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Exactly! The proper strategy when you are behind late in the game is to get within one score .. ALWAYS.You guys arguing it was the right move are going against just about every coaching theory in the world. Moose was stunned when they did it.
That is always your first goal and the smart/logical move because you don't know what else is going to happen later.
For example (and this is just one example), let's say the Cowboys got a safety against the Falcons after the kickoff. Now the game is 39-32 and a touchdown now only ties the game. If you had gone for the extra point, you could win the game with a touchdown.
As I said, the first goal when you are behind late in the game is to get within one score.
It worked out and I am glad, but a lot of things went the Cowboys way to make it work out that are unlikely to line up again when it matters.