10-07-2024, 09:45 AM
(10-07-2024, 08:45 AM)Sled21 Wrote: Bottom line, after Burrow threw his interception, I think they were hesitant to throw the ball in overtime thinking Money would make that FG and not wanting to risk throwing it down the field. I get that, if the holder doesn't muff it, Money most likely wins that game. Hindsight is 20/20
Not just the risk of an interception, but a holding call or a sack, which would have taken them out of FG range. And probably hoping to gain more on the ground than they actually got. Not a great decision in hindsight, but it is defensible. After all, in the SuperBowl against the Patriots, the Falcons were all set up to get a FG and push their late lead to 11 points when they got a sack and then a holding call, pushing them out of FG range. Trying to pass in that case seemingly cost them a SuperBowl win.
