


Quote from killthesunshine:
Bellichick screwed up big time. he bet the entire game on one play. he mucked it. what an idiot![]()
GO COLTS!
Quote from macal425:
No kidding. Sure, if the Colts only needed a field goal it may have been an acceptable gamble, but a 4th and 2 from own 29 with Colts needing a TD, and the Pats punter nailing them all evening, was just plain dumb. This isn't a case of Monday morning quarterbacking either. I was in a bar watching the game and the whole bar was calling for a punt before the play.
If Bill didn't trust his defense, the smart thing to do after the dumb 4th down play, would have been to allow the Colts to stroll into the end zone on the next play and at least leave some time on the clock for the Pats to get back to field goal range.

Quote from killthesunshine:
it's an acceptable gamble to go for it on their 29 on fourth down if the Colts only needed a field goal? huh?? are you still in that bar![]()
\Quote from macal425:
It was more acceptable than if they needed a TD. Much easier to stop them getting into the end zone with 2mins remaining than to stop them getting into FG range. In fact, I would say that the odds of completing the 4th down would have been better than the odds of stopping Manning getting into FG range with 2mins remaining. Therefor, IMO it would have been an acceptable gamble.
