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but,
two key calls made me scratch my head, but both worked out perfectly for us:

1) why didn't we go for 2 on the first late TD to try and cut it to 7? If you don't get it you at least know what you need in the final 3 minutes.

2) The early down FG. I had horrible flashbacks to the Atl game when we did the same thing and Hartley missed it. We were jamming the ball down their throats- seems like we should have continued that

Just happy both worked out

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1. It is a well accepted philosophy that you never go for two until it is completely necessary. If you go for it on the first TD and fail then the pressure shifts from your opponent needing to protect a one score lead to your team needing to score twice AND stopping your opponent twice.

2. He had confidence in Lutz at that point, obviously. Why take a chance at that point and loss the ball or lose yardage in some manner.

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Correct. See Philly vs Dallas :p.

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Exactly as Guido said, imagine as we score the first TD, the score is 31-22, if we go for 2 there and fail, the game is pretty much over and Washington have a 9 point lead.

Perfect play call by the way on the 2 point

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They have charts for all that stuff. It tells them what to do factoring in score and time. Not much thought really goes into 2 pt attempts.

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I will criticize Kimara a bit for hanging out with the fans after scoring his TD knowing the Saints had to go for 2.

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I won't. It was time for the twelfth man, person? to step it way the hell up! Kimara was just getting it cranked up.

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Looked at a replay of the game and I withdraw my criticism.

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I like it. He put all the pressure on himself. Especially if he knew the 2 point play call already.

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That 2 point conversion play was called the second we were down 14 points in the forth. They have that planned and knew the call based on what they had seen from Washington defense all day. They may have had a backup play or two picked out in the event they didn’t like Washington’s formation but they knew what they were doing.
I would never elect to take the ball first against the Saints in overtime. Not with this years defense. You get stopped and Lutz has the leg to kick it from most anywhere.

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Hahaha! Payton builds offenses, Carroll defenses. I'll keep Sean as long as he outsources the D to some decent coaches.