burningmetal

I absolutely thought they should have gone for it. That was the turning point in making what could have been a blowout into a nail biter.

They had two chances to get one yard. Ingram made what looked like a pretty weak effort on 3rd and 1. Looked like there was some daylight there that he could have hit quickly, but instead he was slow and ran into the pile, in vintage Ingram fashion. But it was still less than a yard away. I would have gone for it with a quick hand off to Kuhn, who has excelled in those situations.

I was certain Lutz would not make the field goal, and kept saying "please don't try to kick this and leave Carolina with great field position". But that's exactly what happened. I would rather have punted than to try that field goal. Carolina drives a whopping 33 yards and gets 3 points because of the field position, and momentum started shifting more and more the other way and turned it into a shootout that never should have been.

If I had a nickel for every time I heard that, the NFL would fine and suspend me.