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Originally Posted by prhom
Perfect scenario is where we score before the half with about 45 seconds left, do this fourth down conversion thing, score, then get the ball to start the second half. With Mahomes, you do that every time you can. Yeah, I don’t see this one making it after the way Mahomes dominated long yardage situations on 3rd downs.
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Yes, the current rule proposal can make for some interesting end-of-first-half situations for a confident team. Currently, the proposal would limit each team to two chances per game to retain possession by doing a 4th and 15 from their own 25. A confident team might make going for it when they scored late in the first half a matter of routine. Heck, if there are only a few ticks left, it's practically a free chance to go for a Hail Mary, because the current proposal would start the play clock at the snap.
The NFL hasn't really thought through all the angles on this, yet, but I suspect that they'll be able to come up with some tweaks and make this work.