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OT Football, Chuck, I need you!

Posted By: Joe Russell
Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011, at 1:18 p.m.

In Response To: OT Football, Chuck, I need you! (Gregg Cattanach)

Normally I would agree with going for it.

In this case:
(1) the Ravens had been so inept on offense (146 total yards in the game and unable to complete a pass over 20 yards and only four completions of 10 yards or more);
(2)the difference in punting and being unsuccessful is not necessarily just 20 yards-there is some danger in going for it. If they go for fourth and 6, they can not just run the ball a high percentage of their plays and make it like they could on a fourth and one or fourth and two. They need to run a play that has a reasonable chance for success and many of those plays involve passes which can result in a sack or interception. The safer they elect to be with the play, the less likely they are to be successful. Also, there is a reasonable chance the punt will be inside the 10, maybe even inside the 5;
(3)with no time-outs and 1:42 left on the clock, the difference in 20+ yards is significant, especially considering the clamp-down coverage the Jags had put on the wide receivers all night.

But, there is also a chance the punt could be blocked or returned, so it is not clear to me!!

I am curious as to what Zeus says. If it says it is close between going for it and punting, I would have punted in this specific case. But, I would not be surprised, at all, if going for it was clearly right, even in this case.

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