Chiefs Playcalling at End of Regulation - Page 2

Gary Cooper · 01-30-2022, 08:03 PM

Why throw the ball from the 4 yard line on 2nd down?

When we get 1st and goal, we have them by the balls. We run on 1st down and forced them to call a timeout. Great execution.

Should have run again. Instead, they throw. Here's the problem with passing there. If nobody is open, the QB is basically forced to take a sack or throw the ball away stopping the clock. In fact, that's what happened. Mahomes gets sacked and that creates a difficult 3rd down from further away.

On 3rd down, he doesn't want an incompletion and runs the clock down and fumbles.

The smart play is to run the ball on 2nd down from the 4 yard line. If you score (God forbid) you have the lead. If you get stopped, even better. You can burn more clock.

They were so afraid to score quickly that they forgot to score at all.

Instead, the narrative is about end of 1st half. No telling how the game changes if they kick a FG before halftime. However, they could have won the game before overtime.

Also, earlier in that drive, Mahomes and Hardman both run out of bounds on 1st down. Thus stopping the clock.

Just poor management of that entire finish.

ThaVirus · 01-30-2022, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

I feel like you just throw the incompletion at that point. The goal is to score a TD and taking a 5 yard sack when you are at the 4 is not ideal. The Bengals would have needed a TD with maybe 30 seconds left and 0 timeouts.

That's assuming you score a TD, which wasn't a given.

If he throws it away on those downs and we have to settle for a FG, they get a chance to try and take the lead in a tie ball game with like a minute left.

Gary Cooper · 01-30-2022, 08:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ThaVirus

That's assuming you score a TD, which wasn't a given.

If he throws it away on those downs and we have to settle for a FG, they get a chance to try and take the lead in a tie ball game with like a minute left.

Exactly. An incompletion on 2nd down would be disastrous. Even worse than Mahomes taking a sack on 2nd down.

TEX · 01-30-2022, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DJJasonp

I would have ran it on 2nd and 3rd down.....and if it was 4th and 1 for a TD, I might have even considered going for the win right there.

but that's me.

You're not alone. I was saying the same thing at the time. I'm betting we score a TD, and run clock if we run it 4 times. And win the game in the process. Sometimes you keep things simple.

01-30-2022, 08:03 PM
Gary Cooper MVP Join Date: Nov 2020 Casino cash: $-1239600	Playcalling at End of Regulation Why throw the ball from the 4 yard line on 2nd down? When we get 1st and goal, we have them by the balls. We run on 1st down and forced them to call a timeout. Great execution. Should have run again. Instead, they throw. Here's the problem with passing there. If nobody is open, the QB is basically forced to take a sack or throw the ball away stopping the clock. In fact, that's what happened. Mahomes gets sacked and that creates a difficult 3rd down from further away. On 3rd down, he doesn't want an incompletion and runs the clock down and fumbles. The smart play is to run the ball on 2nd down from the 4 yard line. If you score (God forbid) you have the lead. If you get stopped, even better. You can burn more clock. They were so afraid to score quickly that they forgot to score at all. Instead, the narrative is about end of 1st half. No telling how the game changes if they kick a FG before halftime. However, they could have won the game before overtime. Also, earlier in that drive, Mahomes and Hardman both run out of bounds on 1st down. Thus stopping the clock. Just poor management of that entire finish.
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