10-10-2022, 01:34 AM
(10-10-2022, 01:20 AM)Stonyhands Wrote: …and despite all that this garbage offense had us an xp or fg away from winning game 1.
They drove 75 yards at the end of the game to put us up under 2 minutes this game. Closing games out is just as important as the offense finishing drives in the end zone. Both things have to happen to win games.
Steelers game - Steelers get ball to start overtime - D forces 3 and out. O doesn't score. Steelers don't score again. O gets ball back, 5 plays, 5 yard. D gave the O the ball twice with chance to win the game, but sure the D didn't close out the game. Besides holding the Steelers to 3 pts in the 2nd half.
Cowboys game - Cowboys 1st 4 drives of 2nd half - punt, fumble, punt, punt. D gives O ball back with 1:16 left and a chance to win the game. O gains 8 yards on 3 plays and punts back. Again D gave O a chance for a game winning drive and O does nothing. D gives up 3 whole points in 2nd half.
This game - D gives up 3 FGs in 2nd half. One on a drive of 6 yards due to a Burrow pick.
In the Steelers and Cowboys games they gave the O chances to win the game at the end and they did nothing. Absolutely don't agree with this narrative that the D can't close out games.
