One thing cost us that game

[WeezyBengal]

(10-15-2018, 10:22 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Yes it was.

We had first and 10 and the 11 with 1:24 left.  From that point it could have taken us up to 8 plays to get in the end zone.  Even with 2 timeouts we had to be careful with the time.  we did not want to get in a first and goal situation and be forced to pass.

You really, truly believe that? Here is a nugget: 


Three times on the go-ahead drive they snapped the ball with the game clock running — each time with at least 16 seconds remaining on the play clock.

Here is a look at each:

• On third and 4 from their own 31, they snapped it with 22 seconds left on the play clock and got a first down on a 5-yard pass from Dalton to Uzomah.
• On first and 10 from their own 36, they snapped it with 16 seconds on the play clock and got a pass interference penalty on Pittsburgh.
• On first and 10 from the Pittsburgh 11, they snapped it with 17 seconds on the play clock and got a 7-yard completion from Dalton to Green.
  

Had they taken the play clock under 10 seconds in each instance, Pittsburgh would have had 44 seconds to work with rather than 1:12.