Fantastic Monday night game. Overtime thriller.
Why on Earth would Washington go for 2 there? Very Ron Rivera.
Dubious play call on 4th down by the Panthers as well. Aggressive, but when you just need 2 yards to keep the drive going...
Bucs absolutely hammering the Packers.
Cheap late hit knocks DeSean Jackson out of the game (his first game back from injury). I was pulling for the Giants, but hate to see Jackson go out that way. He was so fun to watch before all the injuries (fond memories of watching him run stride for stride with a DB on a route, catch the ball, and then just pull away from the sprinting DB like he was standing still).
Strategy question/opinion:
Todd Gurley "made a mistake" per the coaches and announcers by going into the end zone instead of falling short so they could burn clock and kick the field goal. I think this is massively wrong. If it were a tie game and you were going for the win, sure, you wind the clock and kick the FG, but if you're behind, it seems to me you have to take the points if you can get into the end zone. I would much rather be up by 4-7 points kicking off with 30 seconds left than down 2 points kicking a 20 yard field goal with 3 seconds left.
Cowboys may be fielding inquiries for a QB job opening if anyone wants to relive their glory days. Yeesh.
Falcons about to do it again.
It was 100% a mistake because of the time left on the clock. It was not 30 seconds, Gurley scored with 1:04 left and that is a huge difference. Detroit had no timeouts left so if you take a knee there or you tell Gurley not to score you can run another 30 seconds off the clock before trying to score a TD or kicking a FG. The Falcons gave Detroit the ball back with a minute left. That was criminally bad clock management.
I cannot figure out how Gurley did not realize what was happening? The second the Falcons got the first down and Detroit called their last TO, I was certain they would just let the Falcons score on the next play. How did the Falcons not realize this too?
It is simple -- would you rather be down 6 with the ball and a minute left or would you rather be up 2 with your opponent attempting a FG from inside the 10 yard line and no time left on the clock? Kicking that FG is clearly a 95%+ chance of winning. I think having the ball and needing a TD with a minute to go is a better outcome for Detroit (clearly, they agreed which is why they let Gurley score).
The Falcons are fun! I am enjoying them finding new and creative ways of losing. I'm thinking we give up a pick 6 for a last second TD next week and maybe lose on a kick return or blocked punt a week or two later. This is great!!!
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