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CountryFrog

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Unbelievable that some coaches in the NFL still haven't figured out that when you're playing against one of these high powered passing games that you can't just back off 20 yards from the receivers and give them a free release down the field. Hill and Kelce didn't do anything on those last 2 plays except just run straight up the field and take the yardage that Buffalo was giving them.

You've gotta go out there and play normal defense unless it's under 4 seconds and only time for a single play to be run.
 

East Coast

Tier 1
You have to believe McDermott was all in on how Buffalo executed that kickoff. He most likely was all in on the defensive strategy too, given that they had clock stoppages before each play. The only one I feel sorry for is Allen, and a little wideout Davis.
 
NFL must fix this bad rule.
The folly of the 2009 NFC Championship BountyGate game resulted in the rule being tweaked in 2010. Prior to that, a field goal on the first OT possession won the game. Maybe last night’s game will further change OT.

The Vikings lost that 2009 NFC championship, 31-28, after a coin flip and ensuing Saints FG, helped by a BS pass interference call on an uncatchable pass. This after the Vikings dominated the Saints in the Superdome, 475-257 in total yardage. And 27 of those Saints yards were in OT! Saints scored 28 points in regulation with only 230 yards of offense due to five Viking turmovers, and several BS calls and non-calls. This included Favre taking a brutal high/low hit which aggravated his ankle on an interception, and yet no roughing call—that hit and gimpy ankle then factored in again on Favre’s second interception on what should have been a game winning drive in regulation, but instead it went to OT.

The Saints were gifted a Super Bowl at the Vikings and Favre‘s expense. It was egregious enough that the OT rule was changed—a touchdown instead of a field goal on the first possession of OT was subsequently needed for the win.
 
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