01-31-2022, 04:30 PM
(01-31-2022, 04:15 PM)WHO DEY C85 Wrote: How many of you were screaming to just let them score so that Burrow and co. could get the ball back with about 1:30 and 2 timeouts left? I personally was , but am completely overjoyed that our D held them to 3.....
Then in Overtime, how many of you thought it was over after KC won the toss?
And then in Overtime, how many of you thought we blew our chance after Apple dropped a potential pick 6?
I feel that I can admit these things, and then I can say....Bang up job by our D to prove me wrong. Was anyone else in this position?
I was not in favor of letting the Chiefs score near the end of the game. I did expect them to score, but I'd also seen too many goal line stands, including the Bengals failing to score on four tries from the three yard line (3 tries from the one) in the 1981 Super Bowl. But I understood Romo's suggestion that the Bengals might want to let the Chiefs score to preserve time on the clock.
Losing the coin toss to start the overtime? I was surprised by the raucous cheer from the crowd. I was worried the Bengals defense might be tired, given the Chiefs previous drive, but you only have to hold them to a field goal.
I honestly thought Apple's chance at an interception was a difficult try. Billups drop in the SuperBowl, if my memory serves me correctly, was relatively easy compared to Apple's potential interception, and was egregious given the circumstances. I put Apple's potential interception out of my mind immediately. The Chiefs were in 3rd and 10 or so and had a long ways to go to get into field goal range. It didn't bother me a bit, to be honest. I'd move on, unlike when I saw the Billups drop. (And the 49ers drop last night was much more egregious as well.)
