A useless but somewhat interesting counterfactual is...

If SF had scored a TD first, would Reid have gone for 2 to decide the game, knowing that SF would get the ball back with a chance to win. I think the odds would have favored that as the smart play.

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According to Chris Jones yes they planned on that - JBrock18 2024-02-12 12:00:44
- which statistically still favors the team getting the ball - jt 2024-02-12 12:05:29
  - It was already clear - JBrock18 2024-02-12 12:24:05
    - And if they did go for it and failed KC would have had to go - Carlos Huerta 2024-02-12 12:52:55
    - it's literally 50-50. They've run the numbers - jt 2024-02-12 12:34:27
      - Will they be that much more rested ? - JBrock18 2024-02-12 12:40:14
        I think that about 8 minutes of game time - jt 2024-02-12 12:44:05
        Huh? - JBrock18 2024-02-12 14:09:57
        the 3 and outs were at the beginning of the 3rd quarter - jt 2024-02-12 15:37:30
        Like I presented they stunk offensively most of the half - JBrock18 2024-02-12 23:06:38
        "your offense had struggled of late in the game." - jt 2024-02-13 00:24:15
        What I am doing is no different than what you are - JBrock18 2024-02-13 10:54:57
        let me know when you're ready to answer the 4th and 15 - jt 2024-02-13 17:05:35
        The decision was moronic - JBrock18 2024-02-14 14:16:06
        it's not totally irrelevant - jt 2024-02-14 17:44:29