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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I just don't see how this is that complicated.
Things. Change.
The FG was with the Chiefs stepping on their dicks and Arrowhead getting real, real quiet. It put them up 3 scores and 3 2 pts (and effectively a 4th because nobody is going to be chasing points and going for 2 that early in the game).
I would have gone for it, but there's a reason why you don't.
Meanwhile, Arrowhead got all the spark they needed and the Chiefs sideline was roaring once they got that first TD immediately following the FG. The situation at 11:00 in the 2nd was far different than the situation at 8:00 in the second. BoB knew damn good and well that party time was over and now momentum was building. The Chiefs appeared to still be on their feet after a couple of hay-makers. He also knew that his secondary was garbage and he had no pass rush to speak of. At that point the possibility of holding back the tidal wave was looking pretty remote unless he could rip momentum back.
The fake punt would've provided an outstanding opportunity to do it.
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But it wasn't. If the Texans had been stopping the Chiefs offense themselves, not the Chiefs doing it themselves you'd have more of a point. So he ultimately thought 3 TD's and 3 two point plays was a big enough lead, but once the Chiefs scored a single TD, he thought he needed to get to 50?
Nah. Either be aggressive or don't. There's the mental aspect of your team seeing how you're playing this all out that you can't really measure.