Why the hell wouldn’t the Chargers go for it on 4th down in OT?

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Originally Posted by BWillie

Absolutely not the higher percentage call. Sometimes its just your time to die and you will fail. They don't get the first down 1 out of 5 times probably. And when that happens, yeah you lose.

Facing a team with a great offense, quite possible a historic offense you go for without even blinking.

The problem is some NFL coaches are afraid to fail because sometimes it means your head on a platter.

I remember last yr when Baltimore kept going for it on 4th down and didn't pick up most of them. Was absolutely the right call even though they failed. The media and even his own fans were out to eat his lunch. But over the course of the season that aggressive mentality really paid off.

I mean, it's why they kept going for it on 4th earlier. Coach turtled.