05-13-2020, 05:13 PM
(05-11-2020, 03:34 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Actually I had faith that we would not give up a FG.
Just more proof that thinking something is true does not make it true.
What the offense did had NOTHING to do with the defense imploding. Stealers had the ball on their own 9 yard line with a gimpy QB and only 1:23 left.
The Hill fumble was a big mistake, but it was only PART of the reason we lost. Even if we kick a FG we still lose if the defense folds.
And that is exactly what happened.
I partially disagree with the bold, but get what you're saying. Hill's fumble took the game from practically a guaranteed win and put the defence on the back foot, momentum against them (as the Steelers are obviously pumped to get the ball again) and means they have to win the game for us about a minute after Burfict had practically done so.
To be honest the argument you guys are having on this one is pretty pointless. The Hill fumble was as anti-clutch as it gets. We win the game without that. The defensive drive to follow was also as anti-clutch as it gets. We win the game if we stop a broken QB orchestrating a 50 yard drive with the help of the thickest penalties you'll ever see. Both were atrocious and created one of the most ridiculous endings to a game you'll ever see. Our closing of that game is SO BAD that it really is pointless debating whether the Hill fumble or the Burfict/Jones double capitulation were worse.
