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Yeah, there's just little different between making a FG and still needing a defensive stop with 3 minutes left, missing a FG and needing to make a defensive stop (but sooner) and not converting on 4th down.
The only 'struggle' for the Bengals in the first case is a few additional first downs and making a FG to win. Might as well take your chances and go for it.
Seemed like a decision Staley would make... be aggressive and go for it on 4th downs earlier in the game because you're not staring the L in the face, then go conservative when you really need to be aggressive.
Don't know what the analytics say in that case.
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