Originally Posted by
nocturnal012
guys, it was the same situation in the SNF between Saints and Lions. The score was Saints 31 Lions 17. Saints had the ball, 4th down with 01:31 left at Detroit 29 territory. Look, in this case Lions were EXACTLY 2 touchdowns away from tying the game (they don't have to go for 2-p conversions) so if Saints kicked a FG it would be a 3 possession game. I would say that Lions had a lot greater chance of tying that game than what the buccs had on this game. But what did Sean Payton do? He didn't take the FG, he ran the ball instead and it ended up in turnover on downs. SO, I would not agree with you guys that ALL the nfl coaches would've taken the FG in that position. Heck, I'm almost certain that the majority of them would've ran the ball just as Garrett and Payton did to try and end the game without the hassle of having the special team kick off after getting the FG. If you ask me though I would've taken the FG, but I just don't agree that all the other NFL coaches would've though.