oldmanfan

We’re 3-2, lose on a last second 59 yard FG. Guess I thought the season is 17 games.

Second: Even if we had run the ball 3x in a row and HOU used all 3 timeouts, we're punting with 20+ seconds left on the clock instead of 16. Everything else being the same the Texans would've had 11 seconds to run a play in the middle of the field and spike it (risky), or a pass to the sideline. Third: Let's say we followed your script and ran the ball 3x and then successfully defended the sideline on the Texans one play..... there's still a good chance Fairbairn makes the 64 yard FG From another poster a couple pages back. Not everyone agrees with you.

If we showed run they stack it, call their TOs, we run maybe 6-7 seconds off the clock. We punt they have time to run a play and spike it.

We weren’t on the one yard line I don’t believe.

A combo like this would have been reasonable. Would have taken maybe 2 seconds off the clock

The last sentence is reasonable. Running twice would have eaten little clock given they had 3TOs.

Tell me exactly what you would have done.

I do not think running stacked it more necessarily.

I don’t think the decision was wrong. And as I’ve said if we had run and they kick the FG people would be screaming we should have thrown to get a first down. A first down was the only thing that guarantees getting to OT.

If true absolutely

I don’t think the game outcome is different either way.

Agreed. Good luck getting anyone else. Punt was good but we needed better coverage.

No one has mentioned the guy getting about 10 yards on the punt return. We don’t give them that it’s OT.

And his kick would have been good from 63 or so. I guarantee - absolutely guarantee - if we had run it 3 times, kicked and they get the FG the same know-it-alls here would be screaming about how we should have thrown it. Coaching was not good in the first half, better in the second. Josh was not good today though; if he’s more like his usual self it’s a win.

Depends where the play goes and if they could spike it.

Two plays. One quick one, then FG.

From how far away from the previous LOS?

McDaniels. That’s a laugh.

I think an ex-ref has a better idea

They still could have ran a play.

Or quick pass over the middle. Or quick QB sneak. Get the the line and spike it.

How with them having 3TOs?

Kind of like Mahomes many games.

You do know we have a former ref in the booth looking at replay calls, right?

Oh please. Run and TO x 3. Takes maybe 10 seconds. We kick, they throw a quick out. Done.