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mnhtnbb

(33,132 posts) Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:42 PM 11 hrs ago

Chargers and Patriots

Idiots! Why do these teams insist on going for it on 4th down instead of taking the easy field goal? Especially since the opportunity was the result of a turnover?

Are they all just flaming egocentric fools? So sure of their own abilities and unaware of the skills of others?

I really don't understand this fad of not taking the sure fire field goal, especially early in the game.

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Chargers and Patriots (Original Post) mnhtnbb 11 hrs ago OP

Hopefully it will come back and haunt them and they lose by 2. dem4decades 11 hrs ago #1

I hope they both lose gab13by13 11 hrs ago #2

It's become a trend and frankly you should never punt. underpants 10 hrs ago #3

This is not about punting mnhtnbb 10 hrs ago #4

dem4decades

(13,711 posts)

1. Hopefully it will come back and haunt them and they lose by 2.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 08:50 PM

11 hrs ago

gab13by13

(31,269 posts)

2. I hope they both lose

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:08 PM

11 hrs ago

The Patriots have 2 players playing who have been charged with assault, separate assaults, different cases.

underpants

(195,027 posts)

3. It's become a trend and frankly you should never punt.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Original post)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:11 PM

10 hrs ago

Calculated Risks From the Coach Who Never Punts
Posted January 2, 2016 by Ben Carlson

My brother has been hounding me for while now to look into the high school football coach who never punts. I finally did a deep dive by reading a few articles and watching some videos on Kevin Kelley, the head football coach at Pulaski Academy.

https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2016/01/calculated-risks-from-the-coach-who-never-punts/

mnhtnbb

(33,132 posts)

4. This is not about punting

Reply to underpants (Reply #3)

Sun Jan 11, 2026, 09:37 PM

10 hrs ago

but not kicking a field goal on 4th down when you are within a few yards of the goal line. Instead, these teams go for it on 4th down, don't make it, and give up the opportunity to come away with at least 3 points.

Half time score Patriots lead by three. It could be tied if the Chargers had kicked the field goal instead of going for the goal line on 4 th down very early in the game.

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