Sure, but I’m not worried about hash marks with 40 seconds left and a timeout. I’m trying to make it a 28 yard FG instead of a 37 yarder. I have seen WAY too many kickers choke to ever trust them with my season. We were an inch from seeing it happen again.
I think it was the old “pick your hash mark” play. They could have run two QB sneaks and been 8 yards closer. It’s unfathomable to me that you can have a quarter billion dollar payroll and choose to risk your entire season with the 11 lowest players on your roster.
Instead of running for a couple of yards, Washington decided to kneel down for a loss of 3. Had it been a loss of 4, he misses that kick. It’s insane just how terrible NFL coaches are at basic strategy. Maybe they’re so focused on advanced metrics that they don’t even understand common sense.
Pittsburgh and Houston would have next to zero chance in Kansas City. Before this game, I was the most worried about the Chargers, but the first half put me at ease. Still hope the Texans win, though.
Darnold is in the process of making this an easy decision. McVay chose to sit his starters and play Minnesota over winning and playing the lower seed. That was not an accident. I guarantee McVay thinks he’s going to win that game.
So in one conference, the top two teams are fighting to the bitter end. In the other conference, Buffalo lost to the Patriots, and Kansas City (‘s accountants) got rinsed 38-0.