally against it, and that's just a terrible way to go into the locker room at the half.
I did think it was kinda funny that the crowd was booing them for not taking a shot to get points right at the end of the half. Backed up into your own end zone, down by two scores and just having a huge defensive stand? Don't risk that momentum swing before the break with a dumb play to be "aggressive" just to risk a pick-6 and putting yourself in the hole you just avoided.