kick a field goal?
 

has there been any talk in local press whether andy considered trying a field goal rather than going for it on 4th and 9? butker would have the leg to make a 60 yarder I would think

I actually thought they were going to try

the only thing I can think of is that by that time in the game it was cold enough that the odds were even lower than trying the pass

No.

And that would be the wrong decision, kicking the FG in that scenario.

what about doing a quick 5 yarder on 3rd and kicking a 55 yarder on 4th coach?

That woulda been ****ing dumb. Punt? Maybe? Going for it was a decent call as bad as the defense was.

Would have still loss on a Tits drive. The play was to drive and knock one through as time expires.

A Chiefs kicker making that kick in a playoff game. Lulz. Even if he did make it, someone would have lined up offsides or to many men on the field penalty would have happened.

55 yarder is not an easy task in the cold weather. The quick 5 yarder on 3rd would had made it 4th and 4 (it was 3rd and 9). Makes it much more manageable 4th down play instead of 4 and 9.

It was 4 down territory all the way until you get into their 25 yard line.

And even that, there's no guarantees that Butker would make this FG, considering that he missed one.

A Chiefs kicker making a clutch 60 yard FG in a playoff game? Even less plausible than Alex Smith converting a clutch 4th and 9.

This^

You deserve to lose anytime you put the game on a kicker's leg.

reasonable

thats probably how i wouldve played it though

try to get 5 or 6 on 3rd and then make a decision on 4th

i cant really argue with this.....

Butker was struggling to clear 47 during the halftime break. There was no way he was clearing 60.

The curse of Chiefs fandom

Further, there are two circumstances you attempt a 60+ yarder:

1) You're in Denver with a sustained 10+mph wind behind a kicker who is money from 52 yards and in and;

2) There's less than :05 seconds in the first half and you know the other team doesn't have a guy fast enough to house a miss that comes up short.

Hell YES! I was screaming for that last night. Way better chance of making the FG than making 9 yards with that offense.

Arrowhead in January is murder on kickers. I noticed Butkers kickoffs were shorter yesterday too

Yeah I could see how that would play out. OMG Butker makes an unbelievable kick. 15 seconds later, wait a minute we got a flag for illegal procedure.