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Originally Posted by mary
Thanks Murph, that was a great explanation.
Given that the two events were both unlikely, I didn't think that the chances of a blocked FG were so great that it was worth sacrificing an almost certain 3 points, and putting the team ahead by a full score. This, of course, was MB's explanation in his post-game interview.
A concern over kick-off coverage makes more sense to me than being worried about blocked FG's being returned for touchdowns (which I figured was almost as unlikely as McCoy throwing an interception and it being run back for a touchdown).
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But, with how bad UT's kickoff coverage had been, I think that they had a better shot of losing the game by scoring and then kicking off than by going for it on 4th and a yard. However, I really don't think that either decision would have been a bad one.