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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Agreed. You get the advantage of first possession in the case of sudden death. And up to that point, the only TD we had scored was on a fluke punt return fumble recovery. Why shouldn’t they have felt OK about their odds of stopping us from scoring a TD again?
You also get the benefit of resting your defense who was just on the field to end the game (though I know Shanahan says that didn’t factor into his decision).
There are pros and cons to either situation. I’m glad they chose to receive but don’t blame Shanny there at all.
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Yeah, that's another good point. Mahomes had just driven down the field with ease to end the 4th and probably would have scored the TD if it weren't for the clock running out on us. Their D was gassed.