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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc
The decision to go for it on 4th down, up by 4, was REALLY dumb. You take the points every time there. Make it a 7 point game.
There are 7 minutes left at that point. Even if Houston scores and ties it, there will likely be some time left to get into fg range.
If Houston scored after the 4th down stop, there’s probably time left again, only now you’re BEHIND and you HAVE to score instead of potentially playing for overtime if you get into a bad spot.
That was a TERRIBLE call. Kick the field goal every time there.
Colts are lucky that didn’t come back to bite them in the ass.
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I disagree. I’m not certain what the analytics say but I’d bet they favor going for it. The issue was the play call. The team has had great success with Jacoby handling those situations. He stresses the D much more than Rivers. The issue was the personnel grouping used and the play call, not the decision.