NFL Playoff "Calls"

I didn't grow up on football, so somebody expert explain this to me from the risk/reward point of view:

New Orleans is down 7 pts in the 4th quarter and they are 6 or so yards away from TD with 4th and 2. These morons go for a kick making 3 points. There was only 5-6 mins left.

The obvious play to me would have been a 4th try for a TD, because the upside would have been making the game even, and if they don't succeed they are still down just by 7 pts. The time wasn't enough for hoping to make two 3-3 pts kicks from the field, so to catch up or win they still needed a TD anyway.

At that point they pretty much lost the game, when they called for the wrong play... Unless I am missing something...
 
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I didn't grow up on football, so somebody expert explain this to me from the risk/reward point of view:

New Orleans is down 7 pts in the 4th quarter and they are 6 or so yards away from TD with 4th and 2. These morons go for a kick making 3 points. There was only 5-6 mins left.

The obvious play to me would have been a 4th try for a TD, because the upside would have been making the game even, and if they don't succeed they are still down just by 7 pts. The time wasn't enough for hoping to make two 3-3 pts kicks from the field, so to catch up or win they still needed a TD anyway.

At that point they pretty much lost the game, when they called for the wrong play... Unless I am missing something...
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6 minutes in the NFL is a very long time, especially if there are timeouts left. 4th and 2 is low odds, so you get 3, trust your defense after the kickoff, and get another possession. If you go for it and don't get it, you're giving Seattle a chance to make it a 2 score game.
 
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