He didn't need analytics for that call. There's NO WAY going for it was the right decision.
We had just failed on 2nd and 3rd downs. If we go for it and don't score, a Pats FG ends the game. If we get 3 and they happen to get 3 as well, we still have time to get the ball back ro tie/win the game.
The difference in the game was the blocked punt. We held the SB champs and a 9-1 team to 2 FGs aside from that short field drive.
Everyone can get off Dak's case. Those are impossible conditions for a QB
If you want to blame Garrett for pathetic special teams play, that's fine. The fact is that the Pats are VERY hard to beat at home. Brady's lost something like 19 games in 20 years at home. And if the Pats have the halftime lead? Forget about it....they just don't lose.
I get where you are coming from, but I would have went for it.
We are talking about a game that pretty much wrote our epitaph. We can't beat teams with winning records this season.
If we go for it and score, we are tied. They won't take chances and force something, and may stay tied for overtime.
If we don't score, and they do... game is over.
If we don't score and they don't score... game was still pretty much over (banking on us giving them a 3 and out at their home, was worse odds then going for it).
If we score, we pressure them into making mistakes, and forcing something.
If we don't score, they just want to run out the clock (which they did, but clock wasn't right).
If we do score, we left them with much less clock time to work with.
Granted we stopped them with like 3min left, and used about 1min before turning it over. Then we got it back with 1 second left.
I would have went for it, needed a momentum swing... like I said, that game basically wrote our epitaph.
---------------------
"Here lie the Dallas Cowboys.
All the talent, minus the coaching, and player responsibility."
The could've been team of the NFL.
----------------------
There has to be some major overhauling with the staff of this team. Something doesn't compute...
