Except that wasn’t the reasoning he cited
by JBrock18 (2024-02-12 09:20:08)

In reply to: It was fine. The defense spent much of the 4th qtr  posted by 84david

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He said that before the game his analytics department determined they would take the ball in OT. It doesn’t make any sense particularly given the opponent having the QB they do. To the contrary Chris Jones stated KC had discussed OT rules for two weeks and that they would not take the ball and that they would absolutely go for 2 if they scored a touchdown second to match SF.

The defense being gassed is also irrelevant given the rules. If you give up a TD oh well. You now know you have 4 downs each series, need a TD and can go for 2 and the win if you score so your defense never has to play another down win or lose. I cannot fathom how the logic is “we might get the ball a second time and then all we need is a field goal.” It’s nonsense.

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