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This was very much a Marty-Ball\Bradyesque type of game. The decision to go for it on 4th down was a good one. We had been slamming the ball at will and when you need less than 1 yard in a chance to get 7 vs 3 in that situation I had no problems with the decision nor the call. The Ravens D happened to make a play that time so tip your hat to them.Had we been struggling to move the ball or struggling to stop them up to that point then obviously you kick the 3. Had we not gone for it, most of the people bitching about not kicking would have been bitching that we didn't go for it.
The 2nd half was just smart football. We were pinned deep most of the half and Andy\Mahomes were not going to chance making a mistake deep in our own territory and gift the Ravens any kind of short field, Pick 6, scoop & score, etc. Our defense was handling them and up by 10 we chose to make the Ravnes have to beat a defense they had not shown they could beat up to that point vs. getting scared and forcing something when we didn't need too.
This was an evolutionary step for both Patrick and our defense. We have shown the last few games how dynamic our entire team can be and sometimes being dynamic means playing boring, ball control offense and letting the defense hold a 10 point lead.
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