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

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Originally Posted by dirk digler

That is good analysis, but the last 2 Chiefs possessions was TD and FG. If you were playing against Alex Smith, you punt all day long but if you are playing against Mahomes who just led 2 straight scoring drives, yeah I am going for it.

But look at that scoring drive.

Rush for 1 yard.
Mahomes INT. Called back for off-sides penalty.
INC
11 yards to Watkins, who leaves the game for injury.
22 yards to Hardman
2 yards to Kelce.
THEN a 54 yard pass that no other QB on Earth can make, caught and scored by maybe the only receiver on Earth that has a chance to make that play.

There was a lot of luck that went into that score. Okay, maybe 'luck' isn't the right word, but it's not like the Chiefs were just marching down the field and it was a given that they'd score a TD on that possession. It took a once-in-a-lifetime type of pass and catch to score that TD.