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The other thing that a head coach has to consider, that fans don’t, is the message he is sending to his team. The Chargers defense looks legit. If they make the playoffs this year, it’ll be on the backs of their defense. If, as the HC, you go for it there, in effect you’re saying “Pat Mahomes and his crew are so much better than you guys as a unit, I’d rather risk losing the game on one play than sending you back on the field”. You could argue the reverse can then be said about the offense but way more times than not, coaches would punt there so at least you have a hundred years of history on your side.
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