Gunther's Goalline sell-out

[Chiefnj2]

Originally Posted by Coogs

Why the TO? Stupidest call of the game IMO. I think the Pats go 3-and-out without the TO, and we have the ball at midfield at the worst. I knew when we took the TO it was going to backfire.

The reason for the TO was the wind. KC was trying to kill the clock and get them to punt from their endzone into the wind before they switched sides for the 2nd quarter. Herm was playing a field position game.